The Glass Mesa
In the high desert light of northern New Mexico, landscape architect Liora Vance is rebuilding more than an abandoned lodge, she's rebuilding her name after a failure she never got to explain. Geologist Cal Mercer is only supposed to prove the site is unsafe and leave before anyone can rely on him again. But a buried aquifer report, a mesa sunset, and one storm-locked night in an old ranger cabin turn rivals into reluctant allies, and reluctant allies into something neither of them planned to want.\n\nWhen a developer's shortcut threatens to poison the truth along with the water table, Liora must choose between the contract that could save her career and the honesty that could finally redeem it, and Cal must decide whether staying is worth the risk of being trusted again.\n\nThe Glass Mesa is a warm, slow-burn, low-heat contemporary romance about rivals, restraint, and the quiet courage of choosing partnership over safety. Book one in a standalone series set among the desert landscapes and closed-door second chances of the American Southwest. Free sample available.
About the story
In the high desert light of northern New Mexico, landscape architect Liora Vance is rebuilding more than an abandoned lodge, she's rebuilding her name after a failure she never got to explain. Geologist Cal Mercer is only supposed to prove the site is unsafe and leave before anyone can rely on him again. But a buried aquifer report, a mesa sunset, and one storm-locked night in an old ranger cabin turn rivals into reluctant allies, and reluctant allies into something neither of them planned to want.\n\nWhen a developer's shortcut threatens to poison the truth along with the water table, Liora must choose between the contract that could save her career and the honesty that could finally redeem it, and Cal must decide whether staying is worth the risk of being trusted again.\n\nThe Glass Mesa is a warm, slow-burn, low-heat contemporary romance about rivals, restraint, and the quiet courage of choosing partnership over safety. Book one in a standalone series set among the desert landscapes and closed-door second chances of the American Southwest.
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By Maren Ellery. Listed listening length: 23 minutes. Category: Contemporary Romance. Story dynamics: Rivals to Lovers, Slow Burn, Forced Proximity.
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