Friend Crush On The Mountain Man
(2026)(A book in the Friends To Lovers Valentines series)
A novel by Lily Birch
He waited years for her. One Valentine’s night, it’s finally time to claim her. 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
Cedar
I only stop by the Bear Den for one drink on Valentine’s night. That plan ends the second my friend Hope drags me to a quiet corner and with mischievous, meddling eyes says the words I can’t shake loose.
Jenna Bell is up at Lover’s Ridge. Alone.
Jenna has always been my friend. But she’s also the only woman who’s ever tempted me to take my heart out of its hidden vault and expose it, tender and raw.
But I’d told Jenna exactly how I felt one drunken night a decade ago, and I’d only been met with silence on the subject ever since. Was it possible her feelings could have changed since then?
When I realize she’s sitting alone under the winter stars on Valentine’s Night, something in me insists on finding her and trying again.
Lover’s Ridge is cold. The view is endless. And the woman waiting there has always been mine. '''️
What starts as a night of quiet companionship turns into shared truths, and the undeniable spark that’s been waiting patiently for years gets uncovered. Sometimes love isn’t loud or reckless.
Sometimes it’s steady.
Sometimes it’s patient.
And sometimes it arrives exactly when you’re ready to believe in it again.✨
Author’s Note: Friends To Lovers With The Mountain Man is a friendship-to-love Valentine’s romance featuring a mature hero and heroine in their forties, cozy mountain magic, second-chance-at-first-love vibes, and a Galentine’s sisterhood that proves it’s never too late for a happily ever after.
The stories in the Ozark Mountain Men Friends To Lovers Valentines series are steamy contemporary short reads. They’re spicy, full of heart, and always have an HEA. If you like this one, check out the rest!
Tropes:
❤️ Small Town
❤️ Later in Life
❤️ Friends to Lovers
❤️ Curvy Plus-Size Heroine
���️ Alpha Male Mountain Man
❤️ Second Chance Romance
❤️ Spicy One-Hour Short Read Romance
Genre: General Fiction
Cedar
I only stop by the Bear Den for one drink on Valentine’s night. That plan ends the second my friend Hope drags me to a quiet corner and with mischievous, meddling eyes says the words I can’t shake loose.
Jenna Bell is up at Lover’s Ridge. Alone.
Jenna has always been my friend. But she’s also the only woman who’s ever tempted me to take my heart out of its hidden vault and expose it, tender and raw.
But I’d told Jenna exactly how I felt one drunken night a decade ago, and I’d only been met with silence on the subject ever since. Was it possible her feelings could have changed since then?
When I realize she’s sitting alone under the winter stars on Valentine’s Night, something in me insists on finding her and trying again.
Lover’s Ridge is cold. The view is endless. And the woman waiting there has always been mine. '''️
What starts as a night of quiet companionship turns into shared truths, and the undeniable spark that’s been waiting patiently for years gets uncovered. Sometimes love isn’t loud or reckless.
Sometimes it’s steady.
Sometimes it’s patient.
And sometimes it arrives exactly when you’re ready to believe in it again.✨
Author’s Note: Friends To Lovers With The Mountain Man is a friendship-to-love Valentine’s romance featuring a mature hero and heroine in their forties, cozy mountain magic, second-chance-at-first-love vibes, and a Galentine’s sisterhood that proves it’s never too late for a happily ever after.
The stories in the Ozark Mountain Men Friends To Lovers Valentines series are steamy contemporary short reads. They’re spicy, full of heart, and always have an HEA. If you like this one, check out the rest!
Tropes:
❤️ Small Town
❤️ Later in Life
❤️ Friends to Lovers
❤️ Curvy Plus-Size Heroine
���️ Alpha Male Mountain Man
❤️ Second Chance Romance
❤️ Spicy One-Hour Short Read Romance
Genre: General Fiction