Sweet on the Grumpy Neighbor

Sweet on the Grumpy Neighbor

Author: Paige Ellison Listening Length: 8h 58m

The man next door is the same Ian I admired from a distance fifteen years ago, only the smiles and easy banter are gone. A friend's offer of cheap rent was meant to steady life for me and my five-year-old son, not leave me beside a reclusive grouch who would rather glare than take cupcakes from my bakery. After my last...

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News flash: a thick burger and salty fries don’t numb the senses nearly as well as a few shots of whiskey would.

My first impulse after running into Tess on the trail was to head to the nearest dive bar and drown myself in a bottle of bourbon. But I indulged in that too often in the first year after my accident. Drinking the day away never brought back my mountaineering career or the clients who once sought me out to guide them to new heights.