After the Storm Special Edition

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>He's a grumpy single dad. She's the one who got away. They haven't seen one another in years and now they're stuck in a hotel room together. And there's only one bed. </strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I've loved her from the first moment I saw her.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And I've loved her every day since.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Whether we're together or we're apart-that hasn't changed.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Which is saying a lot considering I don't like most people. </em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But life has thrown us a slew of curveballs and we went our separate ways.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Life family jealousy-we let it all get in the way.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I'm a dad now and my little girl is my world.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And after years apart Presley is back in Cottonwood Cove.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I don't believe in fairytales or second chances.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>My heart belongs to my daughter now and there is no room for complications.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Presley Duncan is a giant complication. </em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A wise man would keep his distance.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But I never claimed to be a wise man.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>So maybe we end up in a car together in the middle of a snowstorm.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Which leads to a hotel room with only one bed.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Maybe I should reconsider my stance on fairytales and second chances. </em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And seeing Presley with my little girl does something to me.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Stirs something inside of me that I thought was long gone.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But I know this is temporary.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>She'll be leaving soon and I'm prepared to let her go.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Until she's gone.</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And I realize that I'm not prepared at all for life after the storm.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>**This is book 5 in the Cottonwood Cove Series. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Cottonwood Cove Series:</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Into the Tide</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Under the Stars</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>On the Shore</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Before the Sunset</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>After the Storm</span></p>