Thunder Creek Mountain Men Owned By The Man

When Freya's car breaks down at 2 AM in the middle of nowhere, she doesn't expect to be rescued by six feet of protective mountain muscle.Ryan Hawthorne is everything she's running from-stable, commanding, and dangerously capable of seeing through her carefully built walls. He's also 38 to her 23, with calloused hands and a voice that makes her shiver every time he calls her sweetheart."You're safe with me now," he promises when her past threatens to drag her back into darkness. "I protect what's mine."Freya came to Thunder Creek to disappear. She never expected to find sanctuary in the arms of a lumberjack who worships her damaged heart and builds her a home where broken things become beautiful again.But when her ex tracks her down, will Ryan's protection be enough? Or will she lose the first man who's ever made her feel worthy of being cherished?A standalone mountain man romance with instalove, a significant age gap, an innocent heroine, and guaranteed HEA. No cheating, no cliffhangers, just pure satisfaction.