He’s the wild river guide who avoids commitment. She’s the uptight lawyer who never lets go. Together, they’re about to break every rule on Devil’s Peak. Zane Warner, Devil’s Peak’s legendary river guide and notorious bachelor, is a man of simple adventure, laughter, and dodging anything that even remotely resembles commitment. He’s the life of every party, the wedding officiant for his brothers, and the guy everyone knows will never settle down. But when Winter Hastings, a no-nonsense city lawyer and children’s advocate, crashes into his mountain playground with a plan to unwind, she’s about to give Zane his wildest challenge yet. Winter’s life has been all work, all control. But this time, she’s desperate to prove to herself that she can let go and loosen up, and her sister’s charming mountain town seems the perfect place. When she meets Zane, his devil-may-care charm and easy confidence are both infuriating and magnetic. Soon, Zane is leading her into adrenaline-pumping adventures she never saw coming—including a whitewater rafting trip where one wrong turn pulls them into dangerously close quarters in a single tent. And as they navigate the currents together, the tension between them becomes impossible to ignore. Zane thought he was immune to love, but Winter’s wit, fire, and unexpected vulnerability break down his defenses like no woman ever has. As one electric night around a campfire turns their connection from playful fling to searing wildfire, Winter starts to question everything she thought she wanted. And Zane? He’s starting to think that forever might look pretty damn good…if it’s with her. Get ready for a story that’s as wild as the river itself, a steamy, opposites-attract, forced proximity, insta-love romance between a carefree mountain man and a strong-willed woman discovering her softer side—all set against the rugged beauty of Devil’s Peak. The Rugged Hearts series is full of rugged, ex-military, mountain men brothers, steamy tension, seductive banter, and love worth fighting for.