First published 2026
Viola Bowen lands her dream assignment: creating a video game adaptation of her beloved book series. The catch is Jesse Andrews, her co-lead and longtime enemy. For years, Jesse has avoided her completely, though Viola cannot figure out his reasons. Their supervisors decide a mountain retreat will help the team bond. Viola dreads spending time in a freezing remote lodge with Jesse nearby. Snow traps them together at the isolated location. Viola begins to see past Jesse's cold exterior as unexpected attraction grows between them. The forced proximity reveals Jesse's hidden depths while romantic tension builds alongside their creative collaboration.
Genres: fiction, romance, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, friends-to-lovers
Setting: Mountain Retreat, Remote Lodge
199 pages · Kindle Edition · Berkley