Timberline (ePub)

After leaving heartache in the Midwest, Jessamine Davis ventures to the mountains of New York City to pursue her dreams of editing best-selling novels. At the top of her game, Jessie sees no pitfalls in her future until a wedding invitation makes its way from Colorado. After her assistant mistakenly sends her RSVP, which includes a plus-one to attend her ex-fiance and sister's wedding, Jessie searches for a picture-perfect date to drag across the Rockies. Asher Whitaker is in a writing slump. The words that usually flow screeched to halt a year ago. Hoping to gain inspiration, he takes a part-time job at his favorite coffee shop. Nothing could have prepared him for the unusual meeting with a gorgeous tea fanatic. Despite his reservations, Asher agrees to accompany Jessie to a week of family time on Mount Princeton. Hilarity ensues as the two strangers attempt to pass off their faux relationship to the onslaught of her family. Torn between wanting to keep her distance from the ex-Army Ranger turned barista, Jessie begins to feel something other than repulsion for the opposite sex. Asher isn't the typical Wall Street type, so her attraction to him startles her. With his bold tattoos and teasing demeanor, Asher mirrors everything she didn't think she craved in a man. His dimpled smile and tall stature puts her at ease and creates havoc in her celibate mind. Between fishing and four-wheeling, Asher's connection to Jessie deepens along with the tall tales he spins regarding the real reason he left his mundane side job. Every hour he spends at Jessie's side only furthers his desire to be more than a boyfriend. Yet, his secret identity holds him back from fully disclosing the truth. Though they had ulterior motives for their hiatus, the two discover something greater in each other. In a moment of irony, Jessie discovers who the tattooed barista truly is-a well-known author of novels that leave women weak in the knees-but more importantly, the man she was supposed to sign with her publishing house before leaving New York City. Jessie's time spent with Asher forces her to choose between being scorned by love or transforming her heart for the future.