Lost Harbor Alaska Box Set (Books 1–3)

“And what about this, Zoe—what if we’re never ready to end it? What if this is it for us? Do you really want to walk away already?”
Her lips parted as she absorbed his words. Was Padric saying he wanted a future?
Maybe a future together wasn’t out of the question. Maybe a rock star and a pizza maker could find a way.
“No,” she whispered. “I don’t want to walk away. I don’t even know if I can.”
He hauled her against him. Heat instantly ignited deep in her belly. Her inner thighs trembled and her nipples tingled.
“I know I can’t,” he said firmly. “But I can’t decide for you. All I can do is try to make the risk worth it

Holy shit. In love with her.
That was what was going on here. That was why he’d been so single-mindedly focused on spending time with her. Holding possible death in his hand brought it into crystal-clear focus. He was falling in love with Zoe

She wetted her lips and glanced way from him. If he kept looking at her like that, she might do something crazy.
“If you keep doing that, I might do something crazy,” he said

He’d much rather keep watching that flush flood Zoe’s cheeks every time he flirted with her. He’d rather keep exploring the chemistry that flared between them. Find out how much of it was real. After his time as a star, he craved real more than anything

She and Padric still had that core of attraction between them. Holy shit. As if nothing had changed in the past fifteen years

Nothing says childhood friendships are supposed to last forever.”
He touched her on the arm, a light, tentative caress that she didn’t resist. He ran his hand down her arm and took her hand in his. It felt warm and familiar, and yet somehow wildly new and exciting at the same time. “It wasn’t just a friendship, Zoe. It was a lot more than that.”
Those words, in his deep voice, sent chills up and down her spine.
“One kiss.” She shrugged.
“It wasn’t just a kiss

“Yeah, the stuff about Zoe,” he said impatiently. “What’s going on?”
Her gaze skittered away from his. “I can’t get into that right now.”
“You and your sister wrote me that letter. You’re the reason I came all this way.”
“Yes, we wrote the letter. We heard that you were really good friends with Zoe before the Scandal

As his boat nudged up against the float, he caught sight of someone running down the ramp. For a moment, he hoped it was Zoe, changing her mind about that cold shoulder she was giving him. He was here for her, after all

“I swear to God, Padric, if you don’t start talking—”
“Your father…and…my mother. They were just…caught together. In…at a hotel

Best friends. With maybe something more hovering at the edge of possibility? Something almost too perfect to dream about