Second Times A Charm

Chesteria Hollis is a professor who’s mastered the art of holding it all together. Between grading never-ending papers, dealing with entitled students who swear they “turned it in,” and sitting through department meetings where shade is passed as professionalism, her patience is thin and her peace is on life support. She’s been showing up for everyone but herself. So when the end of the semester break rolls around, she escapes to her quiet cabin in the mountains to rest and recharge, hoping the cold air will numb what her heart hasn’t stopped feeling.

As a dedicated pilot, Bryce Frost is always focused, constantly moving, and has built a life that doesn’t allow much room for reflection, because reflection leads to feelings, and feelings slow things down. But life has a way of grounding men who stay airborne too long. When Bryce disappears off-grid for a few days, the man who never misses a deadline makes one critical mistake... he forgets to check the guest list at the cabin and comes face-to-face with a situation he never properly landed.

Four adults... one cabin... and nowhere to run. A snowstorm traps them inside, but the real storm brews between two people with unfinished business. Chesteria and Bryce haven’t seen each other in two years, and time hasn’t softened what they lost... or what they still want.

This wasn’t the mini vacation either of them envisioned, but maybe, just maybe, it’s the one they need.