One Night in Emerald Creek (Emerald Creek #0.5)

One room, one bed, and a whole lot of unresolved tension…

I was prepared to nail the presentation that could skyrocket my career—until my boss assigned me a babysitter.

Not just anyone—his hot, cocky nephew: Lucas Hunt.

He’s everything I can’t afford to want: built like a linebacker, with messy blond hair, piercing green eyes, and a smile that could melt the snow outside. The same smile that melts the entire office. I need to focus on climbing the corporate ladder—not get tangled up with a guy who’s all charm, no plan.

But a snowstorm leaves us stranded in Emerald Creek during their Valentine’s Day festival—with one room left at the coziest inn in town. Sharing the space was supposed to be easy. I’d keep him at arm’s length. He’d sleep on the floor. Simple. Right?

Except Lucas is... not what I expected. He’s attentive. Kind. And he listens—really listens—in a way no one else ever has. Now I’m starting to wonder if maybe the thing I’ve been running from all along isn’t family life... it’s the fear of opening myself up to something real.

Letting him into my bed feels like crossing a line I swore I never would. But falling for the guy I thought was all wrong for me?

That might change everything.

One Night in Emerald Creek is a novella introducing the world of Emerald Creek. Read it as a standalone, with its own happy-ever-after and no cliffhanger, or as an introduction to the other books in the Emerald Creek series.