A blizzard shuts roads. A firefighter opens her heart. I’d spent my whole life playing it safe. Stay in Wildwood Valley. Work my steady job. Keep my dreams locked away where they couldn’t hurt me. People said my voice could stop traffic—but I’d never been brave enough to let anyone really hear it. Then the blizzard hit. The roadhouse filled with stranded travelers and restless energy, and that’s when I saw him. Knox. A firefighter with broad shoulders, dark scruff, and the weight of the world etched into his posture. Quiet. Watchful. The kind of man who didn’t ask for attention—but commanded it anyway. I didn’t plan to sing that day. But the crowd needed calming. Elsa needed help. And somehow, I ended up on stage with a microphone in my shaking hand. When I opened my eyes, Knox was watching me. Not glancing. Not distracted. Watching—like something inside him had shifted. He put his phone down. He walked toward me. And everything I believed about playing it safe went up in flames. Knox didn’t try to save me or fix me. He just stood there, steady and sure, while I finally took the leap I’d been avoiding my whole life. Some risks are worth taking. And this one? He was mine. Mountain Man's Winter Songbird is an OTT age-gap romance featuring an alpha hero and V-card heroine. It's a forced proximity firefighter romance with lots of steam that's designed to be read in only 1 hour. If you like short, steamy instalove novellas, you’ll love the entire Wildwood Valley Firehouse series!