The Collinsville Collection: Every Summit but One: 4

Book four of the book series, "The Collinsville Collection." Darrell Whitfield has conquered every summit but one.A retired nurse, a published author, and a single father who raised two children alone after loss and betrayal nearly broke him, Darrell has spent thirteen years proving he doesn't need anyone. He's climbed the mountain behind Collinsville more times than he can count, stopwatch in hand, always alone, always in control.Then Olivia "Livy" Bennett starts passing him on the switchbacks.Livy isn't looking to be rescued, and she isn't looking to rescue anyone either - she's building a life and a business entirely her own. But something about the quiet, guarded man on the trail draws her back, again and again, past his careful distance and into the family he's spent over a decade protecting a little too fiercely.As Darrell and Livy grow closer, old wounds surface - his fear that love always leaves, her own history of loss and longing for a family she thought she'd never have. Every step toward each other costs Darrell something he's not sure he can afford to lose again. Every wall Livy pulls down, he quietly builds back up.Some summits can't be climbed alone. The only question is whether Darrell will let himself be carried the rest of the way.The fourth novel in The Collinsville Collection, Every Summit But One is a tender, clean, small-town romance about the courage it takes to be loved - and the harder courage it takes to let yourself receive it.