Reliable Mountain Man
(2026)(The third book in the Bitterroot Ridge Bodyguards series)
A novel by Peyton Lawson
Everyone in Bitterroot Ridge knows Declan Hawthorne.
He’s the guy you don’t cross.
The man you call when things get ugly.
Former SWAT. Built like a wall. Reputation forged in blood and bad decisions.
One mistake cost an innocent life—and Dec has been punishing himself ever since.
Now he’s been given one job: protect her at all costs.
She sees past the scars. Past the intimidation. Past the silence.
And the longer he stands between her and danger, the harder it becomes to keep his distance.
Declan trusts one thing—his ability to end a threat.
But trusting his heart?
That’s the one risk he’s never survived before.
Tropes: Intimidating protector, silver fox alpha, grumpy bodyguard, forced proximity, emotional redemption, high-stakes protection
Genre: Romance
He’s the guy you don’t cross.
The man you call when things get ugly.
Former SWAT. Built like a wall. Reputation forged in blood and bad decisions.
One mistake cost an innocent life—and Dec has been punishing himself ever since.
Now he’s been given one job: protect her at all costs.
She sees past the scars. Past the intimidation. Past the silence.
And the longer he stands between her and danger, the harder it becomes to keep his distance.
Declan trusts one thing—his ability to end a threat.
But trusting his heart?
That’s the one risk he’s never survived before.
Tropes: Intimidating protector, silver fox alpha, grumpy bodyguard, forced proximity, emotional redemption, high-stakes protection
Genre: Romance