A jilted chef forced to work Valentine's Day service meets her match when a car accident strands her in a remote town with its mysterious, brooding mechanic. Chef by night, disaster magnet by day—that's my life right now. Fresh off a devastating breakup and cornered into cooking for lovestruck couples on the worst night of the year, I'm desperate to escape to my family's gathering. But when my GPS betrays me and I wrap my car around a tree, flooding traps me in a sleepy backwoods town with a mechanic who'd rather I disappear. Xavier isn't interested in company. He's guarded, distant, and radiates danger in ways that have nothing to do with his grease-stained hands. He's a former Green Beret with secrets buried deep. Trapped together in his isolated cabin, his wine collection becomes an excuse for conversation, his cooking skills rival mine, and his raw magnetism is impossible to ignore. What started as an inconvenient accident transforms into something neither of us saw coming. * * Perfect for readers who crave alpha male heroes, enemies-to-lovers tension, unexpected chemistry, and pulse-pounding romance with real heat. The One Wild Weekend Series delivers standalone stories packed with dangerous men, intelligent heroines, and plot twists that land like lightning. This isn't your billionaire romance. Here you'll find rugged protectors with honor codes, heroines who hold their own, and scenes that blur the line between tension and passion. Explicit content warning: Steamy language, bold situations, and intimate scenes that demand an attentive audience. Reader discretion advised—this one burns hot.