When Mark Bracelyn lumbers into Chelsea Singerβs cupcake shop with an axe, sheβs poised to hit the panic button. But he fixes her door, praises her buttercream, and sends her skittish heart pounding like a hammer on a hollow log, so he canβt be all that scary. Chelseaβs sure thereβs a gooey marshmallow center under Markβs tough outer shell, though admittedly sheβs been wrong before.
Mark may look like a grungy lumberjack, but heβs also the wealthy part-owner of Ponderosa Luxury Ranch Resort. The lone Bracelyn heir to avoid a childhood of fancy boarding schools, he stays hidden behind the scruffy beard and battered truck. But something else separates Mark from his siblings, and keeping his guard up means keeping his secretβand his family.
When someone threatens Chelsea and her daughter, Mark becomes their personal protector. When heβs not watching her back, heβs watching the rest of Chelseaβs body and warning himself not to touch. With danger mounting, they bond over phallic cupcakes and bizarre bunny behavior, while Mark battles his surging attraction. Can a sweet-toothed mountain man and a cautious single mom escape their histories, or will their hearts land on the chopping block?
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Review
"Relatable characters, humor, and a dash of flannel make Fenske's latest a joy to read." - Library Journal
From the Author
While I write all the Ponderosa Resort Romantic Comedies as standalone books that can be read in any order, here's the official sequence: 1. Studmuffin Santa 2. Chef Sugarlips 3. Sergeant Sexypants 4. Hottie Lumberjack 5. Stiff Suit (coming June 14!)