Running On Empty

#4 Passing Through

Ten little fingers and ten perfect toes mean Luke Crowe’s in trouble.

Luke Crowe has everything a man could want—looks, a great job, a healthy bank account, and near-legendary luck with women—until an ex-girlfriend drops a surprise package on his door in the form of his six-week-old daughter, Daisy.

Always a man with a plan, Luke goes home to sleepy Twin Elks, Colorado, and his mother. However, his mother, Dot, is not that eager to put her life on hold and raise Luke’s daughter so he can keep his life on its current course. Suddenly, Luke must devise a new plan and one that shouldn’t involve the town veterinarian and pin-up gorgeous Cara Addison.

Cara is a Twin Elks enigma. Any attempt to date Cara lands the male residents of Twin Elks in the friend zone. Until smooth-talking, smoking-hot Luke Crowe comes to town and challenges her man moratorium. But Cara has a good reason for swearing off men—her controlling and abusive ex-husband.

Reeling from her previous marriage, Cara is unable to trust her judgment when it comes to men. With a new daughter and his life spinning out of control, Luke has no room for once-bitten-twice-shy Cara. As their attraction tugs the couple closer together, both of their pasts keep pulling them apart.

It’s that time again—when the charming residents of Twin Elks must prod, pester, and persuade these two strangers to give up their ideas of passing through and take a chance on love.