A Very Grumpy Lumberjack

I’ve decided it’s finally my turn to fall in love…I just didn’t expect it to happen with Wolf Valley’s grumpiest lumberjack.

Jem
I’m happy for my best friend.
Really, I am.
Watching her get her happily ever after made me realize I want that too.
The problem?
I haven’t met a single man in Wolf Valley who sparks anything in me.
Not one.
I want real passion, real devotion, real love.
I figure that I’ll have to try online dating or looking beyond the town limits for someone, but then I see him.

Rune
I don’t come into town unless I have to.
People talk too much.
They stare too much.
They ask too many damn questions.
I’m a loner, always have been, always will be.
My cabin in the woods is quiet and perfect for me, but the day I walk into Wolf Valley and see her, all of that stops mattering.
Jem is bright, beautiful, and stubborn as hell.
She doesn’t need saving, she doesn’t need me, but the second I see her smile, something inside me shifts.
Now I’m coming to town a lot more than I used to, just to catch a glimpse of her, just to make sure she’s okay.
Just to be closer to the woman who doesn’t even realize she’s already mine.