Losing my job wasn’t on my to-do list for this work trip.
But here I am—unemployed, craving a decent iced latte, and one bad mood away from a full-on identity crisis.
No job? This too shall pass.
No plan? Story of my life.
No boyfriend? Please. Men are exhausting.
At least, that’s what I tell myself, right up until a grumpy ball of hotness offers to help me at the airport.
Tuxedo in disarray. Jawline perfectly chiseled. Smolder for days.
He looks like heartbreak suited in expensive cologne. The kind I could get drunk on.
So imagine my shock when he doesn’t just greet me, but invites me on the trip of a lifetime. No flirting. No expectations. Just company.
Like I’m a checkbox on his to-do list.
And honestly? Why not? My life’s a chaotic dumpster fire. I’d be stupid to turn down a free adventure. Destination: Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Sounds dreamy. Fresh air, scenic views, maybe some time for self-reflection. But it’s not until we get there that the plans are finally revealed. A marriage retreat. Yet, we’re not married. But something tells me he should be? Now, I’m stuck roughing it with a broody stranger in a rundown camper van, heading straight into the wilds of Yellowstone National Park. No Wi-Fi. No escape.
Just me, the grumpy groom, and not a wedding band in sight. This might just be the kind of trouble I’ve been avoiding.
I wanted a distraction. A quick sabbatical.
Never expected it to be falling for the one person more lost than I am.
This author is new to me, so I wasn’t sure what to expect but I was hooked from the first page. Easton’s last few years have been tragic and heartbreaking, so he was completely out of sorts and making all the wrong choices. Thankfully he realized his mistake before it was too late, although just barely, as he’s minutes from getting married when struck by a moment of clarity. He takes off to clear his head but soon meets a beautiful stranger just as lost and alone as he is, and being the caretaker he is, East offers her his spare ticket to Wyoming.
Collie lives for adventure but she’s currently at a loss as to her next step, since she’s still reeling from being fired without warning. She went from workaholic to unemployed in a hot minute and never saw it coming, so it hits hard. She has no immediate direction or plan and the unmoored uncertainty of it all is insufferable. Easton’s invitation is so unexpected, so far out of left field and so completely unlike anything she’s ever done, Collie has to say yes.
They become fast friends then more before the two weeks are up, but he has to get back to his life in Alaska while hers is in South Carolina, so it’s not like they can see one another regularly. Or can they? The characters are funny and real and I loved everything about them. Their story is emotional and sweet with some spice and I really enjoyed it. I’d like to thank the author and The Author Agency for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
