Timber Ridge by Kelly Collins

From award winning author Kelly Collins comes a small town, single dad, neighbors-to-lovers romance…

When teacher Timber Moore applies for a job in tiny Port Promise, Alaska, her quest is twofold: to educate the youth and uncover the identity of the father she’s never known. Port Promise, with its whispering woods and close-knit community, holds the key to her past. But her arrival stirs up more than just a summer breeze.
Kane Hollister, a single father and seasoned fisherman, has learned the hard way that outsiders bring storms. He’s still mending nets from when a charismatic do-gooder sailed in and out of his life, leaving him with a child to raise alone. His walls are up, but Timber has a knack for finding the cracks in his defenses.
She’s a woman with a lesson plan but no map for her heart’s journey. He’s a man whose trust is as scarce as daylight in winter. Can they move beyond their pasts to chart a future together, or will history’s echoes dictate their fate?

Set against the rugged backdrop of a small Alaskan island, Timber Ridge weaves together the warmth of community, the pain of the past, and the soft whisper of love that says, “home isn’t just a place.”