Stray Hearts by Amy J. White

Mary has lived under her mother’s thumb all her life, but when she is saved by bad boy Leon she wonders if she might be able to break free. A curvy girl with a shy demeanor, Mary has never even been kissed. Will her first kiss be her forever kiss?
Leon has no interest in having a long term woman until the day he walks in on the woman who lives across from him trying to feed baby birds through the laundry room window. Mary looks at him like he’s a hero, and for her he’s going to try to be.