[Thickwood, CO 02] • Branded by the Mountain Man (Thickwood, CO, 2)

Scars run deep.

There are some you can see and some you can’t.

Braden Carter has both.

His physical ones are easier to deal with than the ones that torture his mind.

He moved to Thickwood, Colorado, for one reason and one reason only.

To be alone.

Ophelia Jessup is a free spirit.

Her road to Thickwood has been a series of chances.

In her mind, life is hard. The only way to survive is to laugh and love.

Some people call her stupid—a silly modern-day hippie.

Ophelia doesn’t mind. In fact, she embraces the nickname.

She’s never met anyone more in need of love than Braden Carter.

He warned her away. She ignored him.

He told her he couldn’t be fixed.

But Ophelia is determined. She’s going to heal Braden’s scars.

One kiss at a time.