“When I saw her swim out of the lake, I thought I’d gone crazy. And if she had been a hallucination, I would have been happy to lose myself in madness…” - Hunter My new lakeside cabin needs a lot of TLC. It’s dusty… There’s a raccoon in my kitchen… And if I walk through another spiderweb I’m going to squeal… I came to the mountains to be alone. To get away from people. I’ve got the summer to myself to fix this place up. But my only neighbor on the lake has thrown all that out the window. When I swim up on his shore, all my plans for seclusion melt away. Hunter Collins looks like he was made from granite and bark. Muscles bulge like hills on his beefy body. His earthy eyes are warm and inviting. And he’s got a beard peppered with sophisticated silver. I can’t stop myself from peering out across the lake toward his cabin. He can’t stop himself from fixing holes in my house. It’s just the two of us out here, desperately trying to take this slow. What’s brewing between is as electric as the summer storms, demanding speed like lightning. I came to the mountains to be alone… But I can’t bear another day without him. Hunter has been alone and happy on his lake for years, but everything changes when Holly emerges from the water like a woodland dream. Now, all he can see is their future together, the life they will build, and the lives they will bring into the world. This is a SAFE insta-love standalone novella with no cheating! You’re in for a wonderfully sweet HEA with lots of laughs, flirting, and heat along the way. Get cozy and enjoy Holly and Hunter's dreamy HEA!