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

I thought I’d escaped my past, but it has returned with a vicious bite. My whole world is crashing down around me like an avalanche. My past is nothing like I always believed, and the recent revelations are making me question everything. Those who I’d begun to trust abandoned me when I needed them. Fear, shame and nightmares rule my life, and if it wasn’t for my one close friend, I’d be completely alone. This is something I must face on my own, though. I can’t bring this burden down on my family. There is no way I’m going to let them feel responsible for my life spiraling out of control. I battle to fix it daily, and I'm finding the more happiness I find, the drop afterwards is worse. On Halloween, I learned nightmares were real, and that I was in my own personal hell. Those I'd grown close to, those I'd let in and began to trust showed me it was nothing but a lie. I meant nothing, and that will never happen again. I will not allow them to throw me away and pick me back up whenever they want. They broke me, shattering me completely. Now it’s up to me to put myself back together again, piece by piece. I will fight for myself, prove just how strong I am. I will get my revenge and fight the monsters that threaten my family and I. It snuck into my life like Jack Frost, an icy chill in the night. Will I be able to fight off the frost bite?

Will I ever break free from the chill and darkness of my frozen past? Nightmares are real, and they lurk in the darkness. Haunted by my past, I thought I had hope. I thought I had a chance. When the threats close in, I know I have to do something. I’m desperate to keep those I love safe. Love. I never thought I’d know true love from a man, let alone four sexy, passionate men. But they are here, and they are getting me through. My family and friends are sticking to my side, and I know they believe I will have my happy ending. But will I? I don’t have as much faith as my loved ones. But I do have determination and a fire that can banish the darkness like a roaring bonfire. I only hope I’ll be around at the end to soak in its warmth.