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Two strangers start out saving animals and end up rescuing each other in this heartwarming romance from the author of Unbreak Me

Mari Tucker is a wildlife biologist who scoops bunnies and endangered tortoises out of harms way on construction sites Still haunted by her past she takes the most remote jobs in the Mojave Desert to avoid people and hide from her ex Its a simple quiet life filled with sweet animals and solarpowered baking until she ends up assigned to Jack Wyatts crew

Construction foreman Jack Wyatts loud foulmouthed temper keeps even the most rugged of men on his crew in line No mistake is overlooked because out in the desert it could mean life or death In his opinion the job site is no place for sensitive biologists especially one as shy as Mari But instead of wilting from the heat and hard work Mari wins over Jack and his crew one homemade brownie at a time

Jack and Mari find a comfortable rhythm building a friendship thats rare for both of them After Jacks rocky childhood they have more in common than theyd imagined But even the Mojave sun cant chase away the shadows when the past is determined to track them down