An all-new novel from the author of After Hours.
She set out to find herself, and discovered the darker side of desire.
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Merryâs lost a lot recentlyâfirst her mother, then close to a hundred pounds. Feeling adrift, she strikes out in search of perspective. A three-week hike through the Scottish Highlands was supposed to challenge her new body and refocus her priorities, but when disaster strikes, sheâs forced to seek refuge in the remote home of a brooding, handsome strangerâĶ
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Rob exiled himself to the Highlands years ago, desperate to escape his own self-destruction. Haunted by regrets, he avoids human contact at all costsâĶbut when Merry turns up injured, he canât very well run her off. And as he nurses her back to health, Rob canât resist his guestâs sweet demeanorâor her flirtatious advances. The igniting passion between them rouses a secret appetite Rob has long struggled to keep hidden. But Merry craves nothing more than to help Rob surrender to his desires, and the journey draws the lovers into an entirely different kind of wilderness.
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