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New Book – Warming the Mountain Man: A Short, Steamy Curvy Heroine Grumpy Alpha Mountain Man Romance

Published by Ava on September 8, 2025

The newest book in the Willow Summit series is LIVE – Warming the Mountain Man. You can get it for FREE on Kindle Unlimited here. Otherwise, it is .99. Blurb below.

Storm Rages, Sparks Ignite.

Elana: Chasing storms was supposed to be exciting – not life-threatening. But when my rental SUV gets swept away in a flood and the only man within miles is a grumpy, broad-shouldered search and rescuer who growls more than he talks… I don’t exactly have options.

Jacob Stevens drags me out of danger and into a remote rescue cabin, where the firewood runs out fast and survival means sharing heat. He’s infuriating and bossy. And yet… when his arms wrap around me, I feel more alive than I ever have in my life. This was supposed to be one reckless mistake in the middle of a storm. So why can’t I convince myself to leave him behind when the skies clear?

Jacob: I’ve built my life around solitude. It’s easier that way. People are messy, reckless – and storm chasers like Elana Vance are the worst of them all. But when she ignores my warning and puts herself in danger, saving her isn’t optional. Keeping her warm when the fire dies? Also not optional. I tell myself it’s survival, nothing more.

But the way she curls against me in the dark makes me want things I swore I’d buried. She thinks this is temporary. Just heat-of-the-moment. She’s wrong. Because the storm may be over – but I’m not letting her go.

💜 A short, steamy instalove romance with forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine tension, and a possessive mountain man who knows once he’s found his woman, he’ll never let her face the storm alone again. Guaranteed HEA, no cheating, no cliffhangers.

You can read this during a lunch hour, but you might find yourself blushing in the office.

Tropes:

Forced Proximity / Cabin Storm

Grumpy Hero / Sunshine Heroine

Curvy Girl / Alpha Male Protector Hero

Reckless Heroine Search & Rescue

Storm Chaser Wounded Hero / Healing Heroine

Now Available – Rescuing the Mountain Man: A Short and Steamy Second Chance, Wounded Hero, Small Town Mountain Romance

Published by Ava on September 4, 2025

The fourth book in the Willow Summit series dropped this morning. It is available on Amazon here for free if you have Kindle Unlimited. .99 otherwise. This one is short. You can read it in an hour. It’s still steamy, though. Here is the blurb:

She Was His First Love. He Was Her Only Rescue.

Sarah: I thought first love was supposed to fade. Mine never did. When Blake Hawkins returns to Willow Summit after eight years, watching him save a drowning child reminds me of why I fell for him in the first place. But the boy I knew is gone. In his place is a man scarred by battles I can’t see, fighting demons I can’t reach. He tells me to walk away. But I can’t. Not this time.

Blake: I came back to Willow Summit to work, not to find her again. Sarah Stevens. My first love. My greatest regret. One heroic rescue should’ve been the end of our story, but fate keeps throwing us together. She’s sunshine. I’m storm clouds. She deserves better than a broken paramedic carrying too much darkness. But when she looks at me like I’m still her hero, I start to wonder if love might be the one thing strong enough to save us both.

In Willow Summit, some storms don’t destroy—they heal. And some first loves never fade. They burn brighter the second time around.

💗 This is a short, steamy second-chance romance you can devour in one sitting. No cliffhangers, no cheating, plenty of heat, and a guaranteed HEA.

Tropes:

Second Chance Romance
Small Town Contemporary
Military Medic Hero
Paramedic Romance
First Love Reunion
Steamy Short Romance
Childhood Sweethearts

Now Available – Saving the Mountain Man: A Short and Steamy Curvy Girl, Enemies to Lovers, Small Town Romance

Published by Ava on September 3, 2025

Available now on Amazon here. The third book in the Willow Summit Series.

Smart, curvy heroine. Stubborn mountain man. Childhood rivals who were never supposed to fall in love.

Brooke:
Willow Summit was supposed to be simple – review the Stevens Logging operation, protect the watershed, and leave. Easy.
But nothing feels easy with Jack Stevens in my way.
He’s arrogant, infuriating, and still the boy who once drove me crazy – only now he’s grown into a man I can’t resist.

Jack:
I swore I’d never come back. Now I’m here, fighting to save my family’s legacy – and the last person I wanted to see is Brooke Alderman.
She’s brilliant, stubborn, and much more beautiful than I remembered. She challenges me at every turn – and makes me want things I thought I’d buried for good.

💜 A short, steamy small-town romance packed with enemies-to-lovers sparks, second-chance tension, and a grumpy alpha who falls hard for his smart, curvy heroine. No cheating, no cliffhangers, guaranteed HEA. You can read this on your lunch hour if you have a generous boss.

Healing the Mountain Man: A Short, Steamy Curvy Heroine Grumpy Alpha Male Romance (Willow Summit: Stevens Mountain)

Published by Ava on August 29, 2025

Healing the Mountain Man is live and is available on Amazon Unlimited for free. Otherwise, .99. Check it out here. The prequel, Seen by the Mountain Man is here. The third book, Saving the Mountain man is here.

Curvy heroine finding herself again. Grumpy mountain man hiding from grief. Blizzard forces, forever heals.

Hannah: I came to Willow Summit to rediscover who I was before life made me feel small and worthless. Getting stranded in a blizzard with the most intimidating – and captivating – man I’ve ever met wasn’t part of my healing plan.

He sees strength where I see brokenness. He sees perfection where I see flaws.

Mitch: I’ve been hiding in these mountains since losing my wife, Sarah, five years ago. My cabin is my sanctuary, my prison. The last thing I need is a stranded city girl disrupting my carefully controlled world.

But Hannah’s vulnerability crashes into my protective instincts. And for the first time since Sarah died, the ice around my heart begins to thaw.

💜 A short, steamy instalove romance with second chances, the healing power of love, and a possessive mountain man who thinks his curvy heroine is perfect just as she is. No cheating, no cliffhangers, guaranteed HEA.

Tropes: Forced Proximity/Cabin Storm

Curvy Girl / Alpha Male

Artistic Girl/ Possessive Male

Woman in Distress/Capable Male

Blue Color Hero/Artistic Female

Ex Military

Wounded Hero/Healing Heroine

Seen by the Mountain Man: A Steamy Curvy Girl Possessive Male Short Instalove Romance (Willow Summit: Stevens Mountain Book 1)

Published by Ava on August 18, 2025

Seen by the Mountain Man is now LIVE on Amazon. It’s free for Kindle Unlimited and .99 cents otherwise. You can see it here.

If you enjoy it, the second book, Healing the Mountain Man, is here, and the third, Saving the Mountain Man, is here. All are free on Kindle Unlimited and .99 otherwise.

The purple flowers on the cover are a huge clue about a turning point in the story.

Maura

He saved me from the storm. Now I can’t escape the heat between us.

Fleeing into a blizzard wasn’t my smartest move, but facing my chaotic life somehow felt worse than freezing to death. Then Tate Stevens appeared—six-foot-four of scarred muscle and brooding intensity, saving me from the storm like some kind of fallen angel.

The mountain man lives alone for a reason. Haunted by his past, brutal in his honesty, and dangerously protective. He should terrify me. Instead, I’ve never felt safer in my life.

Tate sees me in ways no one ever has – not as something to control, but as something to cherish. When he looks at my curves, I see desire, not judgment. When he touches me, I feel worshipped, not diminished. And I can’t get enough.

But the outside world won’t leave us alone in our mountain sanctuary. My past is hunting me down, and Tate’s demons are catching up fast.

He thinks his sharp edges will hurt me.

I think he’s exactly what I need to heal.

Tate

She stumbled into my life like a force of nature. Now I can’t let her go.

I’ve been alone on this mountain for good reason. My hands are better suited for breaking things than holding them, and my past is full of ghosts that wake me screaming. The last thing I need is a city girl with curves that make me forget how to breathe and eyes that see straight through my defenses.

But Maura isn’t just any woman. She’s fire wrapped in silk, strength disguised as softness. When her past shows up to reclaim what never was, every protective instinct I’ve buried roars to life.

She deserves better than a broken soldier living in the woods. Hell, she deserves everything I can’t give her. But when she looks at me like I’m worth saving, when she traces my scars like they’re something beautiful…

Maybe broken doesn’t mean worthless.

Her past wants her back. Mine wants to drag me under. But I’ve never been a man to back down from a fight, and I sure as hell won’t start now.

She’s mine. And I’ll burn the world down before I let anything hurt her again.

In a town where everyone bets on love, we’re about to prove that sometimes the most broken people make the most perfect match.

A steamy instalove romance featuring a grumpy mountain man with a soft heart, a heroine who learns her worth, and a small town that loves to meddle. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and an HEA guaranteed to melt your heart faster than a mountain spring thaw.