From USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Jennifer Bernard comes a friends-to-lovers standalone romance in the Lost Harbor, Alaska series.
Graduate degree in hand, Ruthie Malone has returned to her Alaska hometown to prove sheâs not the same awkward girl everyone remembers. And sheâs definitely made an impressionâstirring a hornetâs nest of old secrets with her research into Lost Harborâs forgotten past. Seems the only person in her corner is her new coworker, a Scottish chef whoâs as surly as he is sexyâand a close friend. Which means hands off.
Alastair Dougal first visited Lost Harbor seeking answers to his sisterâs tragic death, but the charming town keeps calling him back, again and again. Now heâs taken temporary work and has become unlikely friends with a nerdy redhead whoâs equal parts quirky and exasperating. But when a nasty part of his past comes calling, itâs Ruthie who has his backâand his attention, after she reveals a side thatâs less shy historian, more sensual hottie.
Busy trying to uncover old secrets, Ruthie and Alastair donât want to ruin their friendshipâŚuntil one wild beach bonfire puts them on course for a slow burn by starlight.