Memories in the Mountains: A Clean Small Town Romance

I came to escape the noise. He’s the one man I can’t ignore.

After months of struggling with writer’s block and disappointment, I retreat to my late grandmother’s crumbling cottage in the mountains, desperate for clarity and solitude.

What I don't expect is him.

Luke Thorne is my brother’s best friend and my teenage crush.
A rugged loner with a quiet presence and an untouchable past.

Now, he’s a brooding survivalist who splits wood by day and keeps to himself by night.

He's determined to keep his distance.
Because of bad wood, I end up living under his roof.

Now, everything is awkward.

He’s distant and gruff.
Until he’s helping me start fires, lingering too close, and looking at me like I’m a story he never saw coming.

I read him my writing, expecting silence or mockery, but he actually listens.
I see him differently.
I think he sees me too.

Then his memories are gone because of the accident.
The wall between us isn’t.

If I tell him the truth too soon, I could break what’s barely begun.
If I wait too long, I could lose him forever.

A heartwarming story of healing, second chances, and the quiet power of love that refuses to be forgotten.