Combat-hardened Marineย Jamie Colterย is home in Glacier Creek pushing his limits to return to his unit after a mortar attack left him wounded. Despite his protests, his mom has hired a family friend to help him out. But the last person he expected to see was his teenage crush, more beautiful than ever. Suddenly Jamie has more to focus on than his wounds. He has two weeks to show Rachel that despite their past, heโs her perfect man.
Following her recent divorce,ย Rachel McCaffertyย heads to her hometown of Glacier Creek, Montana, to house sit for her parents, help out a neighborโs son and reboot her life. Sheโs shocked to realize the โpatientโ is her younger brotherโs best friend. Heโs most definitely not the skinny teen she remembered. Sheโs amazed by Jamieโs brash confidence, sense of fun and good looks, and when he makes it clear heโs hers for the taking, she finds herself rethinking all her rules about younger guys.
First published as A Hot Montana Summer