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June Maddox has dreamed of Caleb Price since she was old enough to notice men. He’s older, gruffer, and completely off-limits. But when she comes to his farm to help with the harvest, Caleb notices her in a way he never has before. One look turns into one touch. One touch turns into one filthy night that ruins her innocence. June swore she was just helping with the crops. But Caleb’s not letting her walk away untouched—or unmarried.

When the town’s fire chief shows up for an inspection, she doesn’t expect him to reignite an old flame… After a messy divorce, Lila Morgan is back in Cedar Falls, knee-deep in corn silk and tangled extension cords as she helps her brother prepare the family’s haunted maze. The last thing she needs is Sawyer Grant—her brother’s best friend, first crush, and the man she’s spent a decade trying to forget—walking back into her life in full fire chief uniform. Sawyer has three priorities: protect his town, protect his crew, and never touch the one woman he’s wanted for ten ...

When Freya's car breaks down at 2 AM in the middle of nowhere, she doesn't expect to be rescued by six feet of protective mountain muscle. Ryan Hawthorne is everything she's running from—stable, commanding, and dangerously capable of seeing through her carefully built walls. He's also 38 to her 23, with calloused hands and a voice that makes her shiver every time he calls her sweetheart. "You're safe with me now," he promises when her past threatens to drag her back into darkness. "I protect what's mine." Freya came to Thunder Creek to disappear. She never expected to find sanctuary in ...

When a reclusive woodcarver agrees to make her a pumpkin, she doesn’t expect him to carve his way into her life… Kindergarten teacher Ivy Dawson just wants something special for her classroom—one perfect jack-o’-lantern to make her kids believe in magic. But the only man who can create it is the town’s most antisocial recluse: Eli Granger, a gruff, broad-shouldered woodworker who lives deep in the mountains and doesn’t take visitors. Eli has spent years avoiding people—and years secretly carving Ivy’s face into wood. When she shows up at his door, sunshine-bright and full of...

When city girl, Brielle’s, car crashes during a Montana blizzard, she doesn't expect to be rescued by six feet of pure masculine mountain man. Dr. Declan Morrison is everything she's not—rugged, confident, and completely at home in the wilderness. He's also 38 to her 26, with gentle hands and an intensity that makes her heart race every time he calls her sweetheart. "You're mine now," he growls against her ear when the storm traps them together in his cozy cabin. "I'm not letting anything happen to you." Brielle came to Montana to scout corporate retreat locations. She never expected to...

Ruby Lane came to Wild River to sign a few papers and get back to her city life. But her inheritance comes with one condition—she has to spend a week on Hollander Ranch. That means dealing with Jace Hollander: a cowboy with a glare sharp enough to cut barbed wire and a chip on his shoulder the size of Texas. When a storm leaves Ruby stranded overnight, Jace takes her in. One cabin. One bed. And a cowboy who doesn’t play games. Ruby wants her city escape. Jace wants her tied to his land—and to his bed. She thinks she’s leaving. He’s already stolen her heart.

Quand Autumn Bailey revient à Pine Ridge, elle n'a rien de la reine de beauté polie dont le shérif Wade Murphy se souvient au lycée. Elle est en larmes, habillée de vêtements froissés et descend la montagne à toute allure, comme si elle fuyait plus qu'une contravention. Wade a passé des années à faire régner l'ordre dans leur petite ville du Colorado, mais voir son premier amour brisé et perdu réveille tous ses instincts protecteurs. Lui offrir une chambre d'amis dans sa cabane devrait être temporaire - un endroit sûr pour reprendre son souffle pendant qu'elle répare la ...

Evie Porter didn’t mean to trespass on Silas Reed’s land—she was just trying to find a missing teen. But when she stumbles into his cabin at dusk, she finds more than a recluse woodsman. She finds a man who looks at her like prey. Silas doesn’t like people in his forest. But Evie is different—she’s soft, stubborn, and sunshine in human form. And when danger follows her into the woods, Silas has no choice but to take her into his protection. She thinks he’s a wild man. But by morning, she’ll realize he’s her man.

When a haunted hayride introduces her to the wrong kind of danger, she doesn’t expect it to feel exactly right… Romance author Maren Cole came to Cedar Falls, Montana for research—not romance. One hayride with the town’s notorious Headless Horseman is supposed to give her the “authentic mountain man” material her editor demands. Instead, it gives her Hank: a broad-shouldered mechanic with a voice made for sin, a stare that pins her in place, and a possessive streak that makes her question everything she thought she wanted. Hank never chases women. Until Maren. From the second ...

When Autumn Bailey blows back into Pine Ridge, she’s nothing like the polished beauty queen Sheriff Wade Murphy remembers from high school. She’s tear-streaked, wrinkled-dressed, and speeding down the mountain like she’s running from more than a traffic ticket. Wade’s spent years keeping order in their small Colorado town, but seeing his first love broken and lost lights up every protective instinct he has. Offering her a spare room at his cabin should be temporary—a safe place to catch her breath while she fixes up her late grandmother’s crumbling Victorian. But the more ...

Four protective mountain men. Four heroines on the run, rebuilding, or rediscovering themselves. One small town where love is as fierce as the Colorado wilderness. In Pine Ridge, danger and desire collide in unexpected ways. From a midnight collapse outside a hospital, to a storm-stranded night in an unfinished cabin, to a sheriff’s second chance with the girl who got away, to a wilderness guide’s rescue in the backcountry, these rugged men will stop at nothing to protect the women who steal their hearts. Each standalone romance delivers instalove intensity, age gap sparks, second ...

When my van goes up in flames, I don't expect to be rescued by six feet of protective mountain man perfection. Knox Rivera is everything I'm not - rooted, stable, completely comfortable in his small-town world. He's also fifteen years older than me, with broad shoulders that fill doorways and hazel eyes that see straight through my carefully constructed walls. "You're staying with me," he growls when I have nowhere else to go. "I'm not letting anything happen to you." He should intimidate me. Instead, he makes me feel safer than I ever have in my life. I came to Pine Ridge to rebuild my ...

When my BMW skids up a gravel mountain road, I don’t expect to end the day stranded in a storm and falling hard for the man I came to destroy. As a high-powered environmental lawyer, I’m used to wielding cease-and-desist orders like weapons. This trip to Colorado was supposed to be quick and bloodless: serve papers to Cruz Construction, shut them down, and catch my flight back to the city. Then I meet Dane Cruz. Six-foot-four of raw muscle, golden skin, and work-roughened hands that know how to build more than just homes. He’s supposed to be the villain in my legal brief, but he sees ...

Four rugged mountain men. Four curvy heroines who steal their hearts. One small town where love is as wild and untamed as the land itself. In Thunder Creek, danger and desire walk hand in hand. Whether it’s a midnight rescue on a deserted road, a tense standoff in the backcountry, a run-in with the local sheriff, or an unexpected night in a fire lookout tower, these protective alpha men will risk everything to keep their women safe. Each standalone romance is packed with instalove heat, age gap allure, and heroes who know exactly what they want—and won’t rest until they make it theirs...

When Harper Bolton sets out on her first solo vacation in the Colorado wilderness, she expects easy trails and quiet sunsets—not getting lost on an abandoned mining track with a storm rolling in. By the time she realizes she’s in over her head, she’s one misstep away from disaster. Enter Jaxon Vale, a rugged wilderness guide who’s spent years keeping strangers alive in these mountains while quietly wrestling with ghosts of his own. Saving Harper from the cliff edge should have been routine. Offering her shelter in his emergency cabin for the night should have been temporary. But one...

When I collapse in a hospital parking lot at 2AM with nothing but $347 and a prepaid phone, I don’t expect to be carried inside by six feet of broad-shouldered, warm-eyed medical authority. Dr. Garrett Porter is everything I’ve learned not to trust—strong, steady, and insistent that I stay under his care. He’s also a grieving widower with hands that heal and eyes that see too much. I should be terrified. Instead, I find myself wanting to believe him when he says, “You’re safe now.” I came to Pine Ridge running from the man who stole three years of my life. I didn’t plan to ...

When successful marketing executive Hannah returns to Thunder Creek to settle her grandmother's estate, she doesn't expect to be pulled over by six feet of commanding authority in a sheriff's uniform. Marcus Stone is everything she remembers and more—confident, protective, and absolutely certain about what he wants. He's also 36 to her 28, with steel-gray eyes and a voice that makes her pulse race every time he calls her sweetheart. "You're not going anywhere until you're ready," he declares when her complicated past threatens to send her running back to Seattle. "And when you are ready, ...

When wildlife photographer Marlowe witnesses illegal poaching in Montana's backcountry, she doesn't expect to be rescued by six feet of brooding, protective park ranger. Cole Morrison is 36 to her 26, with gentle hands and an intensity that makes her breath catch every time he growls "mine." "You're under my protection now," he declares when armed poachers force them to shelter together at his remote station. "I don't lose anyone in my territory, especially not you." Marlowe came to Thunder Creek for portfolio shots. She never expected to find her future with a mountain man who sees her ...

Cassie Monroe didn’t come to Wild River looking for love—she came for survival. Between college classes and raising her little boy, the last thing she needs is a distraction. But distraction finds her in the form of Boone Carter: the quiet giant who works with an axe like it’s an extension of his body. Boone swore he’d never love again. But when Cassie shows up at his mill, too stubborn to ask for help, he can’t look away. And when her abusive ex shows up in town, Boone makes one thing clear: Cassie belongs to him now. She came here to work. He’ll show her what it means to be ...

Lorsque ma BMW dérape sur une route de montagne caillouteuse, je ne m'attends pas à finir la journée bloqué dans une tempête et à tomber amoureux de l'homme que je suis venu détruire. En tant qu'avocat spécialisé dans l'environnement, j'ai l'habitude de brandir des ordonnances de cessation et de désistement comme des armes. Ce voyage au Colorado était censé être rapide et sans effusion de sang : signifier des documents à Cruz Construction, les fermer et prendre mon vol de retour pour la ville. C'est alors que je rencontre Dane Cruz. Un mètre quatre-vingt-dix de muscles bruts,...