An innocent co-ed can't help but spy on the beefy arborist with the sad eyes...

He is lost in his darkness; she is just treading water and looking for shore. Vic took over his father's company after his parents died. He has been wallowing in his own grief.

Deb is alone in the city, not sure what she wants or how to get there.

Vic spies her through the tree branches and knows he has to get to know this pixie. Sparks fly when Deb runs into him for her very first Taco Tuesday. Will Vic and Deb overcome the physical distance between them? Will she bring light into his dark, lonely life? Read on to find out!

This novella has insta-love, insta-heat, and insta-flames, all with a guaranteed HEA, of course!

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