ELLIA BRYN
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Isla Takes the Scenic Route
Isla Myers is fleeing an uninspired job, a trauma she can’t forget, and a life that no longer fits. Her escape vehicle of choice: a decommissioned ambulance converted into a camper that she drives cross-country, photographing the journey as proof she’s moving forward. When she arrives in a quiet Colorado mountain town for the summer, Isla finds what she needs—space to finally write herself a letter about her past to regain her peace, and her first photography exhibition, thanks to her longtime crush who owns the town’s only art gallery.Before Isla can unpack, she meets Matteo Moretti, her annoyingly attractive, far-too-friendly neighbor. An ER travel nurse with a compulsive gym habit that feels less like discipline and more like distraction, and an irritating tendency to ask questions like he actually cares about the answers, Matteo doesn’t fit into Isla’s carefully guarded life. He’s clearly a nomad, and Isla knows better than to bare her soul to a man who doesn’t stick around. Guys like Matteo need something uncomplicated, no strings, and easy. Definitely not the fiery girl with the messy past next door.When Isla’s hoped-for spark with her crush fizzles in betrayal, her neighbor becomes the one person she didn’t plan on needing. With Matteo, honesty doesn’t feel like risk. As summer unfolds, friendship with her neighbor blurs into something far more dangerous—an undeniable attraction neither of them can ignore. But when a wildfire threatens the town and forces impossible choices, Isla and Matteo must decide whether to keep running from their pasts or finally speak the truth before everything they’ve built goes up in flames.
Author Bio
Ellia Bryn has a wonderfully practical Bachelor’s degree in Art History, which means every museum visit comes with unsolicited commentary, and she channels that passion into painting with words. By day, she works in healthcare recruiting. By night, she battles insomnia and reads until her eyes blur beside a towering bedside book stack of questionable structural integrity.
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