Vacationland — Susan X. Meagher

Imagine five days in early March vacationing in Maine's pristine wilderness. Snow-shoeing, cross-country skiing, even some ice-fishing, all spent in surprisingly pleasant temperate conditions.

Now re-imagine that scene, but make it a team-building exercise with co-workers you're not overly fond of. The bloom falls off that chilly rose pretty quickly, at least from Sunny Thompson's perspective.

But when they meet their guide, the remarkably pretty, stunningly fit Devin Savary, Sunny's opinion starts to change. Devin's fun, playful, and patient, something the little group of Dallas natives desperately needs. Now all they have to do is bond, a silly waste of time in Sunny's view. You can't force people to rely on each other by fiat. That only comes from being tested, a situation unlikely to happen when you're traveling with a woman everyone seems to agree is one of Maine's best guides. What could possibly go wrong?