Alex MacDonell had been living his life, a successful behind the scenes studio mogul whose anonymity and secrets were protected by laying tracks staying out of the public eye.  Until one night, a chance encounter with the beautiful Shania, had him yearning but knowing she was off limits. When Eve asked him to bring Shania with him to Colorado, Alex finds himself claiming her.
 
Shania MacDougall had lived in Boston for years. Running the family bar left her an independent woman, while her sexy bigger than life neighbor may have seeped into her dreams, she wasn't about to let herself love again. A dark secret from the past kept her heart safe, until Eve had run. Suddenly her future was on the line, with a man that made both her temper and her long buried passions rage to life.
 
The two embark on a wild route sixty-six style road trip, danger following at every turn as they attempt to outrun the past to the haven of Colorado. Hearts and forever are threatened as a loss so profound shatters the present.
 
It Had To Be You an Ember Notes love story.