Saved by the Mountain Man

Book excerpt: BEN: As Clearwater's search and rescue leader, I'm used to the solitude of the mountains. They're predictable, unlike people. Then I get the call that changes everything—a missing hiker on Trail 7. I never expected to find Liv Parker, the curvy fitness instructor who's been catching my eye around town. Now she's injured, alone in the darkness, and my protective instincts are in overdrive. Offering to teach her survival skills seems like the right thing to do. Professional. Practical. But having her so close, watching her determination and strength grow with each lesson... let's just say staying professional is becoming impossible. And when she looks at me with those bright eyes, the walls I've built around my heart start crumbling faster than a landslide. Now I have to decide: do I retreat to my safe, solitary life, or take a chance on the one woman who makes me want more? LIV: Getting lost in the mountains wasn't exactly how I planned to end my hike. Neither was spending a terrifying night alone in the wilderness with a twisted ankle. But being rescued by Ben Miller? Clearwater's rugged, impossibly handsome mountain man? That wasn't in the plan either. When he offers to teach me survival skills, I tell myself it's just about learning to stay safe. Right. Tell that to my heart, which does backflips every time he's near. Between the private lessons, the close proximity in a small tent during a storm, and the way he looks at me when he thinks I'm not watching... staying focused on just the survival skills is becoming harder than my toughest workout class. Now I'm falling for the quiet hero of Clearwater Search and Rescue, and I'm beginning to think getting lost might have been the best accident of my life. ***This is a sweet and clean romance where the characters still have plenty of attraction to each other. There is no you-know-what though, okay? So you will have to go elsewhere for that. But I do hope you stay, because this book ends with a well earned kiss!*** A small town romance featuring a protective mountain man, a curvy fitness instructor, forced proximity, rescue romance, and enough sparks to start a campfire without matches. This sweet romance includes nosy siblings, wilderness adventures, and a guaranteed HEA.