NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this sexy and emotional romance from the acclaimed author of Out
of the Woods and Out on a Limb a small-town woman’s journey to spread her wings intertwines
with the arrival of an adventurous newcomer who brings out the best in her. Prudence Welch
has found solace in her introverted life in Baysville a charming tourist town in Northern
Ontario. Despite once dreaming of a life beyond its borders she now finds contentment in her
routines: working at her father’s gas station writing poetry and caring for her mother who
was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease shortly after Prue’s nineteenth birthday.
But as her mother’s condition worsens and her father’s concerns about her own future intensify
Prue feels her world slipping further out of control. Enter Milo Kablukov an enigmatic
wanderer whose beat-up van covered with ill-advised bumper stickers rolls into town just when
Prue needs a change. It’s all too easy to let go with him and Prue can’t help but strike up an
unlikely friendship with Milo which leads to a wild and sexy agreement between them. Milo a
man of many adventures and countless stories is not one to settle down. However his brother’s
urgent need for help has brought him to Baysville and now the intriguing Prue has given him
more reason to stay—especially once they start spending more time together their chemistry
intensifying and casual-sex lessons begin at Prue’s request. But as their temporary
arrangement blossoms into something deeper Prue and Milo discover that getting out of their
comfort zones is one thing . . . taking that leap together is something else entirely.
