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A matchmaker heroine. A protective mountain man. A rescue-dog meet-cute that changes everything. I was always the matchmaker heroine— the supportive friend, the emotional observer, the woman cheering from the sidelines while everyone else risked their heart. It was safer to believe in secondhand romance. I’d seen what real love could do. I’d watched vulnerability get punished. I’d learned early that emotional self-protection mattered more than happily ever after. So I stayed guarded. Careful. Alone. Until a seven-pound rescue dog charged toward traffic… and a protective mountain ...

A reclusive mountain man. A woman who believes in fate. One life-changing night. I didn’t believe in luck. Life in the foster system teaches you self-reliance, not miracles. I built everything I have with my own hands— a remote mountain cabin, a solitary woodworking business, a quiet life in the mountains that didn’t need anyone else. For twelve years, that was enough. Then a woman blocked my driveway. Josie Brennan was pure sunshine— a bright, talkative heroine with a hopeful heart, a woman who believed in fate, signs, and second chances, and the most beautiful distraction I’d ...

A mountain rescue. A proving ground. A one-day love that changes everything. I came to Wildwood Valley for one reason: professional credibility. As the youngest veterinary technician at my clinic, I was tired of being underestimated, overlooked, and assigned the cases no one else wanted. The “hopeless” animals. The long shots. The emotional burnout. So when a large-scale mountain rescue operation needed volunteers, I raised my hand first—ready to prove my skill, my grit, and my worth. I didn’t come looking for romance. Especially not with a brooding mountain man who worked ...

A reluctant hero broke his own rules for the woman who changed everything. I wasn’t looking for love. I was looking for answers. Someone had turned my property into a three-ring circus without authorization—and I intended to shut it down. Then I saw her. Peyton was covered in dog hair, dirt smudged on her cheek, fire in her eyes. She was running a full-scale rescue operation on my land, breaking half the terms of my lease agreement—and when I confronted her, she didn’t flinch. Didn’t apologize. Didn’t back down. She told me to help. I’d spent nineteen years building my wealth....

Trapped by winter. Claimed by a mountain firefighter. I noticed Mason the moment he walked into the roadhouse. Hard not to. He was built like the mountains surrounding Wildwood Valley—broad shoulders, powerful arms, hands that looked like they could either break you in half or hold you like you mattered. One of the new firefighters in town. The kind of man every woman noticed. Except he didn’t notice me. Or so I thought. For weeks, Mason came in with his crew. He talked to everyone—the bartender, the cook, the manager. Everyone except me. When I refilled his sweet tea, he couldn’t ...

Snowed in. Guarded heart. One firefighter who stays. I’d spent years building walls. As the manager of Wildwood Ridge Roadhouse, I was the woman with the clipboard and the answers—the one who handled every crisis, solved every problem, and never let anyone see me crack. I’d watched charming men try to get past my defenses before, and I’d shut every single one of them down. Then the blizzard hit. Conner was everything I’d trained myself to avoid—a firefighter with a sharp tongue, an easy smile, and a reputation for never taking anything seriously. The jokester. The flirt. The ...

Snowed in with a rugged firefighter. Falling wasn’t optional. I don’t do distractions. I have a plan. A timeline. A future that doesn’t include this tiny mountain town—or the firefighters who pack into the roadhouse every night, loud and charming and impossible to ignore. Especially him. Hux is six-foot-three of trouble wrapped in flannel. A smile built to break hearts. A laugh that fills the room. I’ve watched him flirt his way through every shift, and I’ve kept my distance for a reason. Then the snowstorm hits. He stumbles through the door half-frozen, collapses on my counter,...

A grumpy mountain man romance where silence shatters, walls crumble, and love refuses to be ignored. I came to Iron Peak for one thing: silence. Three roommates. Paper-thin walls. Constant noise. Between law school pressure and a life that never slowed down, I was unraveling—and I needed a place where the world would finally leave me alone. House-sitting in a remote mountain town felt like the answer. No distractions. No interruptions. Just textbooks, solitude, and miles of untamed wilderness. I didn’t count on him. Kai Slater was everything I wasn’t looking for. Grumpy. Reclusive. ...

She came to clear the record. He gave her a reason to stay. I don't do nerves. But standing outside Kyle Ashbrook's office, about to defend my company against his accusations of patent theft, my hands won't stop shaking. My boss sent me—the youngest person on the team, fresh out of college—to face down a billionaire tech genius. The message is clear. Reed doesn't think this meeting is worth his time. Kyle Ashbrook is brilliant, ruthless, and convinced we stole from him. He's also the most devastatingly attractive man I've ever seen. I walk into his office expecting a fight. What I get ...

She opened the wrong billionaire's package. He opened his frozen heart for her. I accidentally opened a billionaire's mail. In my defense, the package was supposed to be my rose gold pine cones—the ones that would finally make our Christmas tree Instagram-worthy instead of sad-Charlie-Brown-special. But no. I tore into Noel Frost's custom smartwatch like a kid on Christmas morning, and now I'm standing at his penthouse door, trying to explain to the hottest—and coldest—man I've ever met why I committed a federal offense. He should be furious. Instead, he's smirking at me like I'm the ...

A grumpy firefighter. A fake romance that burns real. I came to Wildwood Valley to disappear. To escape a controlling mother, an ex who wouldn’t take no for an answer, and a life that felt suffocating before I was even living it. Slipping behind the bar at a mountain town roadhouse was supposed to be temporary—just long enough to breathe again. Then he walked through the door. Not the man I was running from. The one who watched me from the corner booth every night. Silent. Intense. A grumpy firefighter with dark eyes and a permanent scowl that made my pulse trip every time they lingered...

In Blackbear Bluff, North Carolina, a logging crew faces temptation from a new local bakery. The sweets aren't the only thing tempting them, though. Young, beautiful women come to town to work...and end up finding love along the way. It includes the books: Battling the Mountain Man Tempting the Mountain Man Soothing the Mountain Man Satisfying the Mountain Man Thrilling the Mountain Man Pleasing the Mountain Man Catching the Mountain Man The Lumberjacks of Blackbear Bluff Complete Collection features seven age gap romances featuring mountain men. Each book is designed to be read in only one...

A grumpy mountain man romance sparked by a Valentine’s Day meet-cute he never saw coming. I wasn’t looking for love. I’d watched it destroy my parents—two people who started out crazy about each other and ended up tearing each other apart piece by piece. By the time they were done, there was nothing left but wreckage and regret. I wasn’t making the same mistake. I moved to Wildwood Valley for the solitude. The silence. A life where no one got close enough to hurt me. I had my work, my cabin, my peace. That was enough. Then she walked into my construction trailer on Valentine’s ...

Grumpy mountain man. Small-town Christmas romance. A sheltered virgin heroine discovering love for the first time. When I moved to Rosewood Ridge, I was chasing freedom—escape from overprotective parents, strict rules, and a life that never quite fit. I didn’t expect to find him on my very first day. Roman is the definition of a brooding mountain man hero—silent, guarded, and devastatingly handsome. The kind of man who lifts a Christmas tree like it weighs nothing… then quietly steals your heart while you’re still catching your breath. He helps me settle into my inherited cabin. ...

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 ...

He watched her for weeks in silence. Now they're snowed in together. I was freezing to death in someone else's house when he showed up. The power was out. The snow had buried the doors. I'd already accepted that this house sitting gig might be the last decision I ever made. Then headlights cut through the storm, and a man climbed out of a truck like he'd driven straight out of my darkest, most desperate fantasy. Broad shoulders. Dark beard. Eyes that looked right through me. He didn't say much. He got the fire going, checked the pipes, made terrible instant coffee. And when I asked his name...

He's a gruff lumberjack dead set on his goal. When his hard work threatens a baker's dreams, he's forced to examine what really matters in life. My cake has fallen. I don't want to say the dude with the chainsaw outside the baking tent is to blame, but he did knock down a giant tree right before the disaster happened. When I confront him, though, I'm surprised to find I'm drawn to him. He's grumpy and tough, but I see something in him. And it's something that has me wanting to get to know him better. Grumpy Mountain Man is an OTT age-gap romance featuring an alpha hero and V-card heroine. ...

The Rosewood Ridge Retreat Center welcomes visitors from all over. This week, a cosmetics conference has brought dozens of women to the small town of Rosewood Ridge, Tennessee. For the mountain men living in the area, a few of those women are impossible to resist. It includes the books: Attached to the Mountain Man Drawn to the Mountain Man Committed to the Mountain Man Loyal to the Mountain Man Bound to the Mountain Man Fated to the Mountain Man Surrendered to the Mountain Man The Rosewood Ridge Rescue Complete Collection features seven age gap romances with mountain man heroes. Each book ...

Seduction Summit is on the brink of growth. Four months out of the year, it’s a thriving ski town, attracting tourists from across the region. When a potential buyout pushes the lodge owner to step up his game, military vets flock to the town to help with construction. For these six mountain men, Seduction Summit quickly becomes home…especially when they meet the female shop owners residing there. It includes the books: Hostile Mountain Man Savage Mountain Man Brooding Mountain Man Reckless Mountain Man Forbidden Mountain Man Protective Mountain Man Daring Mountain Man The Seduction ...

She's in town for a girls' weekend. But when her friends desert her, a hunky lumberjack is all too willing to show her around. It was supposed to be an adventurous vacation with my friends. But while I want to enjoy the great outdoors, everyone else just wants to get drunk and dance on bars. Even our rappelling adventure, which wasn't even my idea, ends up being a bust. But when my friends back out, I go for it anyway...and that means rappelling down a mountain with a super-hot mountain man. When he shows up at the bar, I can't resist getting to know him a little better. And then he offers ...