Winterfang.
The remote mountain valley was supposed to be another temporary stop. Another wilderness assignment. Another place to leave behind before anyone could matter. For two years she has lived out of suitcases and rental cabins, moving from one landscape to the next, never staying long enough to put down roots and never getting close enough to risk another loss.
Then she finds the mountain.
And the man everyone fears.
Gideon Thatcher lives alone high above the basin in a cabin buried beneath snow and pine. He is silent, territorial, scarred, and impossible to ignore. The locals call him Winterfang. They lower their voices when they say his name. They watch the mountains when he disappears into them. Nobody will tell Emma what happened during the winter that turned him into a legend.
The more she learns, the more she realizes the stories do not go far enough.
Because something ancient is waking beneath Black Elk Mountain.
Something older than the valley itself.
Something that has waited more than a century for the right pair to find it.
When Emma accidentally awakens a forgotten power known as the Winter Crown, she becomes the center of a conflict hidden beneath generations of silence. Rival bear clans begin circling the basin. Predators emerge from the wilderness. Men who have spent years waiting for the Crown’s return suddenly have a reason to hunt.
And Gideon stops pretending he can stay away from her.
As danger closes in from every direction, Emma finds herself trapped in a mountain cabin with a man who seems determined to protect her at any cost. The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the bond growing between them. A bond that feels older than either of them. A bond that may determine the future of the entire valley.
But loving Gideon means accepting the truth about what he is.
And what he becomes when the people he loves are threatened.
Because there is a reason every predator in the Rockies fears Winterfang.
And when war finally comes to Black Elk Basin, the mountain will discover exactly how far he is willing to go to bring Emma home.
Winterfang is a standalone paranormal romance featuring a possessive grizzly bear shifter, forced proximity, fated mates, wilderness survival, protective hero energy, ancient magic, emotional intensity, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
