All I wanted was one little vacation in an adorable small town…I didn’t expect to fall into his arms! Stressed and exhausted from my tour, I book myself a stay on secluded Eastshore Isle, looking forward to hiding from public eyes, reading smut, and eating junk food for a week. But that plan goes right out the window when I—a major klutz—sprain my ankle and fall off the ferry, right smack into the arms of my first love. He’s just as gorgeous and sweet as I remember, but sometime in the last ten years, Tanis has become super protective. He insists on settling me into his bed and tenderly caring for me, which—honestly?—is just about heaven for someone like me who is tired of having to be strong all the time. But I still have to finish my tour, and Tanis has a life here in this charming small town. I’m busy worrying myself sick, but it turns out when he says we’re Mated, he means…he’ll be protecting me forever. Tropes: fated mates, second chance, hurt/comfort, size difference, only one bed, he falls first, and a smidge of father’s best friend.