Alex McKinnon has a plan: come home, help out with the family hardware store, and find some way to fix the biggest mistake of his life. Because after a drunken confession at his best friend Sam’s bachelor party, Alex panicked and ran without telling anyone where he was going. Now he’s home, he needs to repair his relationship with Sam. The problem is that Alex feels more for Sam than friendship.

Three months ago, Sam Hutchins had a plan for his future, a fiancée he loved, and his best friend by his side—and then he lost them all. But now Alex is back. Sam can’t avoid him forever, not in a small town, and he’s not sure he should even try when all he really wants is for things to go back to the way they were.

But sometimes when you can’t go back, the only way is forward.

Alex McKinnon Hammers It Out is a small-town romance containing a hardware store, a stray cat that doesn’t know it’s stray, and two best friends who just need to figure out the love of their life has been standing beside them the whole time.