Tempted by the Ruthless Mountain Man

A landslide just trapped me in a one-bed cabin with my grumpy enemy.

Joshua hates my city-girl plans, but his rough hands tell a different story.

Now we’re sharing a blanket and trading insults for heated gasps.

I’m the curvy optimist fighting to save this forest from corporate greed.

Joshua is the scarred recluse who rules these peaks with rock-hard biceps and a glacial stare.

We clash over every tree until the mountain collapses, burying the only exit.

Trapped in the dark, our explosive arguments turn into primal, thirsty claiming.

He looks at me like I’m a wildfire he can’t wait to let consume him.

But he’s guarding a secret ecosystem, and my bosses are coming to pave it over.

Can I trust the man who’s stolen my heart, or will his secrets ruin us both?

This is a dirty, high-heat enemies-to-lovers mountain man novella you can devour in under two hours—perfect for when you crave one-bed forced proximity, size difference, and a grumpy protector.

No cheating or filler drama, just an obsessive “mine” recluse, a landslide, and a first time that turns a rivalry into forever.

This Mountain Man love story is a stand-alone romance set in Rica Lane's interconnected small town of Pine Valley which is the perfect place to find your next book boyfriend!