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Three of them, one of her, and a remote cabin in the woods. Let the hot, winter nights ensue in this steamy dark romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas, now with bonus material.

Tiernan de Haas doesn't care about anything anymore. The only child of a film producer and his starlet wife, she's grown up with wealth and privilege but not love or guidance. And when her parents suddenly pass away, she knows she should be devastated. But she's always been alone, hasn't she?

Jake Van der Berg, her father's stepbrother and her only living relative, assumes guardianship of Tiernan. Sent to live in the mountains of Colorado with Jake and his two sons, Noah and Kaleb, Tiernan quickly learns that these men now have a say in what she chooses to care and not care about anymore.

As the men take Tiernan under their wing, she slowly finds her place among them.

Because lines blur and rules become easy to break when no one else is watching.

One of them has her. The other one wants her. But he's going to keep her.

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Published Feb 13, 2024

560 pages

Average rating: 6.8

974 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

NDThompson
Mar 28, 2025
8/10 stars
I honestly struggled a bit a first due to unrelated/foster family dynamics but outside of that, it was a good story with decent spice. Additional Trigger warning if you don’t like younger FMC (turns legal during the story).
ljzsreadsandreviews
Feb 01, 2025
6/10 stars
I honestly don’t know how I feel about this one. I found myself mildly uncomfortable and annoyed half the time and the other half made me giddy. I’ve seen this one all over and it was not what I thought it was. The first half was a little slow for me. It’s a spicy book with some questionable themes but if you don’t mind that, this is one you should check out. I think my least favorite thing was the characters themselves. I am a reader that gets very attached to characters and the more I like them and/or relate to them feeds into how much I enjoy a book overall. I found Tiernan annoying, Jake was rude, Noah had a sassy side that bothered me and Kaleb was just creepy. The ending also seemed a bit abrupt compared to the progression of the rest of the story.
Trisha.shaw
Jun 06, 2024
9/10 stars
Absolutely LOVED!
zvrvvv
Jul 02, 2025
10/10 stars
What can I say? This is crazy, insane, pretty much everything that comes to mind. Many people hate it, many love it. I personally really liked it since I haven’t read a book with this specific content, but I’ll have to admit- I cringed sometimes, like really bad 😭. Generally I’m pretty much open to new stuff so this was a ā€œspecialā€ reading experience, let’s put it that way. Do your research and read the tw’s!!!
Lauren Greely
Jul 01, 2025
6/10 stars
2.75 Ć¢Ā­ĀĆÆĀøĀ5 spice

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