She's on a mission. But he intends to fight her every step of the way.

I fell in love with her before I know who she was.

Mariah is a real estate agent, in town to find a beauty salon for one of her clients. She hadn't planned to arrive the day after a tornado, and now she's sticking around to see how she can help.

But the building she has her eye on means too much to me. I can't see it turned into a business, even if it's been abandoned for more than a decade.

Still...neither of us can ignore this attraction. And by the time the weekend is over, we might just be ready to strike a compromise.

Hoping for the Mountain Man is an OTT age gap romance featuring an alpha hero and V-card heroine. It's designed to be read in only one hour. If you like short, steamy instalove novellas, you'll love the entire Rosewood Ridge Heroes series!