A Sexy Mountain Man with a BIG Ax....Meet "Grizz"!
Crushing on Love by Melissa Foster
The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor #4
Releasing Sept 21st, 2016
World Literary Press
Steve Johnson is living his life’s passion watching over the Colorado Mountains as a ranger and wildlife consultant. But his peaceful life is upended when overzealous and insanely beautiful Shannon Braden flits back into his life after returning from a brief trip home to Maryland. He thought his attraction to her was under control—after all, she’s only in Colorado temporarily, and he doesn’t do casual affairs.Shannon’s return to Colorado has as much to do with the game of cat and mouse she and Steve have been playing as it does the data she’s been hired to collect. But despite her efforts to explore the undeniable heat simmering between them, Steve’s intent on keeping his distance.
When a ranch abutting the national park goes up for sale, Steve will do whatever it takes to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. And when all his attempts fail, he’s left with no alternative but to follow Shannon’s guidance into the online world he abhors in order to raise the funds. The more time they spend together, the deeper their attraction becomes, and a game of cat and mouse turns into an unstoppable connection. But when Shannon’s assignment comes to an end, will it mean an end to them, too?
Its easy to say that its hard not to find yourself hooked to a book like this. I loved the character and the attraction between Steve and Shannon. I loved the the sense of community. I loved seeing them find some common ground to come up with something great that can impact the small area of wildlife they would rather protect then turn into something it was not meant to be. I enjoyed how they were able to enjoy eachother times, learn new things and be the perfect balance of what each other needs. I loved the overall story and the book was well written. This is the kinda book, the kinda series, that the readers can fall into and love the heart warming story that each book comes with.
This book is apart of a long line of series and does come as a stand alone. I've been coming across Melissa Fosters books randomly and hasn't come across a book that isn't unique and addictive.
Steve Johnson
took off his sweaty shirt and guzzled a bottle of water. Nothing beat
a predawn run, especially after a shitty night’s sleep. He set the
empty bottle and shirt on the steps leading to his rustic log cabin
and crossed the yard to the chopping post, determined to work the
remaining tension from his body. A six-mile run on the rough terrain
of the Colorado mountains should have worked out all his piss and
vinegar, but not this morning.
Sun beat down
on his shoulders as he centered a slab of wood on the tree stump that
served as his chopping post, trying to ignore the reason he’d been
unable to sleep last night. He filled his lungs with the scents of
nature and tranquility. He knew every sound and smell of the area,
could differentiate every species of animal and plant in the forest,
and anticipated inclement weather well before it hit. His body was
attuned to the mountains as if he were a part of them.
He hoisted the
ax over his shoulder, thoughts he was trying to ignore pushing back
in like adamant thieves. He swung the ax. A loudcrack echoed
in the forest—and in his head—rattling the truth of his angst
free. Shannon Braden was back—and she’d come home last night
wrapped around Cal Hayden on the back of his horse.
He ground his
teeth against that reality and set another log in place.
Smart,
sexy-as-sin, talks-a-mile-a-minute Shannon.
He’d known her for years. His sister, Jade, was married to her
second cousin, Rex. Shannon had spent weeks doing research on red
foxes in the mountains. She’d been staying at her uncle’s ranch
in Weston, but he knew the company she was working with had made
arrangements for her to stay at the vacant cabin just around the bend
for the remainder of the project. He swung the ax, thinking of the
weeks she’d spent flitting in and out of his peaceful life, full of
energy and never-ending conversations—mostly one-sided, which she
didn’t seem to mind. Truth be known, neither did he. Listening to
Shannon rattle on about anything was
hot. She tangled up his thoughts in ways no other woman ever had,
which was just his luck. Steve wasn’t into meaningless hookups, and
Shannon’s life was in Maryland, while his was there on the
mountain, which rooted Shannon Braden firmly in his off-limits zone.
The past
couple of weeks had been quiet while she’d returned home to
Maryland to attend her brother’s wedding, and the fact that Steve
had noticed, and disliked it being quiet, had thrown him for a loop.
His mind
reeled back to last night again. He’d heard Cal riding back down
the mountain about two hours after he’d arrived. As he swung the
ax, he wondered if Shannon had done some hands-on research with
Cowboy Cal last night.
He set another
log in place, telling himself it was none of his damn business if she
had, and split the log so hard the two halves flew ten feet from the
stump. Another log, another split. And so became his stress-relieving
pattern as the sun sailed higher, taking the bite off the chilly
spring morning.
A mass of
birds took off from the treetops. Steve paused mid swing, a smile
tugging at his lips. Shannon.
He split another log, trying to ignore his accelerating pulse at the
thought of her flitting back into his life.
Melissa
Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling
and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary
romance, new adult romance, and women's fiction with emotionally compelling
characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa's
emotional journeys are lovingly erotic, perfect beach reads, and always family
oriented.
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