The only thing newspaper journalist, Benjamin Strickland, has ever cared about is his career. It doesn't matter how many failed relationships or broken hearts he leaves in his wake—-it's all worth it to get the next latest scoop. So, for Ben, his latest story about the mysterious girl on the island of Oyster Key is just another step closer to winning the coveted Pulitzer. While searching for her, he's knocked unconscious and captured. When he opens his eyes, he sees something he can't explain. A woman he can't explain. He spends the next few weeks as her prisoner and develops feelings he can't begin to understand. The problem is, Ben still wants his Pulitzer, but writing a story about this beautiful, mystical girl with blue hair and brown skin could not only lead to a complete change of her way of life but also, possibly, her death. However, Ben has never put anything before a story...no matter how far he has fallen, and no matter that he gets caught up in a love he could have never written even in his wildest headline. Readers' Note: The Girl in the Mountains was originally released as "With A Kiss, I Die..."