The Mountain Man's Worshipping Instinct
(2026)(A book in the Granitehart Ridge Guardians series)
A novel by Tiffany Bloom
I found a curvy candlemaker alone on my trail when a mountain storm rolled in. I got her to shelter, and decided she wasn’t leaving.
Cooper
I left firefighting’s search and rescue after one failure I never stopped carrying.
Now I work the Ridge foraging, tracking weather, mapping trails, stepping in before things turn dangerous
When I find Mona Brooks gathering botanicals on my trail. She’s skilled, cautious, and quietly second-guessing every instinct she has. When a storm closes in, I take her to an abandoned SAR outpost I know by heart.
One room. One fire. No signal. No way out until morning.
While the storm traps us, I do what I do best.
I get her warm. Dry her clothes. Build her a workstation from scrap wood so she can keep working. When she admits there’s a scent she stopped making after a partner told her it was too complicated, I help her rebuild it note by note.
By the time the storm clears, I’m rearranging my life around her without permission.
By the time we head into town together, the brotherhood sees it too.
She planned to stay on the Ridge for less than two weeks.
I’m already making room because if I have my way, she’s never leaving.
Mona
I came to Granitehart Ridge to find new scent notes for my candle business. Also, to prove to myself I still know what I’m doing after a business partnership left me doubting my work and my worth.
I didn’t expect Cooper Landis.
A quiet, broad-shouldered mountain man who watches me create like it matters, and treats my confidence like something worth protecting.
When the storm traps us together, he doesn’t rush me.
He steadies me. Makes space for my work. Praises what I was taught to hide. When he rebuilds the scent I thought was too bold, I realize I want his hands on more than just my botanicals.
Back in town, reality catches up fast.
My return date. The contracts waiting. The life that taught me to shrink.
Leaving means going back to what’s familiar.
Staying means trusting a man who didn’t just want me safe for the night, but built a future around me before I knew how to ask.
And for the first time, staying feels like the braver choice.
Tropes You’ll Love
Protective ex-firefighter Guardian hero
Forager mountain man with quiet dominance
Curvy creative heroine
Candlemaker '' forager pairing
Hero falls first and commits early
Forced proximity during a mountain storm
One-bed, one-room shelter
Acts-of-service devotion
Competence k*nk
Praise k*nk
Curve worship
Creative healing and confidence reclamation
Grown up 30s/40s heat
Public claiming
Found-family brotherhood
Low-angst, high-heat comfort read
Guaranteed forever HEAThis 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
Cooper
I left firefighting’s search and rescue after one failure I never stopped carrying.
Now I work the Ridge foraging, tracking weather, mapping trails, stepping in before things turn dangerous
When I find Mona Brooks gathering botanicals on my trail. She’s skilled, cautious, and quietly second-guessing every instinct she has. When a storm closes in, I take her to an abandoned SAR outpost I know by heart.
One room. One fire. No signal. No way out until morning.
While the storm traps us, I do what I do best.
I get her warm. Dry her clothes. Build her a workstation from scrap wood so she can keep working. When she admits there’s a scent she stopped making after a partner told her it was too complicated, I help her rebuild it note by note.
By the time the storm clears, I’m rearranging my life around her without permission.
By the time we head into town together, the brotherhood sees it too.
She planned to stay on the Ridge for less than two weeks.
I’m already making room because if I have my way, she’s never leaving.
Mona
I came to Granitehart Ridge to find new scent notes for my candle business. Also, to prove to myself I still know what I’m doing after a business partnership left me doubting my work and my worth.
I didn’t expect Cooper Landis.
A quiet, broad-shouldered mountain man who watches me create like it matters, and treats my confidence like something worth protecting.
When the storm traps us together, he doesn’t rush me.
He steadies me. Makes space for my work. Praises what I was taught to hide. When he rebuilds the scent I thought was too bold, I realize I want his hands on more than just my botanicals.
Back in town, reality catches up fast.
My return date. The contracts waiting. The life that taught me to shrink.
Leaving means going back to what’s familiar.
Staying means trusting a man who didn’t just want me safe for the night, but built a future around me before I knew how to ask.
And for the first time, staying feels like the braver choice.
Tropes You’ll Love
Protective ex-firefighter Guardian hero
Forager mountain man with quiet dominance
Curvy creative heroine
Candlemaker '' forager pairing
Hero falls first and commits early
Forced proximity during a mountain storm
One-bed, one-room shelter
Acts-of-service devotion
Competence k*nk
Praise k*nk
Curve worship
Creative healing and confidence reclamation
Grown up 30s/40s heat
Public claiming
Found-family brotherhood
Low-angst, high-heat comfort read
Guaranteed forever HEAThis 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