Brenda and Cole both board the flight to Denver, one excited to get away and the other ready to return home. Brenda Lewis is forty, single, and yes, she’s happy. Really, she is! She knows her soul mate is out there, but after several disastrous first dates, she’s not sure she can trust anyone, especially herself. What she needs is a dating break and before she stops herself, she agrees to stay at her friend’s Colorado cabin. She’ll return to her soul mate quest, but first, she needs to recharge her dating batteries. She’s brought her one guilty pleasure for entertainment. Her collection of cowboy romance novels. Cole is proud of the life he’s built in the Colorado mountains. Living in seclusion and keeping the locals at arm’s length is what keeps him and his secret safe. No one can find out he’s a famous author, writing under the pen name Harvey Lane, especially his corrupt family of felons. Sure, he’s lonely, but if he met someone special and fell in love, he’d have to explain everything. Is that a risk he’s willing to take? One glance at Brenda and he’s ready to go all-in.

Emergency Room Doctor, Melanie Sharp, is headed to the mountains for a six-month sabbatical and to hopefully get over her past once and for all. Her goal is to return from her vacation stronger, unafraid, and ready to focus on being a great doctor. The new Melanie doesn’t take any crap, because she’s learned there’s danger, pain, and sadness lurking around every corner, and it doesn’t wait for the sun to set. And she doesn’t need any distractions, especially hot cocky cowboys. Brady Miller lost half his family and now he’s been left to his own devices with no consequences. It’s the worst combination for a guy intent on destroying himself. He’s pushed the limits farther and farther, hoping to finally feel something. Anything. He even took on the role as Grand Lake’s playboy, making every woman who walks into his bar a conquest, a challenge, but lately, that’s not even doing it for him. Until snarky, man-hater, Melanie Sharp walks into his bar. He’s not used to being shot down, dismissed, and ignored. This may be the challenge he’s looking for.

Do I hate that my best friend’s life was in danger? Of course. But am I enjoying the yummy men who have been thrust into my world as part of this forced vacation? Hell yes. There’s Corey, the young, frat boy, with blonde hair and washboard abs he’s done nothing to earn.Trent, ironically nicknamed Shorty, is the six-foot-four bouncer at The Coppered Cup and one of Brady’s closest friends. Shorty could easily play the moody, mysterious mountain man, but just a giggle and a soft squeeze of his tree trunk arms and his scruffy face turns bright pink. Last but not least is Joe, the hot badass who’s in charge of the security team at Brady’s family compound. His military buzz cut, tatted arms, and burly build are hot, hot, hot, and his take-charge attitude is a total turn-on. I can’t find a decent man in the city, but I come to the mountains and meet three. The universe spoke when she threw them into my world, and who am I to argue?