Slippery Slopes Series - smalltown, Romcom

 𝐈’𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐞. 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧.  

With a neon green bikini, loads of snacks, and minimal breaking and entering; I have everything I need for a sensational New Year’s plan that guarantees I'll no longer be overlooked by my hometown of Slippery Slopes.

There's only one obstacle. And he’s a big one.

Owen Campbell doesn’t scare me. Neither do his rippling muscles or intimidating stature. When he’s sent by his boss to investigate a possible break in, I do my best to avoid him and stick to my agenda. I’ve seen the softer side of this gentle giant and won’t be deterred. As the weather worsens, Owen insists we ride the old rickety tram back down the mountain to safety. He really only has himself to blame for what happens next.

We get stuck.

In the middle of a snowstorm, out of luck (but thankfully not junk food) Owen and I have to figure out how to survive the freezing night as things go from bad to worse. But as I learn more about the man who continues to take care of me, I find that we have more in common than our forced proximity. It's getting harder to resist him but how can I adjust my plans only to go back to a life of obscurity?

If only there was a way to keep warm through the long, frigid hours…

𝐴𝐿𝐿 𝐷𝑂𝑊𝑁𝐻𝐼𝐿𝐿 𝐹𝑅𝑂𝑀 𝐻𝐸𝑅𝐸, 𝑎 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑛, 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑐𝑜𝑚 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑, 𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑡, 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙. 𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑘, 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑒, 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑜𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑘𝑦 𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑠, 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑀𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑐𝑜.