Get ready for your next small-town reading obsession! The brand-new, spicy romance, from bestselling author Juliana Stone, is perfect for fans of Elsie Silver and Catherine Cowles. Small-town - Grumpy x Sunshine - Sizzling heat - Mystery - Forced Proximity - Brooding hero I came to Fire Lake to outrun my past. A broken-down car, an empty wallet and one loyal dog - that's all I had when I stumbled into this small town I didn't plan to stay in. Then I met Gus. Ex-Navy SEAL. Carpenter. Six-foot-five of trouble wrapped in muscle and quiet control. He's the kind of man who can fix anything - except whatever's broken inside him. I tell myself I don't care. But every time his gaze finds mine, my resolve cracks a little more. His touch scorches. His kiss tastes like danger. And when he says my name, I forget every reason I ever had to run. He's not the kind of man you fall for - he's the kind you burn for. And I'm already going up in flames. This small-town romance, packed with sizzling heat and mystery is perfect for fans of Elsie Silver, Catherine Cowles, Paisley Hope, Samantha Christy, Lyla Sage and Elle Nicoll. USA Today bestselling author and 2015 RITA(R) winner JULIANA STONE fell in love with books in the fifth grade when her teacher introduced her to Tom Sawyer. A tomboy at heart, she splits her time between baseball, books, and music. When she's not singing with her band, she's thrilled to be writing young adult as well as adult contemporary romance-books that have garnered starred reviews from Publishers Weekly & Booklist-from somewhere in the wilds of Canada.