Under the Milky Way: A Bluebird Basin Novella

By: Hardy, Jess K.

They came for solitude and found each other instead.

After her son leaves for college and her empty nest feels more like an abandoned tomb, single mom Hannah James escapes to a remote cabin in Balsam Ridge, Montana, hoping solitude, stargazing, and small-town quiet will help her learn how to be alone again. What she doesn't expect? A gorgeous stranger at her cabin door wearing only a towel.

Single dad Darryn Madigan has been retreating to Balsam Ridge every Labor Day weekend for years after visiting his brother Matthew in Red Falls. He's there to unplug, reset, and enjoy the peace of an off-grid mountain town. But everything changes when Hannah shows up with heartbreak in her honey-brown eyes, claiming the cabin is supposed to be hers.

When Darryn gives Hannah a very good reason to stay, a vacation gone wrong turns into a steamy, serendipitous connection neither of them planned. But when real life comes calling, they'll discover that making one perfect weekend last forever takes more than chemistry. It takes courage, honesty, and a little long-distance help all the way from Bluebird Basin.

A steamy, later-in-life, forced proximity, double-booking romance novella perfect for readers who love small-town romance, strangers-to-lovers, cozy settings, over 40 love stories, and adorable dogs.

This novella is part of the Bluebird Basin series, but can be read as a standalone.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GSRMY6SY
• ISBN13: 9798995366300
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Pinkity Publishing
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"