Joel Miller doesn’t do attachments. He doesn’t do trust. And he certainly doesn’t do people like you. But Jackson has a way of forcing paths to cross. You’ve been Tommy’s friend for years, part of the heartbeat of the settlement, keeping life running while Joel was out surviving the world. When he finally returns—gruff, dangerous, and colder than the snow—everything you thought you knew about quiet, steady life is upended. He’s harsh, blunt, and infuriatingly impossible to read. You hate how h