Getting Wet with the Mountain Man: Mountain Man Summer

Single man. Single woman. Nothing around but trees, mountain air, and the potential for bad decisions.

Aaron

I came to the lake to disappear for a while.
No rescues. No responsibility.

But when I hear screaming, I react on instinct.

Except it's not an emergency. It's an infuriating travel journalist who dropped her damn camera in the water.

A journalist who just happens to be my best friend's sister.

I fully intend to keep my distance.

But somehow she-and her chaos of a cat, Kyle-keep showing up on my hikes. In my space. In my head.

We're about as compatible as sunscreen and water.

Still, the longer she's here, the harder it is to ignore the pull.

And for the first time in a long time, I'm wondering if being in control is all it's cracked up to be.

I came to the lake for the view.

And for the job. A feature I can't afford to mess up, with a deadline I refuse to miss.

Then Aaron shows up, acting like disaster is lurking behind every tree.

He's intense. Controlled. Way too used to being in charge.
And apparently, he thinks I need rescuing.

I don't.

But I do enjoy getting under his skin. Watching that perfect control slip, piece by piece.

I travel with Kyle-my adventure cat, my brand, my chaos in a harness-and somehow he fits into Aaron's world even less than I do.
Which is saying something.

Aaron tries to keep his distance.

Unfortunately for him, I need a guide to reach the place that will make my story. And he's the only one who can take me there.

When circumstances push us even closer, that careful control of his starts to crack.

I don't need saving.

But I might not be able to walk away either.

Can these two make it work or are they too stubborn to fall in love? Find out in this short, brother's best friend, man in uniform romance, featuring a quirky adventure cat and two opposites who definitely attract.