The Brazen

Kerrigan Hale runs a growing business empire in Calamity, Montana, and has little time for anything else. Work fills her days, and she has no room for romance or adventure. For years her mentor backed her as an investor and helped her plans take shape.

Then he dies without warning, and control over her future passes to his grandson, Pierce Sullivan. He is a billionaire with a bold streak, and he appears set on wrecking everything she has built. He also insists on being addressed as Mr. Sullivan.

Kerrigan refuses to give up quietly. Out of options, she drives to his upscale mountain lodge to make him listen. A snowstorm closes in soon after she arrives, and the two are stuck under one roof for days.

The book is a contemporary romance with a rivals-forced-together setup, and the lodge is the main stage. Kerrigan has to decide whether the man across from her wants to take her business or something more personal.

Away from his suits and expensive cars, Pierce proves harder to dislike than she planned, which makes keeping her guard up a real effort. The stakes are her livelihood on one side and her heart on the other.