He saved her life in a blizzard. Now she’s melting his frozen heart.

Heiress Adriana Winters doesn’t need rescuing—at least that’s what she tells herself when a winter photography expedition goes catastrophically wrong. But when an avalanche leaves her injured and hypothermic in the backcountry, the gruff mountain man who finds her is her only hope for survival.

Kian McCormick left civilization behind for a reason. The former Army Ranger turned winter survival expert prefers the brutal honesty of the wilderness to people—especially wealthy, reckless clients who treat his mountains like a playground. When his rescue of the stubborn blonde with expensive gear traps them together during a ten-day blizzard, his carefully ordered solitary life implodes.

Forced proximity in his remote off-grid cabin reveals surprising truths. She’s not the spoiled princess he assumed—she’s a talented photographer desperate to prove her worth beyond her family name. He’s not the cold mountain hermit she expected—he’s a man haunted by survivor’s guilt and the lives he couldn’t save.

As the storm rages and the temperature drops, the heat between them becomes impossible to ignore. Between teaching her extreme survival skills and letting her photograph the parts of himself he keeps hidden, Kian’s walls begin to crack. Adriana sees the hero beneath his gruff exterior, and for the first time, someone looks at her and sees more than a trust fund.

But when the rescue helicopter arrives and her world of luxury hotels and family obligations collides with his world of solitude and snow, reality crashes in. She belongs in boardrooms and galas. He belongs in the mountains, alone.

Can a man who’s spent years pushing people away risk his heart on a woman whose life is a world apart from his? And will she choose the empire she was born into—or the mountain man who taught her what it means to truly be seen?

A steamy standalone mountain man romance featuring:

• Forced proximity during a massive blizzard
• Grumpy ex-military hero meets sunshine curvy heroine
• Enemies to lovers with class differences
• One bed, off-grid cabin survival
• Photography and PTSD handled with sensitivity
• Protective alpha hero who respects her competence
• Small-town Pacific Northwest setting
• HEA guaranteed with emotional depth

This is Book 1 in the Timber Falls Mountain Men series. Each book is a complete standalone with its own HEA.