The Naked Fisherman

Some temptations are impossible to pray away — and Fisher is living proof.

At eighteen, Reese finally has what she's always wanted: her mother, a fresh start, and a summer in Colorado far from the suffocating walls of Christian Academy. What she doesn't expect is to spend that summer living in the basement of a man who walks around shirtless like it's a personal mission to destroy her composure. Fisher is older, unapologetically bold, and everything Reese has been warned against her entire life — which makes it spectacularly inconvenient when her mother skips town for job training, leaving Reese alone with the one person she desperately needs to avoid.

Making matters worse, Fisher owns the local construction company where Reese now works, meaning there's no escape from his infuriating presence, his knowing smirks, or the way he seems to see straight through every carefully constructed wall she's built. The tension between them is electric and constant — a battle of wills between a girl raised on scripture and a man who operates entirely outside its rules.

This scorching age-gap romance set against the rugged beauty of Colorado doesn't flinch from exploring what happens when repression meets raw desire. Jewel E. Ann delivers her signature blend of wit, heat, and emotional depth in a story about forbidden attraction, self-discovery, and the complicated freedom of choosing who you want to become.

Fair warning: Fisher will ruin you for ordinary men.