She Left His Mountain

Kate Lockhart never wanted her husband's billions or the ski resort that made him rich.

For eight years she has wanted a place beside him on the slopes.

Instead she designs Bennett's runs, keeps his mountains safe, and hosts the guests who matter most, while he takes the credit.

She tells herself that living in the Lockhart shadow is the price of the family she married into.

Then Priscilla Harrington, an heiress and former ski star, decides the billionaire and his mountains belong to her.

The husband who could not spare his wife a single run suddenly has endless hours for private lessons, late dinners, and the small moments that used to be Kate's.

He swears it is strictly professional. Priscilla makes certain it never quite feels that way.

His mother welcomes her like a daughter-in-law, and Kate's work passes to Priscilla one job at a time.

When Kate warns that a blizzard is coming, he dismisses it as good for business, and Priscilla agrees. Kate leads the rescue through the snow anyway and finds the two of them in a cabin. There is no affair, but the betrayal is enough. She leaves her wedding ring on his desk and walks away.

Money and mountains will not bring her back. If he wants his wife, he will have to give up the star instructors who would have grown his empire, repair the skis he always promised to fix until the edges cut his hands, and offer the grovel of a lifetime.