When Calder winds up snowed in with Felix and his two adopted nieces for the weekend, an intense attraction blooms. For his part, Felix Sigund wishes he were more surprised to learn that his resentful ex-husband gambled away keys to their beloved cabin after it was awarded to Felix in the divorce. Navy chief Calder Euler can't believe his luck when he wins a cabin in a poker game and his sense that things are too good to be true is proven right when the cabin's real owner interrupts his first visit. With this second Shore Leave romance (after Sailor Proof), Albert delivers a charming love story that doesn't quite stick the landing. But when the ice melts, they’ll have to decide if a future together is in the cards.Ĭarina Adores is home to romantic love stories where LGBTQ+ characters find their happily-ever-afters. Trapped in the cabin, the four of them slip easily into the rhythms of a family. He’ll tolerate the handsome stranger for a couple nights-even care for his injuries-but that’s it.Ĭalder doesn’t know a damn thing about kids, but making pancakes for Felix’s girls is a surprising delight. A silver fox caring for two young girls claims that the property is his, but Calder’s paperwork says otherwise.įelix Sigurd is on a losing streak, and his ex-husband risking the cabin in a reckless bet is only the latest in a series of misfortunes. Checking it out is supposed to be a quick trip, but Calder’s luck abruptly turns when a freak injury and a freakier snowstorm leave him stranded. His latest score? A remote mountain cabin. Navy chief Calder Euler loves to win big.

'Albert makes a deeper and more sensitive investigation into what love is than most romances.' -New York Times Book Review on Conventionally YoursĪ meet-cute leads to more than they expected in this military-hero romance from award-winning author Annabeth Albert

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