Wanted in Cedar Ridge
(2026)(The sixth book in the Mountain Men of Cedar Ridge series)
A Story by M J Herald
Everyone in Cedar Ridge whispers Cal Sullivan’s name…except me.
They say he’s dangerous.
They say he’s trouble.
They say the ex-con should’ve never come back to town.
But when he walks into the diner where I work—huge, tattooed, eyes full of sadness—he doesn’t look like a threat.
He looks lost. Lonely. Hurting.
When a snowstorm hits, we’re trapped together in the darkened café, Cal tells me the truth—about the lies, the betrayal, the years stolen from him. And I see the man beneath the reputation.
Protective. Gentle. Desperate for a place to belong.
Being with him means choosing sides in a town that wants him gone.
But walking away from him?
Impossible.
Because this mountain man doesn’t scare me.
Losing him does.
And once Cal Sullivan decides a woman is his?
He’ll fight the whole damn mountain to keep her.
Genre: Romance
They say he’s dangerous.
They say he’s trouble.
They say the ex-con should’ve never come back to town.
But when he walks into the diner where I work—huge, tattooed, eyes full of sadness—he doesn’t look like a threat.
He looks lost. Lonely. Hurting.
When a snowstorm hits, we’re trapped together in the darkened café, Cal tells me the truth—about the lies, the betrayal, the years stolen from him. And I see the man beneath the reputation.
Protective. Gentle. Desperate for a place to belong.
Being with him means choosing sides in a town that wants him gone.
But walking away from him?
Impossible.
Because this mountain man doesn’t scare me.
Losing him does.
And once Cal Sullivan decides a woman is his?
He’ll fight the whole damn mountain to keep her.
Genre: Romance
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