Patrick heads into the wilderness for one reason—to forget. His girlfriend cheated, his heart is wrecked, and a month-long camping trip with his older brother feels like the last shot at pulling himself together. But when Jake—his brother’s best friend, five years older, steadier, quieter, and definitely not the guy Patrick remembers—joins the trip, everything shifts. What begins as awkward small talk turns into lingering touches by the fire. Confessions whispered in the dark. A kiss that hits harder than the heartbreak ever did. As the days unfold, the tension between them deepens into something neither of them expected… or knows how to navigate. Out here, the world is quiet. The nights are too intimate. And Jake keeps looking at Patrick like he’s seeing something Patrick didn’t know he had left to give. Patrick came to the woods to escape his past. He didn’t plan on finding the one person who could change his future. A tender, slow-burn MM romance filled with vulnerability, summer heat, emotional tension, and the kind of chemistry that feels impossible to ignore. Perfect for readers who love friends-to-lovers, quiet longing, and two men discovering something real where they least expected it.
