Canyons & Cabernet

“She’s refined wine, he’s raging wildfire—and this summer road trip is about to set them both ablaze.”

Lila:

I never planned on road-tripping with a man I found infuriating one moment and irresistible the next, but there I was, sharing a cramped car with Griffin Rhodes. My focus was supposed to be on leaving my past behind and starting fresh at Sparking Oak Winery, not swapping sarcastic barbs with a rugged firefighter who seemed to enjoy getting under my skin. Yet each mile we traveled—from the sun-scorched roads of Southern California to the winding cliffs near Oakcrest Bay—made it harder to pretend I didn’t notice how my heartbeat kicked up whenever he flashed that confident grin. I just wanted a new beginning, but I might have found something far more intoxicating.

Griffin:

I never expected that a simple favor—giving a ride to a stubborn wine sales rep—would turn my life upside down. But from the moment Lila King barreled into my path, my routine summer trip back home to Foxfire Valley took a sharp turn. She challenged me like no one else ever had, fanning the embers of my restless heart with every heated debate and unspoken glance. Her passion for success matched my drive to protect what mattered most. And when her dreams and my reality converged beneath starlit skies and vineyard rows, I realized our journey wasn’t about outrunning the past—it was about discovering that sometimes, the hottest flames spark in the places you least expect.