Daring a snowstorm might not be the smartest thing Aiden Evans has ever done, but he can’t stand being in his flat a moment longer. With only three days to Christmas, he doesn’t want to be alone. He wants a place to belong, wants people around him who won’t look down on him. He might not find that at his mother’s place, but it’s better than being alone in the city. If he can make it there, that is. Tristan Gardner is looking forward to a quiet night in front of the TV, but instead, he has to save an idiot in designer clothes from freezing to death in his forest. Tristan tries not to notice the man’s good looks, just like he has tried not to notice any man’s good looks for the last seven years. He knows where relationships go and is far better off living alone, with his dog, in his cabin. Aiden is driving Tristan mad with his bratty comments and irresponsible ways, and Aiden is going crazy from Tristan’s judgmental attitude. Luckily, in a few days, the weather will clear up, and the two men won’t have to be together any longer. But will a few steamy nights with the grumpy lumberjack change Aiden’s mind about wanting to leave? And will Tristan still want to go back to his peaceful, predictable life without fear of getting his heart broken? Contains the stories “Once in a Snowstorm,” “The Empty Egg,” “Happy Endings,” and “Just Words.”

Aiden and Tristan

&ldquo;Anyway.&rdquo; He worked hard not to give in to the blush wanting to break out. &ldquo;We got up. He took Og out and started making coffee. I watched some TV, since the electricity had come back on, and then I asked him if he thought the roads had opened.&rdquo;


&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t really remember. All I know is that all of a sudden we were on the snowmobile, going to my car, and then he told me to take care and left.&rdquo;


&ldquo;Did he tell you he wanted you to leave?&rdquo; Monica sipped on her coffee before she turned her work around and started to knit again.


&ldquo;Erm…he said to drive carefully, and to never be careless, and that he&rsquo;d saved my life once, and…&rdquo; Aiden bit his lip and focused on knitting instead of talking. His voice sounded thick, and he didn&rsquo;t want the ladies to think he was having a breakdown.


Chapter 32