Outside, a storm is raging...

When a blizzard strands Fiona MacPherson and her students in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains, their only hope of survival is to seek shelter at Thunder Mountain Lodge. Their host is John Fallon, a handsome, enigmatic war veteran haunted by secrets and scars — scars that may never heal.

John hadn’t expected to be playing host to this captivating teacher and her eight teenage charges. But when his solitude is shattered by their arrival, his world shifts on its axis. He needs Fiona — but does she need him? There’s only one way to find out. The ex-soldier must find the courage to reach out and open his heart to this remarkable woman who has transformed his life...