Gust And Gouge

He carved me a door, then stood in front of it. I never asked him to move.

Museum curator Haven Sinclair travels to a remote, uninhabited island in the Kodiak Archipelago to acquire works from reclusive woodcarver Roarke Thorne. When a violent storm destroys her boat, she is stranded with the deeply guarded man who vehemently refuses to sell his art. As days blur in the endless Alaskan summer light, Haven notices a hidden skiff and a sabotaged radio, realizing her captivity is no accident. Roarke is actually a former art authenticator secretly building a federal case against the billionaire who funds Haven's museum, and he will go to any lengths to keep her on his island until she helps him decode the empire's secrets. Trapped in a weathered woodworking shop amidst crashing ocean waves, the intense psychological tension mounts with every strike of a chisel. Forced proximity ignites a dark passion, forcing Haven to decide when a cage becomes a home, and when a captor becomes a choice.