Wishing for the Mountain Man by Carly Keene

LIZA:
I long for a man to rely on.
I don’t need one–I can manage my own life, and my kids’ lives, just fine.
But it can get exhausting, being the only person in charge.
It can get lonely, too.
So when I meet this big, grumpy, black-bearded hulk of a guy, the first thing I can think is this:
I want to climb him like the tree trunk he resembles.

BURNEY:
Since I got out of the Army, I’ve been on my own.
Bought my own rustic cabin up on Halfmoon Knob, and I like it up there.
Thing is, I’m too much on my own.
And when I meet Miss Smart Mouth, all I can think of is getting that mouth of hers on me.
When she turns out to be much more than backchat and beauty, I know I have to make her mine…