Cozy Mountain

A mountain retreat. Quiet. Cozy. Peaceful. Away from it all. Until it is discovered that these tranquil vacation homes are being used for some very untoward business.

Trapped by a blizzard. Claimed by an orc. Lila just wanted a quiet winter writing retreat. Instead, she nearly burns her cabin down… and gets rescued by a huge, green-skinned, tusked orc who carries her straight into his arms—and his home. Thane is growly, protective, and absolutely certain of one thing: Lila is his fated mate. Now they’re snowed in together. One cabin. One bed. One raging storm. And a bond that only grows hotter. She shouldn’t want him. She definitely shouldn’t kiss him. But fate has brought them together… and Thane isn’t letting her go. A short, steamy ...

MOUNTAIN SPRINGS COZY MYSTERY SERIES – Books 1-3 Book 1 – Missing, Presumed Unwed Book 2 – Curses, Fowled Again! Book 3 – Beasties and Butterscotch Pie Introduction Sharon Triplett’s life-change was to retreat to the majestic mountains, settle into her inherited family home with her two kids, plucky pet parakeet, Seymour, and try to recover from the tragic death of her husband, a hotshot, undercover, city detective. It was an elegant plan. It should have worked. But then, astoundingly, Seymour, began eerily communicating to her in her dead husband’s voice and Sharon’s life was...

Three days in the mountains. No satellite signal. No sign of life. When Gemma Hartley’s pager sounds before dawn — MISSING PERSON, 72 HOURS OVERDUE — she and her legendary German Shepherd Kira are in the truck within twelve minutes. That’s what they do. That’s what they are. But what Gemma expects to be a routine search becomes something else entirely when Kira finds Alexis Mercer’s body at the base of Devil’s Ledge — and the evidence points not to accident, but to murder. Fresh from Minneapolis and still carrying the grief of a SAR operation gone wrong, Gemma came to Elk ...

Faith delivers pizza for Crust Issues. Her best customer is the guy at 42 Moon Lane. He tips 100%, never turns on the porch light, and growls "Leave it" through the door. One night, during a blizzard, her car dies in his driveway. Nathaniel watches her from the window every night, fighting the urge to bust through the door and drag her into his den. She’s his mate, but he’s a scarred, exiled wolf who thinks he’s too dangerous for her. When he finds her freezing in her Honda Civic, the gentleman act is over. He carries her inside, kicks the door shut, and decides the pizza isn't the ...

Steamy small-town mountain man romance with an intense silent protector hero—A cautious meteorologist sets up a weather station on a mountain man's riverbank and finds the one variable her data grids never accounted for, wrapped in instalove intensity, mountain thunderstorm forced proximity, and two careful people undone by the thing neither of them saw coming. This emotionally charged mountain romance blends silent hero certainty, brilliant heroine vulnerability, possessive patient devotion, and the kind of quiet reckoning that happens when a woman who built her whole life into a system ...

Small-town mountain man romance—brooding former military hero meets lifelong local heroine in a slow-burn instalove story years in the making, blending quiet intensity, protective alpha energy, emotional vulnerability, and the most satisfying HEA in the series. She thought she was the backdrop. He knew she was the whole story. I'M A MOUNTAIN MAN. I came to Wildwood Valley to recover. Quiet booth. Same order. Good tip. No conversation. I don't explain myself. Don't invite questions. And I don't let people in. But I've been watching her for two years. SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN HERE. She knows ...

Small-town mountain man romance—steady, perceptive livestock rancher hero meets people-pleasing heroine who has spent her whole life taking care of everyone but herself, blending instalove intensity, emotional vulnerability, quiet possessive energy, and a woman finally learning to receive love instead of just give it. One question. One answer. One night that changed everything. I'M A MOUNTAIN MAN. I built my life on paying attention—to the land, to the animals, to the details other people miss. I'm not loud about what I want. I don't have to be. I watch. I wait. I know a real thing when...

She bought the cabin on a whim. But will it transform into her perfect getaway? Burnt out from her high-flying author career and dreaming of escaping her busy Manhattan life, when Laura discovers her husband cheating on her with another writer, she knows it’s time for a change. After her brother calls her about a country Bed and Breakfast for sale, Laura ditches New York and buys it on the spot… only to realize that the run-down cabin will need more than a little elbow grease to restore it to working condition. As she’s swept up in the quiet joys of small-town life, an ad in the local...

STAND-ALONE MURDER MYSTERY, #7 IN THE SERIES. MEET MAVERICK BRITISH DETECTIVE DI SKELGILL... "MAD, BAD AND JUST A LITTLE BIT COZY." ONE WEEK AFTER THE DEATH of his 93-year-old twin brother, the reclusive Declan Thomas O’More is found murdered in his study at the ancestral family estate, rambling and isolated Crummock Hall. Suspicion immediately falls upon his five great nieces and nephews, who between them stand to inherit the considerable proceeds of their grandfather’s will - along with a valuable library of antiquarian books, a collection that is Declan’s lifetime work. And yet ...

Burnt-out social worker Amalie Holmes thinks she's finally caught a lucky break in the form of a free cottage from her mystery great aunt. With nothing to lose, Amalie heads for the hills, or, in this case, the mountains. Turns out the cottage comes with a big family secret: Amalie is from a long line of witches. She quickly discovers that living in a new town isn't easy, especially when lightning strikes whenever she loses her temper! When an orphaned 11-year-old stands accused of murder, Amalie's social worker instincts compel her to solve the case and clear the child.

Rugged. Watchful. Off-limits. Impossible to resist. A chance encounter deep in the mountains brings them together when she least expects it. He’s quiet, alert, and built to survive the wild. A man who knows every trail, every sound… and exactly when something—or someone—needs protecting. She never planned to catch his attention. Now that she has, he's never letting go. When a mountain man game warden decides someone is under his protection, he doesn’t take chances. He stands guard. Always. Guarded by the Mountain Man Game Warden is a short & steamy instalove romance with a ...

Steamy small-town mountain man romance with a cocky river guide hero—A fearless thrill-seeker heroine books the most dangerous rapids on the menu and meets the one man who can't keep his focus on the water, wrapped in instalove intensity, adrenaline-fueled chemistry, possessive alpha devotion, and whitewater-charged claim. This high-energy mountain romance blends confident hero swagger, fearless heroine fire, forced-proximity heat, emotional healing from an overprotected past, and steamy claim-driven obsession into an electric story where the rapids aren't the most dangerous thing on the ...

“Southern storytelling that shows us an old world through new eyes… A beautifully fresh folktale.” - Daniel Wallace, Author, Big Fish "Keeps readers hanging on every word..." - Independent Book Review 2024 NYC Big Book Award Winner Fast-paced, heartwarming and inspired by a real Labrador Retriever, Between the Mountains is a suspenseful tale about a group of people connected through a stray dog. Roscoe was a nomad, roaming alone across a small town until he met J.D., the leader of a community center whose never-ending loyalty rivals that of the old lab. When a figure from the past ...

Steamy small-town mountain man romance—steady protective founder hero meets guarded scientist heroine chasing fireflies in the mountains, blending instalove intensity, opposites attract, intellectual connection, possessive alpha devotion, and a love that doesn't ask her to choose between her dreams and his heart. One river. One woman. One truth I can't unsee. HE'S THE MAN WHO BUILT THE RIVER. I founded Wildwood River Co. from nothing—a raft, a truck, and a river I know better than my own name. Twelve years on this water. Every rapid, every bend, every current mapped in my bones. Steady....

Steamy small-town mountain man romance—easygoing patient fishing guide hero meets burned-out nursing graduate heroine chasing stillness on a mountain river, blending instalove intensity, opposites attract, slow exhale romance, quiet alpha devotion, and a love that doesn't ask her to choose between the life she was given and the one she actually wants. One float trip. One man. One decision that changes everything. HE'S THE ONE EVERYONE UNDERESTIMATES. I co-own Wildwood River Co.—built it from nothing alongside five men who know this river as well as I do. I run the fishing guide ...

The mountain buries its secrets under four feet of powder. This winter, one of them surfaces. January in Elk Creek is a different world — the ski season crowds flooding in, the cold settling into the bones of the valley, and the trails going silent under snowpack. When an avalanche on the north face of Ridgeline Mountain reveals a body that was never meant to be found, Gemma and Kira are called to confirm what the snow has uncovered. What looks like an accident turns into something much darker. Nathan Cole was an IT manager at the Elk Creek Ski Area. He was also running a quiet blackmail ...

Small-town mountain man romance—brooding, principled loner hero meets bright, perceptive sunshine heroine in a secluded Colorado mountain town, blending instalove intensity, virgin heroine and experienced hero dynamics, forbidden attraction, possessive alpha energy, and a slow-burning emotional connection between a man who's done running and the sheriff's daughter who saw through him from the very first morning on the river. Some men hide in plain sight. Some women see straight through them. I'M NOT HIDING. I walked away from everything—the contracts, the money, the world that asked me ...

He’s a local legend. She’s a local liability. Nature and I are not friends. I prefer ovens to campfires, committee meetings to survival drills, and muffins to… whatever it is people eat when they “forage.” So when I end up chaperoning my son's middle school winter retreat in the Wyrdwoods, I fully expect cold toes, chaos, and at least one minor emotional breakdown. What I don’t expect is Silas Snow—the yeti wilderness guide with an intimidating stare, a grudgy sense of humor, and the kind of protective presence that makes my brain short-circuit. He’s not charming in a ...

Small-town biker mountain man romance—down-on-her-luck heroine meets protective alpha cabin owner after a sudden job loss, blending forced proximity, age gap tension, rescue fantasy, possessive energy, and fast-burn instalove in a secluded mountain setting. She lost everything in one day. He might be the one thing she keeps. I HAVE NOTHING LEFT. No job. No backup plan. No safety net. Cut off. Locked out. Done. One day I had a life… the next, I was standing in a parking lot with nowhere to go. So I ran. Straight to the mountains. I THOUGHT I HAD A PLACE TO LAND. A familiar cabin. A quiet...