After the Storm -- Laura Pavlov

<p><strong>He's a grumpy single dad. She's the one who got away. They haven't seen one another in years, and now they're stuck in a hotel room together. And there's only one bed. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>I've loved her from the first moment I saw her.</p><p>And I've loved her every day since.</p><p>Whether we're together or we're apart-that hasn't changed.</p><p>Which is saying a lot considering I don't like most people. </em></p><p>But life has thrown us a slew of curveballs and we went our separate ways.</p><p>Life, family, jealousy-we let it all get in the way.</p><p>I'm a dad now, and my little girl is my world.</p><p>And after years apart, Presley is back in Cottonwood Cove.</p><p>I don't believe in fairytales or second chances.</p><p>My heart belongs to my daughter now, and there is no room for complications.</p><p>Presley Duncan is a giant complication. </em></p><p>A wise man would keep his distance.</p><p>But I never claimed to be a wise man.</p><p>So maybe we end up in a car together in the middle of a snowstorm.</p><p>Which leads to a hotel room with only one bed.</p><p>Maybe I should reconsider my stance on fairytales and second chances. </em></p><p>And seeing Presley with my little girl does something to me.</p><p>Stirs something inside of me that I thought was long gone.</p><p>But I know this is temporary.</p><p>She'll be leaving soon, and I'm prepared to let her go.</p><p>Until she's gone.</em></p><p>And I realize that I'm not prepared at all for life after t