Ridge Three Months Later “And now,” I whisper in a stealthy voice. “We approach the deadliest, most dangerous animal in the Sierra Nevada backwoods. If this creature is carelessly disturbed, it’ll lash out and has been known to tear grown men limb from limb. But I have a secret weapon. I know the creature’s kryptonite.” I lower my voice dramatically at the end.  I enter the zipped up navy blue tent quietly, my phone in one hand filming and my other hand holding a mug of steaming black coffee, freshly brewed in my French press.  “Oh, Ducky, are you ready for coffee yet?” I ask, looking towards the form buried…

Love at First Secret: A Cowboy Mountain Man / Curvy Girl Romance Desire and temptation abound in the space between elusive secrets and undeniable need… Aspen Inveterate single girl and wedding planner, I’m happy to climb the industry ladder, eschewing love for success. But one man both tempts and eludes me: Axel St. Claire. A rugged mountain man and brewmaster, he lives in Rough & Ready Country with his foster brothers and dad. After matching on the Mountain Mates dating site, we correspond via phone calls and email. The man’s charming, good-looking, and everything I want in a guy. But he’s also frustratingly closed-off and secretive—two red flags that make…

Ginger FIVE YEARS LATER “Daddy, you’ll burn your tongue! The tea is hot!” Louise scolds, gasping at Roscoe. The burly mountain man with burnished gold hair sits cross-legged, patiently playing with our five-year-old daughter in the front yard of our expansive cabin. The cabin has undergone a transformation over the past few years, making room for our growing family.  Our oldest child, Louise, loves nothing more than staging afternoon teas that would put royalty to shame with her long list of rules and expectations.  Roscoe pretends to blow ineptly on the imaginary liquid in his cup, exaggerating his attempts until Louise giggles and covers her mouth with both hands. Daddy…

Curves for the Mountain Man Worlds collide, hearts ignite, and a rescue fraught with peril forces a wounded, ex-military, mountain man to envision a life beyond his reclusive existence… I have nothing to give the irresistibly curvy woman who crosses my path and invades my heart and soul. I’m a shell of a man… Racked by PTSD and debilitating injuries that run far deeper than the scars visible on my body. It’s why I retreated into the woods…to spare those around me the pain of my broken existence. But the deliciously sensual, surprisingly innocent teacher I rescue has other plans…plans that include lessons about love and forgiveness that I’ll never forget. The…

Briony FIVE MONTHS LATER I’ve never been a snob about flying first-class, but on our twelve-hour flight to Norway, I can’t imagine how I ever traveled any other way. Alaric sleeps like a baby next to me, but as we get closer to landing, I nudge him awake, palming his chest and kissing his lips. Nerves grip me, and my heart races.  “Mmm…” he says drowsily, his eyes still closed as he wraps his big arms around me. Against the shell of my ear, he whispers, “How did you know what I was dreaming about and bring it to life, Goddess? Are you adding mind reading to your list of…