SHE WANTS TO FORGE HER OWN PATH.

HE PREFERS TO STAY ON THE TRAIL.

NEITHER IS READY FOR ROMANCE.

Lucy O'Malley is done being a doormat. After being dumped and booted from her apartment on

her thirtieth birthday, she finds herself on the road to reinvention-or rather, on Interstate 90

headed east toward Leavenworth, Washington, for a little beer, bratwurst, and backpacking. Who

cares if the Bavarian-themed "romantic getaway" was originally planned for a couple?

Unfortunately, her guide does.

Jonathan Miller owns Off the Beaten Adventures, a successful outdoor guiding company in

Leavenworth. Ever since the unthinkable happened on a rafting trip four years ago, Jonathan has

erred on the side of caution. He plans meticulously and avoids risk whenever possible. So, when

a sexy little brunette shows up and throws a wrench in his carefully laid plans he is convinced the

three-day excursion will end in disaster.

The initial attraction is mutual, but Lucy and Jonathan find themselves on rocky terrain, and the

last thing either wants is to complicate matters with a fling. But after a freak landslide decimates

their only serviceable trail home, sizzling chemistry is the least of their problems. Together, they

must cut through the raw wilderness and return safely to civilization with their bodies--and

hearts--intact.

Trigger Warnings: profanity, explicit sexual scenes, anxiety, loss of loved one, cancer