{"product_id":"the-silent-mountain-man-casey-cox-9798868266324","title":"The Silent Mountain Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eNearly getting killed in a mudslide only reminds me why I hate the mountains. I'm uninjured, but my car is wrecked, there's no way I can get into town, and of course there's no reception here. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI'm screwed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaybe it's karma for putting this trip off. I haven't been able to bring myself to visit since Pa's funeral. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then there are the painful memories that still haunt me of my first love...and first heartbreak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe summer I turned eighteen, I exchanged letters with a free-spirited, long-haired boy who lived down the road from my father. We hung out all day and wrote each other romantic letters all night. It was the best time of my life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut now they're both gone, and I'm all alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiterally. This mountain feels deserted. Like I'm the only living soul on it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then, just as I'm about to give up all hope, a pickup truck pulls up. A man steps out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot just any man, though... Pure. Mountain man. Perfection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBig muscles, a thick beard just begging to be touched, and an intense stare that's making me rethink my dislike of the mountains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarrick offers me a place to stay, and despite being a total stranger, there's something familiar about him that makes me feel like I can trust him. Also, what other choice have I got? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe takes me back to his cabin. Turns out, he's not much of a talker. I can work with that. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe hook up. I can \u003ci\u003edefinitely\u003c\/i\u003e work with that. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI almost forget that I'm here to sell my father's house and finally move on from the guy who left me brokenhearted all those years ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then I find a letter in Harrick's house-one of the letters I wrote all those years ago-and \u003ci\u003eeverything\u003c\/i\u003e changes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Casey Cox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798868266324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Casey Cox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424716800255,"sku":"9798868266324","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0fec714-2b40-4451-9f23-fa749c475c57.jpg?v=1761532055","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-silent-mountain-man-casey-cox-9798868266324","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}