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Up and coming actress Erica Reyes needs help, and fast. Her next movie role requires her to be able to scale the vertical face of a mountain, and even though her stunt double will do most of the work, they’ll need shots of her up the wall, and whenever she goes higher than five feet, she freezes and panics.
Desperate to conquer her fear, Erica enlists the help of her friend, Stiles, and goes to a local climbing gym. Except it turns out that Stiles is basically useless at helping her get out of a panic attack, and suddenly she’s halfway up the wall sobbing while everyone looks on.
Braeden Tandy is an avid climber who has seen plenty of people freeze midway up the wall. Normally she would let them sort out their own struggle and keep going, but the blonde girl had caught her expression and sent her the most intense pleading look she’s ever seen.
Little did she know that stopping would land her a job as the personal trainer of a Hollywood celebrity who never seems to know when to quit. But she’d be lying if she said she wasn’t enjoying herself, especially since Erica seems to be in the market for something more than a trainer. And Braeden is more than happy to step up to the plate.
