Samantha Lind is a contemporary romance author. Having spent the first 27 years of her life in Alaska, she now calls Iowa home where she lives with her husband and two sons. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading, watching hockey, and listening to country music.
Not only does Ashley have a painful past but her present isn’t shaping up to be much better. A few drinks to numb her pain seems like the solution and it is Nick, the owner of the bar, who makes sure that she makes it home safely.
From the moment he saw Ashley she raised feelings in him that he had never felt before, but he know he needed to do the right thing and that was to ensure she made it home safely. When the same thing happens a few nights later all he wants to do is protect her and take away her pain, and is determined to show her that her future is bright and that he wants to be a part of it.
Ashley is a combination of resilient and vulnerable and the way that Nick is with Ashley will melt your heart. If anyone deserves a happy ever after it is these two.