Pepper Montrose's world is irrevocably changed by an incredible stroke of luck–and an unexpected encounter with Jon Buckler, her lifelong best friend. But when Jon breaks Pepper's trust, she turns away from him and concentrates on her new project: a retirement home for thoroughbred horses.

Yet Jon isn't about to give up on a future with Pepper, especially with the unwelcome return of a familiar face to Bourbon Springs. His every instinct is to protect the woman he loves—even though he knows that same instinct could tear them apart.

Distilled Heat is the sixth book in the Bourbon Springs Series of contemporary romances.