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Marianna Berksen's Cape Breton campground is struggling to survive, and the end-of-season arrival of any customer is welcome. When an attractive businessman shows up for a few days of rest and relaxation, Marianna appreciates the distraction. A few days-and nights-with Dylan Felder could be a pleasant vacation. Dylan is ready to leave a shady loan company and start his own business-legitimately. He just needs to finish one last crooked deal and he'll be set. How difficult can a few days of camping be? Especially as the scenery is so beautiful-and he's not just admiring the rugged Cape Breton shore.
When a washed-out road strands Marianna and Dylan together without phones or electricity, secrets old and new have them fighting their growing attraction. But Dylan's plans mean Marianna risks losing her land - and her heart.
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Fall 2015
“It’s going to be that kind of day, isn’t it?” Marianna turned the kitchen faucet off, then on again. No water flowed. She tried twisting it from hot to cold and back, not expecting that to help. It didn’t.
“Great, no water,” she said to herself. “Lunch will have to wait.”
The day had started with an email from the Wilsons, cancelling their reservation. A week’s stay would have been a good boost to her campground’s October income. Then she’d received a loan payment overdue notice in the mail. When she phoned the finance company, they had assured her the notice was a mistake, and they had received all the payments since June on time, but they couldn’t explain why they had sent the notice. And now the water was out.
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