Protected by the Mountain Man: an Instalove Romance in Granite Grove Book

One look was all it took. One threat could destroy them.Granite Grove was supposed to be a fresh start—not the place Blaze finds the woman who changes everything. Antoinette “Toni” Moreau is grace under pressure, a beautiful ballet instructor hiding a past she never speaks about. Blaze sees through the quiet smiles and careful distance, and wants her anyway. One conversation turns into obsession. One spark turns into something neither of them can walk away from.But Toni isn’t free. James has already decided she belongs to him.When Blaze intervenes, his military training kicks in fast. Cameras. Locks. Barriers. Protection. He’ll do whatever it takes to keep Toni safe, even if it means putting himself directly in the line of fire.James doesn’t back down. The violence escalates and Blaze pays the price.As danger tightens its grip, Toni and Blaze cling to each other, finding strength in shared vulnerability and a love neither of them expected.In the mountains, survival means trusting the man willing to risk everything for you. But can love endure when obsession turns deadly?***Protected by the Mountain Man is an age-gap, instalove, opposites-attract romance with an ex-military hero, a sheltered heroine, and a love forged in chaos. HEA.***