Breaking The Fall: A Search and Rescue Romance (Crystal Lake Rescue Series)

She applied to Search and Rescue to redeem herself. Her ex will decide if she makes the cut.

Fired, broke, and broken, Darby Hayes returns to Crystal Lake in the California mountains determined to rebuild herself. She joins the search and rescue team and immediately lands in a mortifying heap at Cole Harper's feet. Cole is her new team leader, and the man who shattered her heart seven years ago without bothering to explain why.

He's broader now, bossier, and looking unfairly good in that Henley. To stay on the team, Darby must train under his command and trust him with her life. But between cliffside rescues, flash floods, and narrow cave extractions, a different kind of danger Cole is getting too close, and Darby's defenses are crumbling.

And so are his. Because Cole has been keeping a secret since the night he let her go—one that will unravel everything Darby thought she knew about love, sacrifice, and what it means to be enough.

The sharp wit and spice of Ali Hazelwood meets the action of Nora Roberts and Susan Stoker in this steamy second-chance romance about proving your worth and discovering you never had to.

Slow burn to level 4 spicyHe falls firstFirst Person POVProtective MMCSteamy Second Chance RomanceSuspenseful wilderness emergenciesSmall town charm with atmospheric outdoor scenesMedical rescues and suspense