Blueprint for the Heart: Book 1 of Restoring Madison, TX: A Steamy Small Town Romance

Blueprint for the Heart

When a preservation architect meets a passionate local historian, sparks fly over missing blueprints and hidden architectural treasures.

Andrew Kim has restored dozens of Texas courthouses, but he’s never encountered a community quite like Madison. The Korean-American preservation architect from Dallas expects his latest project to be routine: assess the 1920s courthouse, write a master plan, move on to the next job. Instead, he discovers missing blueprints, undocumented alterations, and a local bed-and-breakfast owner who guards the town’s secrets like a dragon protecting treasure.

Olivia Cuellar purchased Madison House B&B to preserve both the Victorian building and her community’s Tejano heritage. She’s seen too many outsiders promise help only to exploit local stories for their own gain. When the handsome architect starts asking questions about courthouse history, she’s determined to keep him at arm’s length—no matter how much she admires his respectful approach to preservation.

But when Andrew’s building assessment uncovers serious structural issues that could kill the restoration project, he and Olivia must work together to find solutions. Digging through courthouse attics and family collections, they discover hidden architectural features and long-buried stories that could save the building—if they can learn to trust each other.

As blueprints reveal their secrets and two cultures share their histories, Andrew and Olivia realize that some foundations are worth building on, whether they’re made of limestone or love.

A heartwarming romance about preserving the past while building the future, perfect for readers who love small-town Texas settings and authentic cultural details.