Alone is good. Alone with her is...better. Hunter Osborn left his family, friends, and his job as a Park Ranger after uncovering a disturbing crime scene…too late. Haunted by guilt and dark regrets, Hunter relocated to an isolated property near Ridge Trail, Colorado, where he lives off the land—alone. To pay the bills, he works on classic cars, keeping his interactions with others to a minimum. Still, Hunter can spot trouble from a mile away, and when he encounters Jodi Bentley, he knows she’s trouble of the most tempting kind—even more tempting when she moves into the run-down cabin next-door. Though they both try to resist, they grow closer, forging a fragile bond of trust and shared interest. Jodi is no damsel in distress. She can take care of herself just fine. But when trouble inevitably finds her, Hunter gets drawn out of his own darkness and into hers. And this time, he’ll get things right and protect her at all costs, even if she refu