A navy SEAL. A road trip. A burning desire. Slade Ronan’s back from a tour and ready to get back to work and try to forget the loss of his best friend, Joel. Except his commanding officer has told him to take some time off. Pissed, Slade decides he’s going to go off on his bike for a couple weeks; just him and the lonely road. Too bad Lexa Bridges—Joel’s little sister—has other ideas. And, as Slade finds out, the young girl with the ginger hair has grown up. Determined to spread the ashes of her brother in his favorite places, and try to overcome the heavy ache in her heart, Lexa enlists Slade as her reluctant companion. He’s all kind of bad news, but fighting her attraction to him turns out to be more difficult than she thought. (Perfect for readers of Sabrina Page) AUTHOR’S This is a 10,000 word stand-alone story with an HEA, so no cliff-hangers! Story contains mature themes and language, and is intended for 18+ readers only.