{"product_id":"savage-mountain-protector-liora-sterling-9798250900645","title":"Savage Mountain Protector: A Dark Grumpy Sunshine Forced Proximity Second Chance Small Town Mountain Man Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe swore he'd never protect her again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe swore she'd never need him.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow the mountain has trapped them together... and this time, walking away isn't an option.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI came back to Blackridge to fix one mistake and leave before the gossip could swallow me whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI didn't expect \u003ci\u003ehim\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColt Wilder, the ruthless, bearded mountain recluse with a military past and a reputation as dangerous as the cliffs he calls home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe used to be my everything.\u003cbr\u003eNow he barely tolerates the sight of me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a brutal snowstorm strands us in his remote cabin, pride doesn't matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne road out.\u003cbr\u003eBuried in snow.\u003cbr\u003eOne bed.\u003cbr\u003eNo escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe's grumpy. Guarded. Savage in his silence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm the sunshine he doesn't want... and the only woman who's ever broken through his armor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColt lives by one rule: protect what's his.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd whether I like it or not, the possessive mountain man has decided I still belong to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Blackridge remembers why we fell apart.\u003cbr\u003eThe scandal. The betrayal. The secret that nearly destroyed us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf we give in to this relentless heat, we risk reopening old wounds that never truly healed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I surrender to his dangerous touch, I might lose the freedom I fought to reclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf he lets himself love me again, he risks shattering what's left of his guarded heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause loving a man like Colt Wilder isn't safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's dark.\u003cbr\u003eIt's consuming.\u003cbr\u003eIt's fiercely protective and undeniably \u003ci\u003esteamy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut beneath the savage exterior is a broken soldier desperate for redemption... and a woman stubborn enough to fight for his healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSavage Mountain Protector\u003c\/b\u003e is a dark, high-heat small town mountain man romance featuring forced proximity, second chances, a possessive alpha with a military past, and a fiercely determined heroine who refuses to be claimed without a fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Book One in the \u003cb\u003eMountain Men of Blackridge\u003c\/b\u003e series. Each book follows a different rugged mountain man and can be read as a standalone, but the emotional intensity, and the Wilder brothers, only get wilder from here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you crave grumpy\/sunshine tension, snowed-in heat, protective \"touch her and regret it\" energy, and a hard-won happily ever after, Blackridge is waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStart reading today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liora Sterling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798250900645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.24d","brand":"Liora Sterling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665688105215,"sku":"9798250900645","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/savage-mountain-protector-liora-sterling-9798250900645","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}