The Silent Woodsman

<p><strong>Once upon a time in the deep deep woods on a dark and stormy night a girl faints in the arms of a boy. Only that girl is a nobody and that boy is a major somebody. Their bodies don't care. His brain tells him she's better off without him. Even then he suspects it's wrong.</strong></p><p>Holed up in an isolated cabin in the Hoh Rain Forest county music heartthrob Joe Bob Blade is under strict doctor's orders not to utter a sound. During a freak storm a beautiful woman collapses at his door. Ali's gentle humor and hard-luck story captivate Joe raised in privilege and until recently sailing smoothly to the top of the charts. Surprised that she doesn't recognize him he decides to keep his identity a secret. It's a novelty being treated like a normal guy and besides Joe can communicate only in writing. Ali doesn't reveal her last name either. Sparks fly but both resist the heat. Their timing couldn't be worse.</p><p>Back in civilization Ali and Joe struggle to move on. Over the next year and a half neither can forget those two magical days.</p><p>Book 1 of the Olympic Peninsula series.</p><p><strong>Bronze Winner in the 2024 Readers Favorite Contest (romance/sizzle)</strong></p>