My nameโs Beau, and for the most part, Iโve led quite the charmed life. I left college to play pro ball and collected a few Super Bowl rings along the way. Now that Iโve retired at the ripe old age of thirty-six, Iโm in my second career as CEO of a five-star resort in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Sounds great, right? Well, I just did something real stupid, yโall. Belโthatโs Annabel to the rest of youโmy best friend since college, is struggling as a single mom. So of course I invited her to come stay at my familyโs resort for some much needed R&R. But since I didnโt think it through, her visit is going to ruin everything. How, you ask? Well, first of all, Iโve got a big, bad, ticking time bomb kind of a secret. Once she finds out what Iโm hiding, I worry sheโll never look at me the same. Secondly, you remember the part about us being best friends? Well, I kinda maybe always thought there could be more to us. The naked kind of more. So hereโs my new gameplan. Iโm going to keep her and that adorable baby Maisie at armโs length while Bel gets back on her feet, and I will absolutely, under no circumstances, let her in on those naked thoughts of mine. Thatโs a fumble I canโt afford to make. Until I do, in a moment of bonfire-and-bourbon induced weakness... SOUTHERN SEDUCER is a full length, standalone small town novel. It is the first book in the all new North Carolina Highland series.