I came to Timber Run to build my brand, not fall for a grumpy lumberjack as chiseled as a Ponderosa pine.

I've visited sustainability projects all over the country as a social media influencer specializing in eco-tourism. But the newly opened Timber Run Eco-Historical Lumberjack Camp is my chance to really put my channel on the map.

I mean, lumbersnacks are mega hot right now!

A prime example: Graham D'Amico.

The camp's masterful wood cutting and axe-throwing instructor is older, rugged, and completely unimpressed with my thousands of followers. He thinks I'm just here to turn his life's passion into a trending hashtag.

Okay, so he's not entirely wrong.

There's just something about the way he handles an axe—powerful, precise, and a little bit dangerous—that has me completely obsessed, imagining those strong hands all over me.

When he reluctantly agrees to teach me on camera, I'm thrilled; and slightly terrified. Yet, each lesson brings us closer, his gruff instructions leaving me breathless, his touch setting my skin on fire.

And the videos go viral.

I didn't expect the scowling man who can split a log in one strike to be the same one slowly, deliberately chopping down the walls around my heart.

But when my sudden fame threatens the camp's careful balance, I'll have to prove to Graham that I'm the real deal, and in this for him—not the views, likes, and follows.

Axe Me Baby One More Time is a short, steamy, instalove romance featuring a growly lumberjack, an ambitious influencer, and enough sizzling heat to rival a forest fire.