You Can’t Run From Love by Kate Snowdon

Author Kate Snowden sets her romance at Woodlands Lodge in the Scottish countryside, where co-owner Jess Brewster has stayed home for the season due to concern for her uncle rather than taking her usual summer travels. When the sophisticated illustrator Rachel Cummings arrives for a remote retreat, seeking peace and recovery from a difficult breakup with a professional collaborator, Jess recognizes immediately that Rachel isn't like her typical casual conquests. The novel hinges on the tension between Jess's usual approach to relationships—fleeting connections with tourists passing through—and her unexpected deeper response to Rachel. Meanwhile, Rachel, still wounded and wary, tries to maintain her boundaries against the charming Jess, whose presence keeps intruding on the solitude she came seeking. The story explores the conflict between transient tourism romance and the possibility of something more lasting, set against the backdrop of rural Scottish hospitality and the practical realities of running a lodge.