Yet another awesome book by Jill Shalvis. This one is the second in the Cedar Ridge series, with Hudson Kincaid in the starring role.

Hud's a busy guy. Doesn't have time for a life. Between running the ski patrol and filling in as a part-time cop, he's lucky he gets time to sleep. But Hud is nothing if not dedicated. To his family, to those he loves. He shoulders the responsibility for his fractured family. The last thing he needs is one more person to worry about, but that's what he gets when his mother, suffering from Alzheimers, invites Bailey Moore to the mountain to paint a mural.

Bailey is three months cancer free and ready to live. Really live. After ten years fighting the disease that was meant to kill her, she is looking at a future for the first time. Her shining optimism cuts through Hud's brooding mantle of responsibility.

Ms. Shalvis nails this one, taking on a scary subject and looking into the heart of a cancer survivor. And Hud, yeah, she has a way of writing men that makes your mouth water. I wasn't so taken with Aidan in the first book in the series, but Hud... yep. This book is everything you'd expect from a Jill Shalvis novel. It tugs at your heart, it makes you laugh, with plenty of heat to keep you warm in the brittle cold of winter.