She bought a date with the town’s most dangerous recluse for one reason: to solve a cold case.

Monica
I didn’t bid five hundred dollars on a date for the romance. I did it for the answers. As a true-crime podcaster, I’m chasing a cold case that leads straight to the North Ridge, and the only man who knows the terrain is the town’s most broody, reclusive hermit.

Gideon Mercer is ex-military, intimidatingly large, and clearly hates every second of the Valentine’s fundraiser. I thought I could play by his rules to get my story, but one look at the mountain of a man and my “podcast brain” goes haywire. I’ve been selective my whole life, waiting for a man I could trust with the “mic off.” I just didn’t expect him to be a grumpy lookout man who looks at me like I’m the only mystery he wants to solve.

Gideon
I moved to a fire lookout to escape the noise. I wanted solitude, not a date with a vibrant, curvy woman who asks too many questions. But when Monica Reyes wins my “Date Night” basket, my quiet world gets flipped upside down.

I know her game. She wants the secrets of the ridge. But when a blizzard washes out the road and traps us in my tiny cabin, the mission changes. One night of forced proximity turns curiosity into obsession. She’s soft, she’s brilliant, and she’s mine to protect. When I realize she’s been waiting for the right man to give her everything, I decide right then—she’s never leaving this mountain.

The investigation brought her to me, but my obsession is what’s going to keep her.

For readers who love…

• A Grumpy Reclusive Hero: Ex-military intelligence with a protective streak a mile wide.
• A Confident Curvy Heroine: A podcaster who knows her worth (and is a virgin by choice).
• Forced Proximity: Trapped in a tiny fire lookout during a snowstorm.
• Low Angst, High Heat: Steamy on-page scenes and an investigative “light suspense” twist.

Safe & HEA: No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a possessive hero who falls first and hard.

A Date Night In The Mountains is part of the Date Night with the Mountain Man collaboration. This Valentine’s season, these mountain men will learn love doesn’t wait for an invitation… and it’s never really blind. Coming to your Kindle Jan – Feb 2026!

There’s a stranger in my bed.
She’s sweet, shy, and has no business in my remote mountain cabin.
But she also triggers every animal urge I have.

Hazel has no idea what life is like here in the cold mountains. But that doesn’t seem to stop her from instantly warming this grouchy loner’s heart.

Her prick of a father thinks he has plans for her. But he can guess again. My lusciously curvy little beauty is mine to keep. To treasure and worship.

This started with me just trying to keep her warm.
It’ll end with keeping her forever.
Hazel is mine. And nothing is going to take her away from me now.

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Love is in the air in the small town of Hope Peak. Come celebrate Valentine’s Day with fourteen of your favorite authors. Enjoy chocolate and flowers with a side of steamy storylines to get you through this romantic holiday!

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College freshman Shea’s apartment just flooded. Good thing her roommate Emma’s father lives in the next town. When he answers the door, Shea is expecting an average dad. Instead, she’s now staying in the guest room of a big, tatted construction worker and desperately trying not to notice the confusing…and exciting effect this man twice her age has on her body. When Jason and Shea end up alone one night, intimate confessions bring them up against temptation no one could withstand. And when their hearts get involved, they’ll have to choose between true love and judgment. Which will prevail?

My brother’s best friends run an exclusive billionaire sex club.
Their Valentine’s offer?…
Pure. Ruin.

Haus of Sin is an invitation-only winter playground for powerful men with dangerous appetites.

A lavish, snow-locked retreat tucked deep in the Maine wilderness.
No one gets in by accident.

I didn’t.
I was chosen. As their private chef.
By the three men who own it.
My brother’s best friends.

Older. Dangerous. Silver-haired.
Men who don’t ask permission. Sin in human form.

I’ve secretly wanted them for years.
Or at least, I thought it was a secret.

Because I realize it fast…
They didn’t bring me here for my cooking.

Their offer: one week of pure sin.
Valentine’s week.
No witnesses. No apologies.

Desire without shame.
Praise instead of judgment.
Protection brutal enough to destroy anyone who ever dares hurt me again.

So when three irresistible men promise to worship every curve I was taught to hate…
I have to ask myself…

Am I finally done being the good girl?
This is a sexy, stand-alone reverse harem romance filled with humor, danger, and generous amounts of love. It also contains blistering hot MFMM, ménage fun times, in single and multiple partner scenes so HOT they’re bound to melt your kindle! HEA guaranteed.

Damaged Fox is an age gap, small town romantic suspense featuring a silver fox hero in charge of a security company and the woman whose secrets can bring them both down.

For years I’ve kept the most coveted secret in Willow Creek. The identity of B. Feather, the infamous journalist. But now I’m forced to tell the town and possibly face their wrath. That’s not the only secret I’m keeping from everyone though. Two pink lines and my whole world is turned upside down. And the father is none other than the man I insist on keeping at arm’s length.

I came to Willow Creek for one reason, to start my own security company. Not to start an intercourse only relationship with a woman nearly fifteen years younger than me. Unfortunately, I can’t resist her every time she shows up on my doorstep looking for fun. But fun can turn serious in the blink of an eye.

Now her life is in danger and I need to convince her I’m the right man for the job instead of pushing me away.

Can I keep her and our unborn baby safe or am I about to lose something I never realized I wanted?

Trigger warning: pregnancy health scare** Author Note: Books 5-7 in this series have an overarching plot that runs throughout the three books. It is recommended that they are read in order as parts of the plot are left open until the last book.

A scorching forbidden billionaire romance. If you love forced proximity, forbidden romance, and chemistry that burns off the page, this is your next obsession. Perfect for fans of Ana Huang, TL Swan and Meghan Quinn 💋✨

✨ Forbidden romance

✨ Forced proximity

✨ Best friend’s little sister

✨ Off-limits billionaire

Theo

Making my first billion? Easy. Surviving Sadie — and her three-year-old — moving in? Pure torture. She’s my best friend’s little sister, the one girl I should never touch. Especially after that reckless kiss seven years ago…the kiss that ruined everything.

Now she’s here, under my roof, in every corner of my thoughts. Vulnerable. Off-limits. And so beautiful it hurts. I promised myself I’d protect her, keep my distance. But every laugh, every accidental touch, makes it harder to remember why I ever said no.

Sadie

I ran to Theo for safety, but the moment I walked through his door, I knew I wasn’t just in danger from my ex—I was in danger of falling again. He thinks he’s protecting me, keeping his distance. But every smouldering look says otherwise.

And every night, I wonder: what if I kissed him again? He thinks he’s just helping. But he doesn’t see how he’s rewiring my heart—how my daughter already adores him. I’m supposed to be surviving, not falling. But I know what I want…him. His hands. His mouth. His body. Even if it’s the one thing he swore I couldn’t have…

Praise for Rachael Stewart:

Sexy, full of heart, and impossible to put down, with a maddeningly protective hero you’re guaranteed to fall for. Bestselling author Camilla Isley

“It has all the ingredients of a delicious billionaire romance but it’s full of tenderness, compassion and decadently sweet heat, too. I devoured it!” Author Laura Carter

‘WOW! Rachael Stewart keeps getting better and better! Heat and sizzle seduce you while emotion sneaks in and slaps you upside the head. This sexy, heartfelt book has it all!!’ USA Today Bestseller Amy Andrews

‘Stewart’s writing grabs you by the collar and drags you straight into a world of toe-curling heat and slow-burn healing. I fell for Theo as hard and fast as Sadie did—and loved every smouldering second of it.’ bestselling author Lily Parker

‘I can see BookTok going wild over this one.’ Reader Review

‘I was hooked really quickly into this and finished it in less than 24hours, I just didn’t want to put it down!‘ Reader Review

‘It had some delightfully spicy moments in it and they were HOT!’ Reader Review

‘It’s a really enjoyable & entertaining read. I loved it & can’t wait for the next!‘ Reader Review

Surviving her plane’s hijacking was only the beginning…

Navy SEAL Wyatt “Wildcard” Miller hasn’t forgotten the beautiful blonde he rescued in Manila. Singled out by terrorists, she endured the unthinkable. The last place Wyatt expects to see her is on the shores of Oahu. The instant spark they both felt is still there, but he senses she’s hiding something.

Travel blogger Callie Spencer saw more than she should have when terrorists took control of her flight. Traumatized, she flees to Hawaii, hoping the tropical island will soothe her frayed nerves, but her world jolts back to life when she runs into Wyatt.

Callie starts to remember bits and pieces of her ordeal—a face, a new terror plot. The man haunting Callie’s nightmares knows who she is—and he’ll track her down at all costs. Can Wyatt keep her safe a second time and also make her his?

SEAL’s Target, a standalone novel, is book one in the sizzling Alpha SEALs Hawaii series.