The Mountain Man's Sheltering Instinct
(2026)(A book in the Granitehart Ridge Guardians series)
A novel by Tiffany Bloom
She came to the mountains to finish a cookbook. The storm gave me a reason to never let her go.
Alban
I left the firehouse because I couldn't save everyone. Now I live quiet. Isolated.
Then a burned-out pastry chef slips on my trail, and suddenly I have one more chance to get it right. Neve Thomas is all soft curves and creative fire buried under exhaustion.
The second I lift her out of the rain, I know one thing for certain: She’s not leaving.
I stock ingredients for her cookbook. I cook for her until she finally breathes easy. She thinks she came here to finish her work in peace.
I’m going to give her that. But while my hands ground her and my body worships her curves, I’m making sure she stays mine.
Neve
I had a plan: Finish the cookbook. Reclaim my creative spark. Leave before I get too comfortable.
I didn’t expect Alban Wade. He pulls me from the mud, strong and capable, looking at me like he's been waiting his whole life.
He has ingredients I didn't know I needed. Cooks for me like it's worship. Stills my anxious hands with his warm touch. He sees everything I've been trying to hide. The burnout. The doubt. The fear.
He says I'm not leaving his cabin, his kitchen, or his life. And when he touches me, possessive and steady in all the right places, I stop wanting to run.
Tropes You’ll Love
Protective ex-firefighter SAR hero
Quietly dominant mountain man
Curvy pastry chef heroine
Burnout escape / fresh start
Rescue romance
Forced proximity
Remote mountain cabin
Acts of service devotion
Food as love language
Competence kink
Praise-heavy body worship
Possessive claiming
Grown-up late-30s/40s heat
Found family / brotherhood
Low-angst comfort read
Guaranteed 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
Alban
I left the firehouse because I couldn't save everyone. Now I live quiet. Isolated.
Then a burned-out pastry chef slips on my trail, and suddenly I have one more chance to get it right. Neve Thomas is all soft curves and creative fire buried under exhaustion.
The second I lift her out of the rain, I know one thing for certain: She’s not leaving.
I stock ingredients for her cookbook. I cook for her until she finally breathes easy. She thinks she came here to finish her work in peace.
I’m going to give her that. But while my hands ground her and my body worships her curves, I’m making sure she stays mine.
Neve
I had a plan: Finish the cookbook. Reclaim my creative spark. Leave before I get too comfortable.
I didn’t expect Alban Wade. He pulls me from the mud, strong and capable, looking at me like he's been waiting his whole life.
He has ingredients I didn't know I needed. Cooks for me like it's worship. Stills my anxious hands with his warm touch. He sees everything I've been trying to hide. The burnout. The doubt. The fear.
He says I'm not leaving his cabin, his kitchen, or his life. And when he touches me, possessive and steady in all the right places, I stop wanting to run.
Tropes You’ll Love
Protective ex-firefighter SAR hero
Quietly dominant mountain man
Curvy pastry chef heroine
Burnout escape / fresh start
Rescue romance
Forced proximity
Remote mountain cabin
Acts of service devotion
Food as love language
Competence kink
Praise-heavy body worship
Possessive claiming
Grown-up late-30s/40s heat
Found family / brotherhood
Low-angst comfort read
Guaranteed 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