Nothing like picking up and moving across country on a whim. Cait Monroe would love to find a nice small ski town and live happily ever after, but she's promised to help her mom get back on her feet. So when Mom decides to pack up Cait's half sister, and go on an eight month road trip out of nowhere, Cait tags along. For her family's sake. It's only then, when they settle into the new city and new way of life, that her past comes back to haunt her. Threats lurk around every corner, and Cait only wants to move on. She struggles figuring out how to build a new life for herself, and not knowing who to trust. So when four very sexy guys insert themselves into her life, she's wary. Why are they doing this? What could they want with her? As the sense of danger grows ever closer, Cait becomes overwhelmed with the truth of her past, and fights for control. Can she find refuge in this storm, and escape the peril the cold of night brings? Escaping the Cold is book 1 of the Scandalous Slopes series, a dark reverse harem romance. This means the female main character will have three or more love interests and will not have to choose in the end. This book as has a trigger warning for: grooming, mentions of history of child sexual assault, PTSD. and stalking