A threatened overlook in the Virginia mountains. A photographer who lost her artistic eye. A widower who's forgotten how to want something for himself. She's about to make him remember.
Gage Hunter built his walls on purpose. Four years after losing his wife, he still doesn't know who he is when he's not someone's caretaker. He runs search-and-rescue operations now. Keeps everyone at arm's length. Caring for strangers is easier than admitting he's lonely.
Natalie Hayes used to take photographs that made people feel. Then came the review that called her work "technically perfect, emotionally vacant." She hasn't created anything real since.
A freelance assignment brings her to Granitehart Ridge to document the town's historic landmarks, until her photographs become the last chance to protect a threatened overlook from development. Gage volunteers as her escort before he can ask himself why.
He carries her gear without being asked. Stands guard while she works. And when she starts thinking out loud about light and composition and meaning, he doesn't just listen.
He says: Keep going. I want to understand how you see.
He's trying to remember how to want without losing himself.
She's trying not to want the one man who makes her feel seen.
But every sunrise shoot ends with his jacket around her shoulders and his hands lingering where they shouldn't. Neither of them is pretending this is professional.
Tropes You'll Love:
Forced proximity (photographer and backcountry escort)
Widower hero ready to feel again
He falls first / He falls completely
Grumpy-sunshine energy
She makes him want more
Acts of service devotion
Protective SAR hero
Later-in-life romance (40+)
Curvy heroine rediscovering her gift
Found family brotherhood
Small town Shenandoah mountain setting
Open door heat
Guaranteed HEA
This steamy escape delivers devoted heroes who fall first and fall hard, no cliffhangers, and no cheating. Safe, swoony, and deeply satisfying in a delightful small town setting.
Part of the Granitehart Ridge Haven series. Each book is a complete standalone with its own HEA, but the brotherhood and found family connections make them even better together.
What to expect from Tiffany Bloom's stories
My stories bring the steam and the heart, full of feeling, a little sweet, and a little addictive. You'll always get a safe, satisfying love story with a guaranteed HEA every time.
Gage Hunter built his walls on purpose. Four years after losing his wife, he still doesn't know who he is when he's not someone's caretaker. He runs search-and-rescue operations now. Keeps everyone at arm's length. Caring for strangers is easier than admitting he's lonely.
Natalie Hayes used to take photographs that made people feel. Then came the review that called her work "technically perfect, emotionally vacant." She hasn't created anything real since.
A freelance assignment brings her to Granitehart Ridge to document the town's historic landmarks, until her photographs become the last chance to protect a threatened overlook from development. Gage volunteers as her escort before he can ask himself why.
He carries her gear without being asked. Stands guard while she works. And when she starts thinking out loud about light and composition and meaning, he doesn't just listen.
He says: Keep going. I want to understand how you see.
He's trying to remember how to want without losing himself.
She's trying not to want the one man who makes her feel seen.
But every sunrise shoot ends with his jacket around her shoulders and his hands lingering where they shouldn't. Neither of them is pretending this is professional.
Tropes You'll Love:
Forced proximity (photographer and backcountry escort)
Widower hero ready to feel again
He falls first / He falls completely
Grumpy-sunshine energy
She makes him want more
Acts of service devotion
Protective SAR hero
Later-in-life romance (40+)
Curvy heroine rediscovering her gift
Found family brotherhood
Small town Shenandoah mountain setting
Open door heat
Guaranteed HEA
This steamy escape delivers devoted heroes who fall first and fall hard, no cliffhangers, and no cheating. Safe, swoony, and deeply satisfying in a delightful small town setting.
Part of the Granitehart Ridge Haven series. Each book is a complete standalone with its own HEA, but the brotherhood and found family connections make them even better together.
What to expect from Tiffany Bloom's stories
My stories bring the steam and the heart, full of feeling, a little sweet, and a little addictive. You'll always get a safe, satisfying love story with a guaranteed HEA every time.