The Mountain Man's Keeping Instinct
(2026)(A book in the Granitehart Ridge Guardians series)
A novel by Tiffany Bloom
She arrived with a salvage contract and nowhere to hide from the storm. I gave her shelter. And then I gave her forever.
Hawke
I walked away from the fireline, but I never stopped guarding what matters.
This mountain. This cabin. My family’s legacy.
So when a sharp-eyed designer shows up with a salvage contract and a measuring tape, I think she’s here to tear it all down.
Taryn Knight is competent, stubborn, and standing exactly where she shouldn’t be.
Then the storm hits.
Roads wash out. Cell service dies. And there’s only one safe place left on the ridge.
I tell her she’s staying. Not because she needs rescuing, but because I won’t risk her life.
But the longer she’s in my space, reading the bones of my cabin like she was born to it, the clearer it becomes.
She isn’t here to destroy anything.
From the first time I touch her, I know I’m never letting her go.
Taryn
I came to Granitehart Ridge for work, not a mountain man with a quiet voice and hands that know how to rebuild anything he touches.
Hawke Corran doesn’t question my expertise. He watches. Listens. Trusts.
In his half-finished cabin, I stop feeling like something to be used up and replaced.
He feeds me, shelters me, and defends me, without ever trying to control me.
When the storm clears, the smart choice would be to walk away.
But Hawke doesn’t make promises lightly, and when he claims me, it’s with his whole heart.
This isn’t a detour.
It’s a life I didn’t know I was allowed to keep.
Tropes You’ll Love
Protective ex-firefighter guardian hero
Quiet, territorial mountain man
Competent late-30s curvy heroine
Designer / contractor heroine
Misunderstanding-to-lovers
Forced proximity (storm, washed-out roads)
One safe cabin on the mountain
Acts-of-service devotion
Competence k*nk
Hero falls first
Praise-heavy worship
Possessive but respectful claiming
Public competence defense
Small-town mountain setting
Found family brotherhood
Instalove with emotional grounding
Grown up 30s/40s heat
Low-angst, high-heat comfort read
Guaranteed forever HEA
This steamy escape delivers instalove, instant obsession, no cliffhangers, and no cheating. Safe, swoony, and just the right length for a satisfying binge.
What to expect from Tiffany Bloom's stories
My stories bring the heat and the heart. The steam is open-door, 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.
Genre: Romance
Hawke
I walked away from the fireline, but I never stopped guarding what matters.
This mountain. This cabin. My family’s legacy.
So when a sharp-eyed designer shows up with a salvage contract and a measuring tape, I think she’s here to tear it all down.
Taryn Knight is competent, stubborn, and standing exactly where she shouldn’t be.
Then the storm hits.
Roads wash out. Cell service dies. And there’s only one safe place left on the ridge.
I tell her she’s staying. Not because she needs rescuing, but because I won’t risk her life.
But the longer she’s in my space, reading the bones of my cabin like she was born to it, the clearer it becomes.
She isn’t here to destroy anything.
From the first time I touch her, I know I’m never letting her go.
Taryn
I came to Granitehart Ridge for work, not a mountain man with a quiet voice and hands that know how to rebuild anything he touches.
Hawke Corran doesn’t question my expertise. He watches. Listens. Trusts.
In his half-finished cabin, I stop feeling like something to be used up and replaced.
He feeds me, shelters me, and defends me, without ever trying to control me.
When the storm clears, the smart choice would be to walk away.
But Hawke doesn’t make promises lightly, and when he claims me, it’s with his whole heart.
This isn’t a detour.
It’s a life I didn’t know I was allowed to keep.
Tropes You’ll Love
Protective ex-firefighter guardian hero
Quiet, territorial mountain man
Competent late-30s curvy heroine
Designer / contractor heroine
Misunderstanding-to-lovers
Forced proximity (storm, washed-out roads)
One safe cabin on the mountain
Acts-of-service devotion
Competence k*nk
Hero falls first
Praise-heavy worship
Possessive but respectful claiming
Public competence defense
Small-town mountain setting
Found family brotherhood
Instalove with emotional grounding
Grown up 30s/40s heat
Low-angst, high-heat comfort read
Guaranteed forever HEA
This steamy escape delivers instalove, instant obsession, no cliffhangers, and no cheating. Safe, swoony, and just the right length for a satisfying binge.
What to expect from Tiffany Bloom's stories
My stories bring the heat and the heart. The steam is open-door, 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.
Genre: Romance