Sheltered by the Search-and-Rescue Captain (Forbidden Mountain Nights #6)

Natalie Shaw has spent years staying calm while other people fall apart.

When a panic attack during an emergency-room shift forces her onto leave, she escapes to Blackwood hoping for a few quiet days where no one knows what happened—and no one needs anything from her.

A wrong turn in a mountain storm sends her car into a snowbank and puts her in the hands of Eli Mercer, captain of Blackwood Ridge Search and Rescue.

Older, disciplined, and impossible to rattle, Eli sees through every attempt Natalie makes to minimize what happened.

With the roads closed, she must shelter at the station cabin and do the one thing she finds nearly impossible: let someone else take care of her.

Eli knows protecting a rescued woman is his responsibility. Wanting her is a line he refuses to cross while she has nowhere else to go. But when Natalie turns that same care back on him, his control begins to break.

She has built her life around handling everything alone. He has built his around making sure everyone else gets home safe. During one long winter night, they discover that surrendering control may be the strongest choice either of them has ever made.

Sheltered by the Search-and-Rescue Captain

is a steamy age-gap mountain romance featuring forced proximity, a capable ER nurse, a disciplined older protector, mutual caretaking, snowbound tension, and a satisfying happily-ever-after.