Legacy rules the glittering towers of Ellington Holdings-until a winter storm forces its heir far from the world he commands. Chase Ellington lives by power, precision, and the skyline that shaped him. But when a high-stakes trip to the Rockies goes wrong, he ends up stranded in a secluded mountain lodge, miles from the city lights and trapped with Juliette Hartley-his brilliant, composed assistant and the one woman he's never allowed himself to want.

As snow swallows the forest and the outside world disappears, the lodge becomes its own universe-quiet, intimate, and impossible to escape. In the glow of a single fire, ambition softens, boundaries blur, and the tension they've buried for years begins to thaw. For the first time, Chase glimpses a life beyond the dynasty waiting back in the city... and a woman who makes the cold feel like refuge instead of isolation.

When the storm finally breaks, they'll face the truth waiting on the other side: some sparks only grow stronger in the light, and some risks are worth taking-even if they change everything.

A slow-burn romance where power meets desire, and the coldest night sparks the fiercest fire.