It started on a dare. And this mountain man might just lose his heart in the deal. Birk Lancaster, moved to the small town of Matrimony, Alaska to live the life he had always dreamed of. He wanted to commune with nature, raise a family and build a good life. But, it’s a longstanding joke that there are no women in Matrimony for a man to hook up with—let alone marry. Then, Agnes Hughes blows into town. She’s thick and curvy, with flaming red hair that caught Birk’s attention from the beginning. She’s also a walking train wreck. Everything she touches seems to fall apart. Plus, she’s only stranded in Matrimony. She’s not here to stay. When Birk’s buddies dare him to make Agnes his bride, he thinks they’re crazy. Agnes with the curves for miles, goofy glasses, and shy glances is nothing but chaos. Heck, she’ll burn his whole mountain down in a week. There’s no way it would work. But then, Birk makes a fatal mistake. He kisses her.

Running away from her wedding seemed like the perfect option, until the best man decides to chase her. When Ash Grayson agreed to stand in as best man at his friend’s wedding, he was only doing it to get a glimpse at the single women in the crowd. He never thought that the one catching his eye would be the bride-to-be. Dixie Sutton was beautiful—long flowing black hair, huge doe eyes, with curves a man could drive for miles. And those are just a few of the things that Ash likes. Ash’s friend might be mad as hell when Dixie stops the wedding, but Ash? He’s determined to chase down the runaway bride and make sure she stays in Alaska with a ring on her finger. His ring.

He’s given up on love. But she’s about to rock his world. Kerry Pierson is unlucky in love. Living in a place like Matrimony, Alaska you would think finding a bride would be easy. It sure hasn’t worked out that way for Kerry. After his last attempt left him high and dry at the altar, while she found her happily ever after with the best man—he’s given up. Being single is just easier. Besides, it’s not like his heart was involved anyway. Just his pride. Now, all he wants to concentrate on is his restaurant and bar. That’s it. But even that’s not going well. His best chef just walked out on him. When Katie Washington breezes into town, Kerry is instantly attracted to her. In fact, he’s never felt this way about a woman before. But he’s been burned twice. It would be stupid to try a third time… Wouldn’t it?