Coming Home To The Mountain Man
(2026)(A book in the Ozark Mountain Men Temptations series)
A novel by Lily Birch
Some love stories don’t start over. They pick up right where they left off. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Mallory
I swear I’m only coming back to my hometown temporarily to reset my life.
My marriage is over. My career gone.
And the small mountain town I once escaped is the last place I would have picked to lick my wounds.
Then I see Zane Thompson again.
He’s older now. And broader. With moody, quiet eyes that shake me up inside.
Zane was my secret crush before I left town, the one man I never let myself have, because I was sure if I fell in his bed once I’d never leave again.
I heard he’d married. Only now the whole town says he’s single again. And the way he looks at me tells me I wasn’t the only one pretending all those years ago.
I came back broken and unsure of my future. What I didn’t expect to find was that I’d grown into the one place and one man I’d been running from.
Zane
I never thought Mallory Carpenter would come back.
She ran from this place as fast as she could. She left town, married her college sweetheart, and built a life far from Red Oak Mountain and everything it represents.
Did I fight for her love? No.
I did the right thing. I kept my distance, stayed quiet, and moved on.
Or so I thought.
Because the second I see her again, it’s like no time has passed. Only now she looks tired in a way that makes me want to protect her, and furious at myself for still wanting what was never mine.
I tell myself she won'''t stay.
I tell myself not to touch her.
But some crushes don’t fade, and I can’t make myself stay away.'''️
Author's Note: Coming Home To The Mountain Man is a steamy, open-door small town mountain man romance featuring a hometown hero with a secret crush, and a plus size heroine who never thought she'd come home again.
The Ozark Mountain Men books are quick and steamy short reads. They’re spicy, full of heart and always have an HEA. If you like this one, check out the rest! This book is part of the Ozark Mountain Men Temptations series. If you want to read more mountain man romance stories set on Red Oak Mountain, check out the rest!
Tropes:
❤️ Coming Home
❤️ Curvy Girl Age Gap
���️ Old Crush New Feels
❤️ Alpha Male Mountain Man
❤️ Second Chance Small Town Trope
❤️ A Hometown Second Chance Romance
Genre: General Fiction
Mallory
I swear I’m only coming back to my hometown temporarily to reset my life.
My marriage is over. My career gone.
And the small mountain town I once escaped is the last place I would have picked to lick my wounds.
Then I see Zane Thompson again.
He’s older now. And broader. With moody, quiet eyes that shake me up inside.
Zane was my secret crush before I left town, the one man I never let myself have, because I was sure if I fell in his bed once I’d never leave again.
I heard he’d married. Only now the whole town says he’s single again. And the way he looks at me tells me I wasn’t the only one pretending all those years ago.
I came back broken and unsure of my future. What I didn’t expect to find was that I’d grown into the one place and one man I’d been running from.
Zane
I never thought Mallory Carpenter would come back.
She ran from this place as fast as she could. She left town, married her college sweetheart, and built a life far from Red Oak Mountain and everything it represents.
Did I fight for her love? No.
I did the right thing. I kept my distance, stayed quiet, and moved on.
Or so I thought.
Because the second I see her again, it’s like no time has passed. Only now she looks tired in a way that makes me want to protect her, and furious at myself for still wanting what was never mine.
I tell myself she won'''t stay.
I tell myself not to touch her.
But some crushes don’t fade, and I can’t make myself stay away.'''️
Author's Note: Coming Home To The Mountain Man is a steamy, open-door small town mountain man romance featuring a hometown hero with a secret crush, and a plus size heroine who never thought she'd come home again.
The Ozark Mountain Men books are quick and steamy short reads. They’re spicy, full of heart and always have an HEA. If you like this one, check out the rest! This book is part of the Ozark Mountain Men Temptations series. If you want to read more mountain man romance stories set on Red Oak Mountain, check out the rest!
Tropes:
❤️ Coming Home
❤️ Curvy Girl Age Gap
���️ Old Crush New Feels
❤️ Alpha Male Mountain Man
❤️ Second Chance Small Town Trope
❤️ A Hometown Second Chance Romance
Genre: General Fiction