Mountain Man Bodyguard: a Western Small Town Romance

By: Eden Sinclair

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Hollywood starlet Riley James never expected to need protection, especially not from a brooding mountain man with walls higher than the Rockies. But when death threats turn dangerously real during her film shoot in Pine Vale, she's assigned a bodyguard who's as infuriating as he is irresistible. Declan Reed wants nothing more than to be left alone with his demons on his remote mountain property—until his new assignment puts him on 24/7 duty with a woman who sets his blood on fire and threatens the isolation he's built his life around.

DECLAN

I'm an ex-military security specialist who prefers the solitude of my mountain cabin to people any day of the week. After what happened, I swore I'd never let my guard down again—especially not for some entitled celebrity who thinks she's too important for safety protocols. But there's something about Riley that gets under my skin. Something real beneath all that Hollywood polish. Something worth protecting.

Now she's living in my cabin, sleeping down the hall, and testing every professional boundary I've set. The way she looks at me with those eyes... I'm supposed to keep her safe, not fantasize about pushing her against the wall and claiming that smart mouth. If I cross that line, I risk everything—my focus, my job, and possibly both our lives.

RILEY

I've spent my entire career carefully crafting an image that sells, hiding the real me behind designer clothes and practiced smiles. Now I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere with a grumpy mountain man who sees right through me, and it's terrifying. All I want is to finish this film without falling apart—or falling for the brooding bodyguard who's suddenly my shadow.

Declan's rough hands and intense eyes follow my every move, and for the first time in years, I feel truly seen. But the closer we get, the more dangerous everything becomes—not just from whoever's sending those threats, but from the way he makes me want to tear down every wall I've built around my heart.