Swept Away with the Mountain Man
(2026)(A book in the Mountain Man Summer series)
A novel by Cora Lakewood
He pulled her from the river. He never meant to keep her.
Sadie Walker has spent years convincing herself she’s over Ridgewood Falls, over the life she left behind, and over the man who never once looked at her the way she wanted. Coming back for the summer is supposed to be simple, a quiet reset that proves she’s no longer the girl who trailed after her older brother’s best friend with a crush she couldn’t hide.
Grant Calder has always known exactly where the line is, and he’s never crossed it. As part of Ridgewood Falls Search and Rescue, he’s built his life on control, distance, and instinct. Sadie has always been off-limits, and staying away from her has been the one rule he’s never been tempted to break. Until the moment he sees her in the water.
The current takes her fast, dragging her under before she can fight it. Grant doesn’t think, doesn’t hesitate. He goes in after her and pulls her out, cold and shaken, into his arms. He tells himself it’s just another rescue, just another life saved, but the way she clings to him, the way her body fits against his, makes it impossible to ignore that nothing about this feels the same.
With a storm rolling in and the river too dangerous to cross, the only place to go is a remote cabin deep in the mountains. One night, he tells himself. One night to keep her warm, to keep her safe, and to remember exactly why she’s still off-limits.
Except Sadie isn’t a kid anymore, and she''s done pretending she doesn’t want him. The more he tries to keep his distance, the more the tension between them builds, sharp and impossible to ignore. Every glance lingers too long. Every touch feels like a mistake he doesn’t want to stop making.
Grant has spent years holding back, convincing himself that wanting her is something he can control. But one night alone with her strips that control away, and once he gives in, there’s nothing careful or distant about the way he takes her in his arms.
Saving her was instinct. Letting her go is not.
Swept Away With The Mountain Man is part of the Mountain Man Summer Series. Don't forget to splash around with the other books in this fun summer collaboration brining together fresh authors who are writing the perfect quick summer reads.
Genre: Romance
Sadie Walker has spent years convincing herself she’s over Ridgewood Falls, over the life she left behind, and over the man who never once looked at her the way she wanted. Coming back for the summer is supposed to be simple, a quiet reset that proves she’s no longer the girl who trailed after her older brother’s best friend with a crush she couldn’t hide.
Grant Calder has always known exactly where the line is, and he’s never crossed it. As part of Ridgewood Falls Search and Rescue, he’s built his life on control, distance, and instinct. Sadie has always been off-limits, and staying away from her has been the one rule he’s never been tempted to break. Until the moment he sees her in the water.
The current takes her fast, dragging her under before she can fight it. Grant doesn’t think, doesn’t hesitate. He goes in after her and pulls her out, cold and shaken, into his arms. He tells himself it’s just another rescue, just another life saved, but the way she clings to him, the way her body fits against his, makes it impossible to ignore that nothing about this feels the same.
With a storm rolling in and the river too dangerous to cross, the only place to go is a remote cabin deep in the mountains. One night, he tells himself. One night to keep her warm, to keep her safe, and to remember exactly why she’s still off-limits.
Except Sadie isn’t a kid anymore, and she''s done pretending she doesn’t want him. The more he tries to keep his distance, the more the tension between them builds, sharp and impossible to ignore. Every glance lingers too long. Every touch feels like a mistake he doesn’t want to stop making.
Grant has spent years holding back, convincing himself that wanting her is something he can control. But one night alone with her strips that control away, and once he gives in, there’s nothing careful or distant about the way he takes her in his arms.
Saving her was instinct. Letting her go is not.
Swept Away With The Mountain Man is part of the Mountain Man Summer Series. Don't forget to splash around with the other books in this fun summer collaboration brining together fresh authors who are writing the perfect quick summer reads.
Genre: Romance
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