Breaking The Fall. Crystal Lake Search and Rescue, #1

She applied to Search and Rescue to redeem herself. Her ex will decide if she makes the cut. Watching the career I'd built my entire identity around implode was bad enough. Crawling back to my mountain hometown of Crystal Lake? Even worse. But signing up for the local SAR team to claw back some dignity - only to immediately face-plant at the boots of Cole Harper? That's just the universe getting creative with my suffering.
Turns out, Cole is the SAR team leader. He is also the man who shattered my heart seven years ago without a single word of explanation. He's broader now, bossier, and looks criminally good in a Henley. To earn my place on the team, I have to train under his command, trust him with my life, and pretend that being roped to the man who destroyed me isn't slowly dismantling all my defenses. Somewhere between the cave extractions, the late-night debriefs, and the way he says my name like that, Cole is getting under my skin again. For a guy who walked away without looking back, Cole keeps finding ways to help me when he thinks I won't find out.
And I'm starting to wonder if there's more to why he left than the version I've been telling myself for the last seven years. The sharp wit and spice of Ali Hazelwood meets the action of Nora Roberts and Susan Stoker in this steamy second-chance romance about proving your worth and discovering you never had to.