AleiaBennett

In Legacy in Bloom, the second-chance RomDram vibes of Seven Days in June meet the runaway bride-to-be of Ana María and the Fox and the complicated family dynamics of Succession.

Thirty-three-year-old Leela Carter escaped her hometown eight years ago to pursue her own ambitions — and avoid an inheritance clause that would force her to marry her parents' business partner's son, James. When a work conference takes her back to Laurel Glen, she plans to rekindle the future she almost had with Braxton Hall. Unfortunately, a trip home also comes with an ex who feels entitled to her and parents eager to give her directly to him — no matter what it costs her in happiness.

Braxton Hall is not the bartender from the wrong side of the tracks Leela left behind anymore. He's transformed into a restaurant empire owner, earning the respect of Laurel Glen's elites. In the wake of tragedy, he became an instant father to his late friend Sean's son, Diego. Fatherhood buries his need for love under survivor's guilt and responsibility — then Leela returns and so does his desire for her, though he tries to fight it.

Leela and Braxton's rekindled romance slowly builds steam while they rebuild trust — and then it's all-consuming. Between anonymous threats, a mysterious kitchen fire, and a custody battle designed to destroy Braxton, both are faced with the same question: is their love strong enough to stand up against the puppeteering of Leela's family?