Registered nurse Brynn Norseman hasn’t had the easiest time in her career. Her days at work are spent in the quiet telemetry monitoring station instead of where she truly wants to be -- caring for patients.<br><br>All Nikki Mortelli ever wanted was to become a lawyer, but bailing out trust fund brats and corporate sharks wasn’t what she had in mind when she’d passed her bar exam.<br><br>A late night spent perusing through the aisles of the local co-op ends in a chance meeting between the two women. Though instantly infatuated with the other woman, Brynn worries her tattered past will get in the way of a meaningful connection. When they’re forced together during a freak snowstorm, can Brynn put her fears aside and open up to Nikki?

Snowed In: Nikki and Brynn

Her brother reached across the table and gently clasped her wrist. She looked up and met his concerned gaze. “Contrary to what you obviously believe, you aren’t a bad person. You deserve happiness just as much as the next person,” he said, letting go of her arm. “I’m sure you want a break on relationships to figure out what the next step in your career is but, please, for the love of God, don’t become like our parents,” he added and they both broke out in raucous laughter.


Her phone buzzed across the nurse’s station desk and Brynn quickly plucked it off the hard surface to silence the racket. She looked down the see a message from an unknown number.


Hey, pasta enthusiast, it’s your favorite ice cream fanatic.


Chapter 8