e-ARC provided by NetGalley

Ashley Cooke is 46, divorced from a gaslighting, cheating, craptastic husband who is hellbent on buying the ski hill that belongs to her family so that it’s incorporated into a “Nutella” ski conglomerate. She’s having none of it. But her credit cards are maxed out and she’s losing customers to the fancy resorts. She’s at wits end. That’s when her mother basically drives her over the edge with her antics. Without Ashley’s knowledge, she set up a deal with the men who live at the Little Timber Sober Living Home. It’s run by  53-year-old Mathew ‘Mad” Madigan, an ex-con. Madigan used to be in a famous grunge band in the past but he burned bridges and money with his own addiction. After recovering with the support of his family, he decided to help other men recover and find their footing.

At first, Ashley is livid. It’s the last straw. How can her mother do things so impulsively and just create more problems for her?

But when Ashley and Madigan meet, it’s impossible to deny how drawn to each other they are. She sees the real him and he treats her with all the respect and admiration she never got from her ex.
After chair lift confession, bunny hill shenanigans, they start forming a bond. But Madigan and his men are only there for the season  and it’s not looking like Ashley will be able to save the hill anyway. Unless she accepts the help of these men and organize an event that might save them all.

First of all, hooray for “older” MCs!!!! It’s so refreshing to see that amazing romance books can be written with characters of any age. I loved how absolutely romantic this was! They are dealing with real life issues and struggles and the discussions about addiction, getting older, falling in love after you thought you’s never experience it again, not believing that you are worth the trust of the people around you… 

I absolutely loved it and was cheering for Madigan and Ashley and for all the men from Little Timber!
A must read!

Content notes: Addiction (recovery), fear of heights, death of parent, relationship with a parent, gaslighting, harassment from an ex-partner

Thanks, NetGalley for the advanced copy.