Nursing Brandon Culver through his recovery in his cabin was supposed to be nothing more than a professional assignment.
The Mountain Laurel Cove firefighter may be the town's most eligible bachelor, yet she is determined to keep her focus on the career she has planned with care.
Forced into close quarters, she finds him steady and dependable, a man who remembers small kindnesses and shows up when it matters.
His easy confidence soothes her, his quiet strength makes her feel safe, and the look in his eyes challenges everything she thought she wanted.
She is in his home to tend his injury, not to surrender to a romance she has always treated as a reckless gamble.
One slip of lingering heat between them could scorch the future she has so carefully built.
