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 sheās not the same awkward girl everyone remembers. And sheās definitely made an impressionāstirring a hornetās nest of old secrets with her research into Lost Harborās forgotten past. Seems the only person in her corner is her new coworker, a Scottish chef whoās as surly as he is sexyāand a close friend. Which means hands off.
Alastair Dougal first visited Lost Harbor seeking answers to his sisterās tragic death, but the charming town keeps calling him back, again and again. Now heās taken temporary work and has become unlikely friends with a nerdy redhead whoās equal parts quirky and exasperating. But when a nasty part of his past comes calling, itās Ruthie who has his backāand his attention, after she reveals a side thatās less shy historian, more sensual hottie.
Busy trying to uncover old secrets, Ruthie and Alastair donāt want to ruin their friendshipā¦until one wild beach bonfire puts them on course for a slow burn by starlight.