Protected by the Possessive Mountain Man

I was just trying to paint a mural. I didn’t expect to fall into the arms of a gruff, possessive mountain man. Now, I’m his—and he’ll stop at nothing to protect me.

Irene

All I wanted was to finish my mural and prove that I belong in Pine Valley. But one stormy day, I found myself falling—literally—into the arms of Brian Mitchell, the reclusive mountain man with piercing green eyes and a body carved from granite.

He’s almost twice my age, grumpy as hell, and makes it clear that he doesn’t want company. But his protective instincts kick in when someone starts vandalizing my work, and suddenly, I’m stuck in his cabin during a storm.

The whispers in town say he’s dangerous, but the way he looks at me—like I’m the only thing that matters—makes me feel safer than I’ve ever been. Even if his past threatens to destroy us both, I can’t help but wonder… can this mountain man and I create something beautiful together?

Brian

I came to these mountains to escape—to live alone and leave my broken past behind. But then Irene crashed into my life with her curves, her stubbornness, and the damn ladder.

She’s everything I shouldn’t want: young, vibrant, and too good for a man like me. But when someone threatens her mural—and her dreams—I’ll do whatever it takes to protect her.

She thinks she’s just here to paint a wall, but she doesn’t realize she’s painting herself into my life. And now that she’s mine? There’s no way in hell I’m letting her go. If you love steamy instalove romances with protective alpha mountain men, curvy heroines who find their confidence, and small-town gossip that turns into a love story for the ages, Protected by the Possessive Mountain Man is your next must-read!