Protective Mountain Man And the Curvy Runaway
(2026)(Book 13 in the Sexy Mountain Man Flame series)
A novel by Emily Crescent
She ran from a gilded cage.
He gave her a place to belong.
Colleen Whitmore has everything—wealth, status, and a future she never wanted. When her powerful parents arrange her marriage to a shallow socialite who mocks her curves and craves her fortune, she finally does the unthinkable: she runs. Her escape through the dark woods ends at the cabin door of Brandon Keller, a rugged ex-Army Ranger whose quiet strength and piercing gaze offer the kind of safety money can’t buy.
He gives her a bed. His coffee. His silence. And soon, his heart.
As Colleen learns to trade designer heels for diner aprons and soft sheets for starlit nights, she discovers that freedom isn’t about what you escape—but who you find along the way. Brandon’s steady hands and protective heart teach her what it means to be cherished, not controlled. But when her past comes pounding at the door, both must decide how far they’ll go to protect the love they never saw coming.
Protective Mountain Man and the Curvy Runaway is a steamy, grumpy-sunshine, forced-proximity romance bursting with small-town warmth, slow-burn passion, and the kind of love that proves fairy tales belong to the brave.
Genre: Romance
He gave her a place to belong.
Colleen Whitmore has everything—wealth, status, and a future she never wanted. When her powerful parents arrange her marriage to a shallow socialite who mocks her curves and craves her fortune, she finally does the unthinkable: she runs. Her escape through the dark woods ends at the cabin door of Brandon Keller, a rugged ex-Army Ranger whose quiet strength and piercing gaze offer the kind of safety money can’t buy.
He gives her a bed. His coffee. His silence. And soon, his heart.
As Colleen learns to trade designer heels for diner aprons and soft sheets for starlit nights, she discovers that freedom isn’t about what you escape—but who you find along the way. Brandon’s steady hands and protective heart teach her what it means to be cherished, not controlled. But when her past comes pounding at the door, both must decide how far they’ll go to protect the love they never saw coming.
Protective Mountain Man and the Curvy Runaway is a steamy, grumpy-sunshine, forced-proximity romance bursting with small-town warmth, slow-burn passion, and the kind of love that proves fairy tales belong to the brave.
Genre: Romance