Cassie: When my sister was too sick to use her ski-resort vacation package, she passed it on to me, hoping it would get my mind off my recent job layoff and my disaster ex-boyfriend. I was hoping a little self-care would help me find the courage to be a new Cass, a better Cass. I want some confidence and control over my life, beginning New Cass' experiences with an early-spring hike in the beautiful mountain country of Moonlight Ridge. But now I’m lost. My cell phone has no signal, it’s getting dark, and it’s begun snowing. Can this vacation go any more wrong? Weston: I grew up in these mountains: self-reliant, strong, living on my family’s land. My job as a forest ranger keeps me near my family, here in the mountains I love, but sometimes I get lonely on my own. When my dog Max starts howling outside my cabin in the middle of a snowstorm, I dash outside with my rifle, practically knocking over the most beautiful, voluptuous, almost-frozen girl I’ve ever met. Now I’ll do anything I can to hold on to her and show her my mountains, my way of life, and my heart. Will Cassie find the courage to give me hers? Short sweet steamy alpha male-curvy girl instalove romance. No cheating, no cliffhanger, always an HEA.

Short sweet steamy alpha male-curvy girl insta-love romance. No cheating, no cliffhanger, always an HEA. Tia: I’m the overworked and underpaid assistant to a manic event planner, based out of Chicago. My boss sent me to West Virginia to oversee an executive getaway/convention at this cool little ski resort. It’s a great place, with this amazing rustic furniture that I’d love to source for another venue we use and the most incredible views, but I’m so sick of dealing with entitled executives who consider me their personal squeeze toy. To get away from them, I manage to tag on the end of a trail-riding horseback excursion, but when I somehow take a wrong turn, I can’t figure out how to get back to the group. And then this mountain man shows up. He’s gorgeous, foul-mouthed, and probably breaking the law, but he’s my only way back to civilization. Wyatt: I’m cutting deadfall in the Nation Forest for my woodstove—with a permit, mind you—when this curvy harpy comes out of the woods and starts yelling at me for despoiling the wonders of nature. She’s limping, and clearly lost, but it doesn’t hinder her sharp tongue any. I’ve always been happy on my own, spending free time with my extended family and living a woodsman’s life, making rustic furniture that is beginning to get some notice and sell well. But this girl might be able to change my mind about being alone.

Willa: I love my job with nonprofit housing organization AmeriShelter, finding and rehabbing houses for people with special needs—but I'm so busy that I never have time to look for Mr. Right. When I get assigned to oversee a project in Moonlight Ridge and meet the sexy local electrician, I can't keep my eyes off him. Mason: I think the only thing wrong with Moonlight Ridge is that I live alone here. I like running my own business and I love the mountains, but I'm lonely. When AmeriShelter's on-site rep turns out to be a tall curvy beauty with eyes that seem to see through to my heart, I pursue her with the goal of convincing her to stay. Passion shines bright in Moonlight Ridge...

Kate: I love my job teaching kindergarten in the Atlanta suburbs, but I don't love my life. I've been sharing an apartment with my mercurial little sister Rosalie, but our lease is up, and we've moved back home with our parents as a temporary measure until we return from a family wedding in my mother's hometown. I haven't visited my grandparents in Moonlight Ridge for ages, and I'm looking forward to spending the summer with them. At the wedding, I meet gorgeous, sexy, sweet Micah, and suddenly the summer ahead looks even better. Micah: I first came to Moonlight Ridge to ski, several years ago. When I was laid off and my girlfriend ditched me for someone else, I decided to leave my boring cookie-cutter life in suburban DC behind and head to those beautiful mountains. I bought an old bar and transformed it into the Moonlight Tavern, and it's become a place I love. And I'm looking for a woman to share it with—someone who's ready to be loved, too. When I meet my friend Mason's cousin at his wedding, I fall head-over-heels for Kate, the beautiful, curvy, sweet kindergarten teacher. Can we make a life together here on the Ridge?

Rosalie: All my life, I've never fit in. Somewhere along the way, I stopped trying, and then I stopped wanting to. I was content to be the weird girl, the one with unusual tastes in clothes and hair and music. And when I finally gave up on caring what everybody else thought about me, that's when I really started to live. I am ready for something new, ready to be me in a new place. And the "new place" is one I've always loved: my grandparents' house on Moonlight Ridge. I love the mountains. I love the way people just seem to accept each other there. My cousin Mason's wedding is just the opportunity I need to start settling in and finding my niche. I meet Mac, a modern-day Viking, and this biggest hunk of man I've ever seen looks like the perfect summer fling. Mac: I've always loved my hometown. I love the fact that I can make a living building houses and barns, doing the carpentry work I learned from my uncles and grandfather. I love the fact that people know me here, and I can always say what I think. I can be who I am. But I'm lonely. I've been leery of women since my high school girlfriend ditched me. And when the curvy beauty with blue hair, a bright pink dress, and red cowgirl boots shows up for my buddy Mason's wedding, I know she's the one for me. We've got great chemistry, and we think alike, and the sex is amazing. Now I just have to convince her that we're a lot more than a summer fling. SHORT sweet steamy alpha-male/curvy-girl mountain man instalove romance. No cheating, no cliffhanger, always an HEA.

KYRA: My mother was a witch, she said. It ran in our family line, she said. Now that she's dead, I miss her so much. I long for that family connection. Near Samhain, I travel back to her birthplace in the West Virginia mountains, to honor her spirit. I feel the power in this ground. I feel her presence. But after the ritual is complete, I'm disoriented by the bright moonlight. I'm lost, and alone. LANDON: I'm heading home from my friends' Halloween party, up to my cabin on Moonlight Ridge. I have to walk past the abandoned Macallan place. My granny always told me that witches lived there. Be careful, she said, or you'll be enchanted by them. In the bright moonlight, I see the girl of my dreams, beautiful and otherworldly. Granny was right: I'm bewitched.

SIX short, sweet, steamy stories to fall in love with! No cheating, always happily-ever-after. Full collection of the Moonlight Ridge Mountain Men series. Captured by Moonlight Held by Moonlight Taken by Moonlight Seduced by Moonlight Loved by Moonlight Claimed by Moonlight Come meet the men of Moonlight Ridge as they find their forever mates! Passion shines bright on Moonlight Ridge...