A winter holidays, best friend's brother, stern brunch daddy hero, suspense sub-plot, small town romance... He's her best friend's brother and they've been flirting for five years. As much as Emma wants to climb Trevor Hayes like a tree, he's the last thing she needs in her life. She's building a life in Willow Creek so she can stay under the radar. She's in hiding, and she doesn't need the town's hottest law enforcement officer snooping around. When her past catches up with her, he won't let her say no to his protection. She's determined to resist him until they get stranded together in the season's first freak blizzard. Trigger & Content Warnings: suspenseful plot, PTSD. This book also contains five very explicit intimate scenes and several instances of what could be considered foul language throughout.