Max She is the woman of my dreams. She speaks softly, is playful, and don’t even get me started about her looks. She’s everything I’ve ever dreamed of however, I can’t have her. You see, she’s my best friend Jake’s little sister. I hardly recognized her after all these years. Ava has grown into a beautiful woman. Despite my fierce loyalty to my best friend. I want to spend more time with Ava, I’ve never felt this deep connection with another before. Is this what love feels like? Ava I just returned from Africa where a group of friends and I started a relief effort to help disadvantaged children. My work sends me all over the globe, so I jumped at the idea of coming back to Crystal Creek where my brother lives to catch up for a couple weeks. He sent me to this bar to meet with him and showed up with his new girlfriend Diane. Almost immediately after getting there, he told Max to drive me home. Because he had a “romantic evening” planned with her. Not that I’m complaining, Max has his qualities. If I could only get him to drop that guarded exterior. Teasing the Mountain Man is an age-gap, forbidden love story, involving a military hero and a motivated sweetheart who is looking for something more out of life. It is a standalone and can be read in a single sitting.