She plays it safe. He's a loner. When they both deny their instant chemistry, will this city girl and bush pilot realize they're meant to be? California. Elle Blessing has painted herself into a corner. Desperate to maintain her veneer of success, the twenty-something influencer feels trapped in her miserable job and mostly platonic relationship. And when she reluctantly joins her fiancé on a trip to Alaska, she can't decide if their hunky guide is annoyingly grumpy or drop-dead gorgeous. Maverick "Mac" Carter believes he's destined to die single. So after picking up a couple heading to his sister's lodge, he's surprised when his stomach does a flip flop at the sight of the blue-eyed cutie accompanying her betrothed. But with her already engaged, he's almost relieved to discover she's utterly exasperating. Horrified when her intended runs off to be one with nature, Elle demands the rugged but maddening man make things right. While Mac is...

She's detached from her emotions. He's sworn off love. When their attraction is instant, can they bury the past and unearth happily ever after? Sarah Carter avoids attachments at all costs. Leaving behind her small-town Alaskan home after the presumed-fatal disappearance of her boyfriend, she keeps people at a distance in fear of reliving the pain. So when her mom needs assistance running the lodge after an injury, she's less than thrilled to return to the Land of the Midnight Sun—even if the hired help catches her eye. Will Brooks is in shock. Thinking himself contentedly married right up until his wife handed him divorce papers, the successful construction contractor heads north to get his head straight and hires on with a gorgeous brunette. And though the last thing the wounded man wants is a relationship, one look at the curvy little cutie has his heart making other plans. Despite her reservations, Sarah falls hard for the...