She needs to save the resort. He needs to protect his mountain community. But when the Marketing Expert from Texas and her Mountain Man boss end up locked down by a blizzard, professional boundaries melt faster than Colorado snow. Marketing specialist Cordelia Wright is determined to prove herself at Snow Banks Resort. When mysterious cancellations threaten the business, she suggests infiltrating their competition. But she never expected to find herself partnered with Mark McAllister, the gruff, handsome general manager whose blue eyes make her forget how to breathe. They’re posing as a couple at the rival resort when a snowstorm traps them in close quarters, turning their fake relationship white-hot! But Cordelia ends up in trouble and she might lose both her new job and the mountain man who's captured her heart. Influencing the Mountain Man is a steamy, age-gap, forced proximity romance featuring a protective mountain man, a curvy city girl out of her element, and a snowed-in love story with a small-town happily ever after! ❤️ Protective Mountain Man ❤️ Curvy Girl ❤️ Instalove ❤️ Snowed in ❤️ Boss/Employee Relationship ❤️ Fake Relationship ❤️ Undercover with the boss ❤️ Make-over for him ❤️ Age Gap ❤️ Fish out of water