Tension with the Mountain Man

Some men carry more than just trees on their shoulders.

I came to Silver Ridge as a temporary emergency physician, planning to build my resume before moving on to bigger things. Then I meet Tucker Reeves—the logging crew supervisor who’s been carrying twenty-two years of guilt and the weight of everyone’s safety on his broad shoulders.

He’s haunted and convinced he doesn’t deserve happiness, and absolutely determined to keep his crews safe. I’m supposed to be focused on my career, not falling for a patient who makes me want to throw all my careful plans out the window.

When a workplace accident nearly claims one of his men, Tucker blames himself and pushes me away. He thinks I deserve better than a man who can’t even protect his own crew. But I know his worth, even if he doesn’t.