Single Dad Mountain View Confessions - Single Dads of Silver Leaf Grove, #2

"The air between us crackles, charged with electricity as he nears me, and when his lips find mine with a boldness that steals my breath, my hands instinctively cradle his face, fingers threading through the stubble along his jaw, every heartbeat a drumbeat pushing me towards absolution or condemnation."

Lorena Thompson, hard-working Latin American woman, knows the drill—stay focused, meet expectations, and never get distracted by wild, impulsive desires. But when a short walk in the woods to clear her head leaves her hopelessly lost in the mountains, she stumbles upon rugged single dad Colby Ruger and his fierce eight-year-old daughter wielding a gun.

One night under Colby's roof turns into a passionate encounter neither of them expected, igniting feelings that burn hotter than the cabin's fireplace. With Lorena's city life calling her back and Colby's determination to protect his daughter from another heartbreak, they part ways—but fate has other plans when their paths unexpectedly cross again.

Can two people from entirely different worlds build something lasting from a chance encounter in the wilderness? Sometimes the heart knows exactly what it needs, even when the mind fights against it with everything it has.