Tents, Tension & Tactical Errors

Thaddeus Price came to Dalton Survival Weekend prepared for discomfort.

Unfortunately, he prepared like discomfort had a dress code.

Sharp, polished, and painfully out of his element, Thaddeus expects a rustic leadership retreat with better branding. Instead, he gets tents that refuse to cooperate, boots that punish confidence, rain that ignores strategy, and Rhett Calder-a no-nonsense survival instructor with dry humor, steady hands, and absolutely no patience for tactical nonsense.

Rhett knows exactly what kind of trouble Thaddeus is the moment he arrives: expensive gear, city polish, and a deep reluctance to admit he does not know what he is doing. But beneath the consultant armor is a funny, frightened, fiercely intelligent man who has spent years believing competence is the only safe way to be seen.

As the weekend unfolds, irritation turns into reluctant respect, respect turns into attraction, and Thaddeus begins to learn that being new at something is not the same as failing.

If he can stop trying to impress the wilderness long enough to listen, he might discover that the person correcting his tent setup is also the one person who sees him clearly.

Tents, Tension & Tactical Errors is a warm, witty MM romantic comedy featuring a polished city consultant, a practical survival instructor, forced proximity, competence clashes, outdoor mishaps, emotional vulnerability, and a happily ever after.