The Mountain Man's Mistletoe Claim
(2025)(The eighth book in the Granitehart Ridge Fireline: Former Firefighter Heat series)
A novel by Tiffany Bloom
She was the spark I never forgot. This Christmas, I’m not letting her slip through the flames twice.
Reid
Every December smells like smoke to me: peppermint, cinnamon, and the ghosts from a long-ago Christmas fire I couldn’t save. I came to Granitehart Ridge for quiet, not holiday cheer. Then Willa Wilder blows back into town, all soft curves and fierce heart, trying to save the Holly & Hearth Festival before it burns out for good.
A faulty wire turns dangerous, and I pull her from the smoke. One second, she’s trembling in my arms. Next, she’s kissing me under a sprig of mistletoe. Someone catches it on camera, and overnight, we’re the town’s viral Christmas couple.
She asks me to fake-date her to keep the sponsors happy. I tell myself it’s only until the end of the festival. But the way she looks at me, the way she fits against me feels anything but fake. I lost her once. I won’t lose her again.
Willa
Coming home wasn’t the plan. I just wanted to fix the Holly & Hearth Festival and leave before the memories caught up. Then Reid Preston, my old crush, the quiet hero who once stole my teenage heart, shows up as the town’s safety inspector.
When a spark turns into a viral photo of us kissing, everything changes. To keep the sponsors on board, we agree to fake-date through Christmas. It should be a publicity stunt, but he keeps showing up when no one’s watching, steady, protective, impossibly gentle.
The pretending slips fast. He makes me feel safe in my own skin again, like I finally belong somewhere. Maybe this isn’t just a second chance. Maybe it’s the one I was always meant to take.
Tropes You'll Love
Protective grumpy cinnamon-roll mountain man ex-firefighter with a wounded past
Curvy sunshine heroine returning home to rebuild her life
Fake dating → real love sparks under the mistletoe
Second chance at the crush who never forgot her
Viral kiss turns a small-town festival into a national sensation
Christmas festival chaos, tangled lights, and one very inconvenient attraction
Public claiming that melts the snow and shuts down the gossip
Later-in-life romance with late-30s steamy, grown-up chemistry
Emotional body worship and cozy aftercare in front of the fire
Found-family brotherhood warmth with cameos from the Granitehart Ridge Fireline crew
Happy-ever-after ending that feels like coming home
Low-angst, high-heat holiday escape with all the cozy feels
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
Reid
Every December smells like smoke to me: peppermint, cinnamon, and the ghosts from a long-ago Christmas fire I couldn’t save. I came to Granitehart Ridge for quiet, not holiday cheer. Then Willa Wilder blows back into town, all soft curves and fierce heart, trying to save the Holly & Hearth Festival before it burns out for good.
A faulty wire turns dangerous, and I pull her from the smoke. One second, she’s trembling in my arms. Next, she’s kissing me under a sprig of mistletoe. Someone catches it on camera, and overnight, we’re the town’s viral Christmas couple.
She asks me to fake-date her to keep the sponsors happy. I tell myself it’s only until the end of the festival. But the way she looks at me, the way she fits against me feels anything but fake. I lost her once. I won’t lose her again.
Willa
Coming home wasn’t the plan. I just wanted to fix the Holly & Hearth Festival and leave before the memories caught up. Then Reid Preston, my old crush, the quiet hero who once stole my teenage heart, shows up as the town’s safety inspector.
When a spark turns into a viral photo of us kissing, everything changes. To keep the sponsors on board, we agree to fake-date through Christmas. It should be a publicity stunt, but he keeps showing up when no one’s watching, steady, protective, impossibly gentle.
The pretending slips fast. He makes me feel safe in my own skin again, like I finally belong somewhere. Maybe this isn’t just a second chance. Maybe it’s the one I was always meant to take.
Tropes You'll Love
Protective grumpy cinnamon-roll mountain man ex-firefighter with a wounded past
Curvy sunshine heroine returning home to rebuild her life
Fake dating → real love sparks under the mistletoe
Second chance at the crush who never forgot her
Viral kiss turns a small-town festival into a national sensation
Christmas festival chaos, tangled lights, and one very inconvenient attraction
Public claiming that melts the snow and shuts down the gossip
Later-in-life romance with late-30s steamy, grown-up chemistry
Emotional body worship and cozy aftercare in front of the fire
Found-family brotherhood warmth with cameos from the Granitehart Ridge Fireline crew
Happy-ever-after ending that feels like coming home
Low-angst, high-heat holiday escape with all the cozy feels
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
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