A thrilling, love-conquers-all, small mountain town romance

filled with swoon, steam, and survival.

Ivy Rutherford catches flights not feelings—

her most recent destination being the top of a mountain in Silverthorne, CO.

After a devastating loss and a failed marriage at twenty-seven, Ivy has spent the last year making less than ideal decisions. If less than ideal is code for bad. When her latest stunt causes a sizable scene, her father issues her an ultimatum: prove she can run his new business venture, The Edgemont Ski Resort and Lodge or lose her coveted seat on the board at Rutherford Industries.

It should have been a simple task, but when a chance encounter with a charming stranger takes her by surprise, it sets her on a slippery slope that she never saw coming.

Alder Holloway leads rescue missions for a living—his newest mission however, wants nothing to do with him.

Magnetic and charismatic, Alder has never shied away from the spotlight. Recovering from a traumatic loss, Alder has spent the last decade of his life running the resort his cabin is built on, as well as becoming an experienced and skilled Alpine Search and Rescue Pilot. At thirty-six, he’s content to live his life with a high risk career, low risk personal life—until fate intervenes in the way of a snowstorm.

Enter Ivy Rutherford, the new and unexpected manager strutting around his resort. Ivy is as irritatingly beautiful as she is brilliant. She’s also determined to keep Alder at arms length, unaware that despite her attempt to keep things between them temporary, she’s already become a non negotiable in his life.

When Ivy turns to Alder for a favor— he’s powerless to refuse. What they agreed would be a short term situation quickly becomes something neither of them are willing to part with.

As their initial attraction grows into deep rooted feelings, hidden truths are revealed, raising the question whether their connection is strong enough to survive the storms life has already thrown at them. Or will deception cause them to be buried in an avalanche of doubt before they’ve even truly begun?

Winslow “Winnie” Parker is a relationship girl through and through–she just likes for them to come with an expiration date.

Between managing her anxiety and opening her bakery, Winnie's come to the conclusion she's not meant to have the kind of love she reads about in romance novels. She's meant to appreciate it–not participate in it. A hopeless romantic, emphasis on hopeless. She's been fine with playing it safe for years.

That is until Rhett Holloway comes back into her life. The 6'4” tattooed solid muscle greek god on skates with a smile as bright as sunshine is back in their hometown–and he's moving in next door. The feelings she had for him 8 years ago are still there. Feelings that threaten to turn her carefully crafted view on love upside down.

Barrett “Rhett” Holloway is best known for playing professional hockey–and leaving a trail of broken hearts behind him.

Playing professional hockey is all Rhett's known for the last decade. After an injury shortens his career sooner than expected he's trading his mouth guard in for a whistle as Silverthorne High's new hockey coach. At 33 he's ready to settle down and start a family of his own. The only problem with is the only time he's ever been in love was 8 years ago and he's still in love with her.

Winnie Parker, wild curls and snarky comments, is the one that got away–even if he's the one that left. After a stroke of luck in the house market, they'll be living right next door to each other. He won't make it as easy this time for her to avoid him or the feelings she won't admit to. He's looking for forever and he has his sights set on Winnie.

Rhett may have fallen first, but when Winnie falls, it's headfirst off a cliff.

Rhett's strong and steady nature may be exactly what Winnie needs to soothe her anxious mind—she just has to decide if she's willing to risk her heart and take a chance on the only man she's ever come close to falling for.