My Alpha in the Pines

My stalker thrillers made me famous. My ex made my private fears public. So I disappear into a cabin on Pine Hollow Ridge, where the landlord has one rule: never cross the ward stones after dark. Then something enormous with gold eyes scratches at my door. Rafe Kellan is the scarred, silent man the locals call the ghost in the pines. He is also the ridge's alpha, its reluctant Guardian, and the wolf standing between me and a curse waking beneath the trees. He wants me off the mountain. I want my life back on my own terms. But damaged wards, human hunters, and shadow-wolves are closing in. When a snowstorm traps us together in my one-bedroom cabin, every line between danger and desire begins to blur. Trusting Rafe could give the hunters exactly the leverage they need. Refusing him could leave us alone when the ridge finally breaks. To survive, Rafe must learn that protecting me is not the same as deciding for me. I must choose whether I am still running from fear or ready to build a home inside it. My Alpha in the Pines is a steamy standalone wolf-shifter romance featuring a grumpy alpha Guardian, a human thriller writer, forced proximity, one bed, cursed-forest suspense, explicit consent, and a complete happily ever after.