From bestselling author Winter Renshaw comes the journey from heartbreak to healing, as a young woman hits the road to complete her late brother’s bucket list—and his best friend comes along for the ride.

After losing her twin brother, Cate Beauclere inherits not only his old guitar and a collection of childhood memories, but also his secret bucket list packed with small-town wanderlust and things he always meant to do. Now Cate has the chance to complete it for him, and she’s not going to waste it.

Enter Avett Dean. Resident grump, fourth-generation Colton Valley farmer, her brother’s childhood best friend, and the bane of Cate’s existence since kindergarten. But the idea of her driving alone from one no-service town to the next stirs Avett’s protective instinct. She can argue with him all she wants, but he’s driving.

At first, their clashing personalities spark blowouts at every turn. But somewhere between roadside diners, drive-in movies, cheap motels, and the tension simmering in his pickup truck, something has changed between the lifelong adversaries—though neither wants to admit it.

As the trip nears its end, getting home is the easy part. Accepting that they’ve accidentally fallen for each other? Not so much.

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<p>Winter Renshaw is a <i>Wall Street Journal</i> and #1 Amazon bestselling author of contemporary romance. Her novels have sold nearly five million copies all over the world.</p><p>Winter also writes psychological suspense under her Minka Kent pseudonym. Her debut title, <i>The Memory Watcher</i>, hit #9 in the Kindle store and is currently being adapted for the screen in South Korea. Her follow-up, <i>The Thinnest Air</i>, hit #1 in the Kindle store and spent five weeks as a <i>Washington Post</i> bestseller. Over the years, Renshaw’s suspense work has been nominated for two ITW Thriller Awards and one Shirley Jackson Award. Her titles have been mentioned in the <i>New York Post</i> and <i>People</i> magazine, as well as optioned for film and television. Her novel <i>Unmissing</i> was adapted for the Lifetime network in 2024.</p><p>Born in Iowa and a graduate of Iowa State University, Winter still calls the state home, where she resides with her husband and three children. She is represented by Jill Marsal at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.</p>