Ess Hughes

Garrett is used to being the town’s outcast. Branded with suspicion after a horrible incident he has no memory of, and having lost everything he cares about, he hides away in his remote mountain cabin—cold, guarded, and utterly alone.

Then one stormy night, fate drops Sunshine Meadows—bright, fearless, and hopelessly optimistic—into his path....

When Marina Christianson inherits her family’s world-famous chocolate business, she discovers its heart lies in the hands of a reclusive, brilliant chocolatier. To keep the company alive, she must convince him to stay—no matter how guarded or strange he seems.

But from the moment they meet, Marina feels an unsettling pull toward him… and a...

“Well, out with it then!” she manages playfully, her green eyes glistening, her hands on her hips.

“You really want to see it?” he asks. “W-W-We don’t have to do this. We can just say—”

Mike and Emma have worked together for years and have become close friends. Office policy forbids dating in the workplace so they’ve never thought to see each...