My Best Friend's Lumberjack Brother
(2026)(Book 11 in the Lumberjacks of Evergreen Valley series)
A Story by Emily Crescent
He told me to go. I left town with his flannel on my shoulder and a paper note that said, Don't go because I told you to.
Tyler Hatcher: sawmill hands, jagged scar along his jaw, flannel always half-worn, voice like gravel pressed into velvet. He guards his sister like it's his job. He watches the town like a hawk. He keeps his distance until the storm, then he claims me with a thumb on the freckle at my cheekbone.
I came to finish a visitor-center rebrand and a commissioner's deadline. I stayed for the work. I stayed because his hands steadied me on a wet ridge and because his mouth kissed me when the world felt small. We bandaged knuckles and hung prints at midnight. We stole pancakes and kisses. The town gossiped. My best friend called betrayal. Maya stared like I’d broken a promise. Mrs. Caldwell whispered in a diner. Sheriff Mark showed up with bad news. He loved me hard and messed up harder.
If I stay I risk my career, my agency, my plan. If I leave I lose him.
He says he'll stand in front of anyone who says I don't belong. I want him. I want my life. Can I have both—and keep the parts of me that matter?
Genre: Romance
Tyler Hatcher: sawmill hands, jagged scar along his jaw, flannel always half-worn, voice like gravel pressed into velvet. He guards his sister like it's his job. He watches the town like a hawk. He keeps his distance until the storm, then he claims me with a thumb on the freckle at my cheekbone.
I came to finish a visitor-center rebrand and a commissioner's deadline. I stayed for the work. I stayed because his hands steadied me on a wet ridge and because his mouth kissed me when the world felt small. We bandaged knuckles and hung prints at midnight. We stole pancakes and kisses. The town gossiped. My best friend called betrayal. Maya stared like I’d broken a promise. Mrs. Caldwell whispered in a diner. Sheriff Mark showed up with bad news. He loved me hard and messed up harder.
If I stay I risk my career, my agency, my plan. If I leave I lose him.
He says he'll stand in front of anyone who says I don't belong. I want him. I want my life. Can I have both—and keep the parts of me that matter?
Genre: Romance
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