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Quando Harper Bolton parte per la sua prima vacanza da sola nella natura selvaggia del Colorado, si aspetta sentieri facili e tramonti tranquilli, non di perdersi su una pista mineraria abbandonata con una tempesta in arrivo. Quando si rende conto di essere fuori di testa, è a un passo dal disastro. Entra in scena Jaxon Vale, una guida selvaggia che ha trascorso anni a tenere in vita degli sconosciuti su queste montagne, mentre lottava silenziosamente con i propri fantasmi. Salvare Harper dall'orlo del precipizio avrebbe dovuto essere un'operazione di routine. Offrirle un riparo nel suo ...

Quando Autumn Bailey torna a Pine Ridge, non ha più nulla a che vedere con la raffinata reginetta di bellezza che lo sceriffo Wade Murphy ricorda dai tempi del liceo. Ha il viso rigato di lacrime, indossa abiti sgualciti e sfreccia giù per la montagna come se stesse scappando da qualcosa di più di una multa per eccesso di velocità. Wade ha trascorso anni a mantenere l'ordine nella loro piccola città del Colorado, ma vedere il suo primo amore distrutto e perduto risveglia in lui ogni istinto protettivo. Offrirle una stanza libera nella sua baita dovrebbe essere una soluzione temporanea,...

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 ...

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 a grumpy mountain man agrees to supply her festival, she doesn’t expect him to claim more than her pumpkins… Event planner Tessa Langley is desperate - her business, her future, and her pride are all riding on the Cedar Falls Harvest Festival. There’s just one problem: the only pumpkin farmer within a hundred miles is a brooding, broad-shouldered recluse who hates crowds… and city girls. Brody Kane has three rules: no festivals, no complications, and no getting close to anyone who can break his heart. Tessa is a walking violation of all three. But her fire, curves, and stubborn...

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 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 ...

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 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 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 ...

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 digital nomad Grace's converted van breaks down on a remote mountain road, she doesn't expect to be rescued by six feet of rugged wilderness guardian who lives in a fire lookout tower. Dean Hawthorne is everything she's been running from—rooted, steady, and absolutely certain about what he wants. He's also 35 to her 29, with forest-green eyes and calloused hands that make her forget why she swore never to stay in one place. "You don't make me want to choose between my mountain and my heart," he tells her when she tries to leave. "You make me want to share everything with you." Grace ...

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 ...

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...

Quando la mia BMW sbanda su una strada sterrata di montagna, non mi aspetto di finire la giornata bloccata in una tempesta e di innamorarmi dell'uomo che sono venuta a distruggere. Come avvocato ambientalista di alto livello, sono abituato a brandire gli ordini di cessazione delle attività come fossero armi. Questo viaggio in Colorado doveva essere rapido e senza spargimenti di sangue: notificare i documenti alla Cruz Construction, farli chiudere e prendere il mio volo di ritorno in città. Poi incontro Dane Cruz. Un metro e ottanta di muscoli grezzi, pelle dorata e mani ruvide che sanno ...

Quando crollo nel parcheggio di un ospedale alle 2 del mattino con nient'altro che 347 dollari e un telefono prepagato, non mi aspetto di essere trasportata all'interno da un metro e mezzo di autorità medica dalle spalle larghe e dagli occhi caldi. Il dottor Garrett Porter è tutto ciò di cui ho imparato a non fidarmi: forte, deciso e insistente nel volermi affidare alle sue cure. È anche un vedovo in lutto con mani che guariscono e occhi che vedono troppo. Dovrei essere terrorizzata. Invece, mi ritrovo a volergli credere quando mi dice: “Ora sei al sicuro”. Sono arrivata a Pine ...

Quando il mio furgone va in fiamme, non mi aspetto di essere salvata da un metro e mezzo di protettiva perfezione da montanaro. Knox Rivera è tutto ciò che io non sono: radicato, stabile, completamente a suo agio nel suo mondo di provincia. Ha anche quindici anni più di me, spalle larghe che riempiono le porte e occhi nocciola che vedono dritto attraverso le mie pareti accuratamente costruite. “Resterai con me”, ringhia quando non so dove andare. “Non permetterò che ti accada nulla”. Dovrebbe intimidirmi. Invece mi fa sentire più sicura di quanto non sia mai stata in vita mia. ...

Lorsque le van aménagé de Grace, nomade numérique, tombe en panne sur une route de montagne isolée, elle ne s'attend pas à être secourue par un gardien de la nature sauvage d'un mètre quatre-vingt-dix qui vit dans une tour d'observation des incendies. Dean Hawthorne est tout ce qu'elle a fui : enraciné, stable et absolument certain de ce qu'il veut. Il a aussi 35 ans à elle 29, avec des yeux verts comme la forêt et des mains calleuses qui lui font oublier pourquoi elle a juré de ne jamais rester au même endroit. « Tu ne me donnes pas envie de choisir entre ma montagne et mon ...

Lorsque la voiture de Brielle, une citadine, a un accident pendant un blizzard dans le Montana, elle ne s'attend pas à être secourue par un homme des montagnes d'un mètre quatre-vingt-dix de pureté masculine. Le Dr Declan Morrison est tout ce qu'elle n'est pas : robuste, sûr de lui et parfaitement à l'aise dans la nature. Il est aussi 38 à ses 26 ans, avec des mains douces et une intensité qui fait battre son cœur à chaque fois qu'il l'appelle « ma chérie ». « Tu es à moi maintenant », grogne-t-il contre son oreille lorsque la tempête les coince ensemble dans sa cabane ...