Vigil for the Mountain Man
(2026)(The fourth book in the Alpha Ridge Creek Mountain Men series)
A novel by Engrid Eaves
By the time the floodwaters receded, she was a widow—and Virgil was the only one who hadn’t looked away.
Virgil keeps watch. It’s what he’s always done.A silent, off-grid mountain man and former soldier, he lives for structure, work, and solitude until tragedy strikes closer to home than ever before. When his neighbor loses her husband to a flash flood, Virgil finds himself standing guard over a grieving widow and her two small children… whether he plans to or not.
The mountain was their home first. Now it'''s trying to take everything from Clara.
As the land turns dangerous and outside pressures threaten to force her off the homestead she built with her husband, Virgil steps in—not with words, but with repairs, protection, and an unshakable presence that refuses to leave. What begins as quiet help turns into something far more dangerous: attachment.
She isn’t looking for love. He never believed it was meant for him.
But when loss threatens to strike again, Virgil must decide if keeping vigil from a distance is enough... or if this broken family is worth claiming, protecting, and loving for the rest of his life.
Vigil for the Mountain Man is a steamy small-town romantic suspense novel, featuring a widowed heroine, a fiercely protective mountain man, neighbors-to-lovers, found family, hurt/comfort, forced proximity, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
No cliffhangers. Just quiet strength—and a love worth staying for.
Genre: Romance