Tommy LaRoche was the best pilot Ruby had ever flown with. He was also hiding something that could get them both killed.

As a flight medic, Ruby Olsen's career depends on control, but she's losing it fast around her partner-a six-foot-two river cowboy with a quiet confidence that unravels her.

Living at his family's fish camp, she finds herself drawn into his world. He sees past the competent medic to the woman underneath, and his steady support becomes the one thing she can't live without. But the closer they get, the more she fears his carefully guarded secret is a danger to them both.

With a high-stakes government evaluation threatening to ground their program for good, Ruby must convince the man she's falling for to trust her with his career-and his heart-before they lose their jobs, their grant, and a love that's just beginning to take flight. †

†This novel was produced using author-directed AI tools.