Risking It All
3 total works
Charming and adventurous Ethan Hunter might seem like he has it all. He's opening Off-the-Grid Adventures, an extreme outdoor sporting facility, with longtime friends, and there's no shortage of women in town wanting to date him. But behind his easygoing facade, Ethan hides a painful past. Fearful of repeating mistakes of the past, Ethan keeps all of his relationships casual. But when his dying grandmother misreads a situation between Ethan and Gabby Winters, she tells Ethan she can die in peace because he's finally found someone else to love him.
Gabby is new in town and doesn't plan to stay long. Although there's no denying her attraction to Ethan, she refuses to pose as his girlfriend. She's not ready for a new relationship, not even a fake one. But the longer they pretend, the more real the attraction between them grows.
Tall, dark, and brooding Mark Dalton has returned to his hometown of Haven, North Carolina, hoping for a fresh start. In addition to teaching survival skills classes at Off-the-Grid Adventures, Mark is also scouting new land to build a mountain biking course, which brings him toe-to-toe with his high school sweetheart, Jessica. A woman he gave up for all the wrong reasons.
Jessica Flynn owns the Haven Spa, and thanks in part to the town's natural hot springs, her business is doing well. So well in fact that she's finally close to having the means to buy the land behind the spa she's had her eye on for years. But she wasn't counting on having to bid against Mark, the man she once loved with all her heart, the man who dumped her like a bad habit when he enlisted in the army and never looked back.
But when a third party outbids them both, can Mark and Jessica find a way to team up and buy the land together? Or will Mark's painful secrets keep them apart for good?
Ryan Blake certainly looks the part of a bad boy, what with his tattoos, motorcycle, and troubled past. But he's turned over a new leaf, and he's back in Haven, North Carolina, to prevent his teenaged brother from making the same mistakes. Also in town? Emma Rush, the younger sister of Ryan's Army buddy who died overseas, and the woman Ryan can't stop fantasizing about.
Emma Rush has always done what's expected of her, and she's ready for a change. With Ryan back in town, she knows she's found the perfect person to help her walk on the wild side. As they spend more time together, Emma finds herself falling in love with the reformed bad boy. But when she gets accepted to an elite graduate program, she must decide between her old dream and her new one with Ryan.