A Mountain Man for the New Year: A Woman in Peril Small Town Mountain Man Instalove Holiday Romance (Granite Ridge Smokejumpers #3)

She’s been on the run for months. He’s the only man who can make her feel safe again.

After escaping her abusive ex, Marnie Brooks has spent months living in the shadows—working two jobs, avoiding attachments, and keeping her head down in the small mountain town of Granite Ridge. Safety comes from staying invisible…until a late-night rescue dog pickup puts her directly in the path of Dax Lawson, the brooding, guilt-scarred captain of Granite Ridge Search and Rescue.

Dax knows broken when he sees it. Haunted by the one life he couldn’t save, he’s built his world around protecting others while keeping his distance. But Marnie awakens something fierce and primal in him—something he thought he buried years ago. And when her violent ex tracks her down, Dax becomes the only man standing between her and the danger she’s fought so hard to escape.

As New Year’s Eve approaches, the mountain town rallies around Marnie, forcing her to keep running or finally claim a life—and a love—worth fighting for.

A Mountain Man for the New Year is a steamy small-town romantic suspense featuring a protective alpha hero, a brave heroine reclaiming her life, a tight-knit community, found family, stalker danger (resolved), and a heart-pounding holiday happily-for-now.

This holiday season, the Lawson brothers will receive the gift of true love. Don’t miss a single title in the trilogy.

A Mountain Man for Christmas
A Mountain Man Under the Mistletoe
A Mountain Man for the New Year

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In the remote Montana mountains, elite smokejumpers and rescue specialists discover that the bravest thing they'll ever do isn't fighting wildfires—it's risking their guarded hearts for the fierce women who make them believe in second chances.