But during a freak March blizzard, I save a drop-dead gorgeous cellist from freezing in her snowbound SUV. Thanks and a hero’s pat on the back (or better yet, some grateful kisses) are in order. Instead, the deliciously curvy, frustratingly uptight classical musician declares me a creep, a dimwit, and a thief. To top it off, the Gold County Sheriff and FBI launch a multi-county search for Alex, convinced she’s been kidnapped. Their number one suspect? Me.

I’ve got a $600,000 cello in my living room, a gorgeous virtuoso heating up my bed, and dark, tangled desires twisting me in knots. There’s no denying the sizzling sparks flying between Alex and me—in danger of setting my cabin and heart aflame. As the snow melts, more than my reputation and freedom are on the line, and I wonder if I’ll ever let the woman I saved leave me…

Harlan Young knows that from personal experience. Walking away from Grace Townsend, even with the best intentions and no other choice, still haunts him to this day.

So when he had the chance to return to Montana, and be part of something as special as the Resting Warrior Ranch, he took it. Here he can help train service and emotional support animals for former soldiers with PTSD.

And maybe, just maybe, convince Grace to give him a second chance.

He never expected that second chance to be in the form of a fake marriage in order to save the land she loves so much. But he’ll do it, as well as help fight the danger closing in on her. She thinks she’s alone, but she’s wrong.

She knew him as a boy, but now he’s a man. And real men don’t run.