Claiming the Mountain Man

Mountain Man Mail Order Bride

By: Lilah Hart

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

She ran from everything she knew—and fell for a protective mountain man who refused to let her go.

I spent twenty-three years being invisible.

My parents controlled everything—my clothes, my choices, my future. What I wanted didn’t matter. What I felt didn’t count. I learned how to be quiet. How to shrink. How to accept a life that was decided for me before I ever had the chance to dream.

Then I found Kross.

A stranger on a screen. A mountain man in a place I’d never seen. A man who offered me something no one else ever had: a choice. So I packed one bag, boarded a bus, and rode fourteen hours toward a life that finally belonged to me—even if I was terrified to claim it.

I expected awkward silences. Doubt. Regret.

I didn’t expect the way he looked at me, like I was already everything he’d been waiting for. I didn’t expect his rough hands to be so gentle, or his quiet strength to make me feel safe for the first time in my life.

Kross was nothing like the man my parents would have chosen.

He was better.

But leaving my old life behind didn’t silence the fear. The voices telling me I wasn’t enough followed me up the mountain. And letting someone truly see me—want me—meant risking everything I’d spent years protecting.

Some chances are worth taking.
Some people are worth the fall.

Tropes:
🏔️ Protective mountain man
🩷 Sheltered heroine
🚌 Runaway from control
🔥 Steamy instalove
🤍 First love / first intimacy
🛡️ Gentle but strong hero
🏡 Small town mountain romance
🌱 Emotional awakening
🧳 Fresh start romance
💫 Found family vibes

Claiming the Mountain Man is an OTT age gap romance featuring an alpha hero and V-card heroine. It’s designed to be read in only an hour. It's part of the Mountain Man Mail Order Bride series, featuring standalone books from 16 of your favorite steamy instalove romance authors!