A love match made in flannel

When Maren reluctantly attends her job's fall retreat she meets rugged Silas and, to her surprise, sparks fly.

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Maren Jennings stood at the entrance of Cedar Creek Lodge, clutching a thermos of her favorite cocoa in one hand.

Her name was stitched in looping script across a red and black flannel badge: Chestnut Ridge Marketing– Fall Retreat 2025.

She tugged her jacket higher. Team building, her boss Frank had said. Fun, he'd promised.

So far? Cold, remote and full of coworkers who shared inside jokes she wasn't part of. It wasn't their fault. She just worked better alone. That's why Frank had insisted she come.

“First-timer?” a deep male voice asked from behind her.