Seeking solace in the mountains the last thing she expects is to receive is an outrageous proposal ... Betrayed, broke, and unemployed, Kayla Anders heads to the mountains to regroup vowing never to become involved with any man carrying personal baggage. Dismayed, she finds her plans upended and, instead of staying with her friend, she is sharing Skye High lodge with a sexy Scottish author. Jamie Barron, burned in a bitter divorce, his reputation trashed, is hiding out to escape a hostile International press, has personal baggage by the ton. Kayla's arrival disrupts his solitude and, with his latest book overdue and way past its deadline, he’s sworn off involvement with women, especially one on the rebound from a failed relationship. But when his ex-wife lands on his doorstep seeking reconciliation, in desperation, Jamie turns to Kayla for help to escape his ex's schemes and makes Kayla an offer she can’t refuse—Too soon they are both fighting an attraction they can't deny—yet neither of them wants or feel they are ready for ...