Fish Out of Water
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- $21.99
Publisher Description
WHY DATE A MOUNTAIN MAN? Because he knows how to pitch a tent.
TROPES: Tall, dark & (adorably) grumpy hero charmed by heroine despite himself; quirky small mountain town; gorgeous Colorado Rocky wilderness; only one sleeping bag; slow burn to clothes melting off spice; extreme competence; a few (somewhat) minor explosions.
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When Dahlia Weathersby's sister disappears on what should have been a simple day hike, Dahlia immediately heads deep into the Colorado Rockies to find her. Knowing she'll never survive the mountains alone, she convinces the local hermit—adorably grouchy survival expert Winston Dane—to be her guide. All it takes is a good helping of Dahlia's charm…and just the teeniest bit of blackmail…before she's got all six-foot-something of him wrapped around her finger.
Winston Dane should know better than to follow beautiful city girl Dahlia deep into the mountains, but it’s not like he could let her go alone. She may be as clever as she is unsettlingly hot, but the Rockies are no place for the uninitiated. And, fine, maybe being around Dahlia makes him forget why he’d decided being the local grouch was the only route for him in the first place.
Every step is a new adventure…and a new coal in the simmering fire of their attraction. But with everything the wilderness has to throw at them, it'll take more than charm and some city girl ingenuity to make this trek anything but a disaster waiting to happen…and an adventure she'll never forget.
"Fish Out of Water reads like a sexy Sherlock Holmes, and is the most fun I’ve had in ages. The only hiking I want to do is up Winston Dane’s thighs." — Lana Ferguson, USA Today bestselling author
Books By Katie Ruggle:
Fish Out of Water
The Scenic Route
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ruggle (In Safe Hands) delivers a thoroughly enjoyable wilderness-set rom-com with a hint of danger. After makeover specialist Dahlia's free-spirited sister, Rose, sends Dahlia a 911 text from a wilderness vacation and then stops responding, plucky Dahlia beelines it to Howling Falls, Colo., to find her. Tipped off that her sister may have been seen with grumpy mountain man Winston Dane (aka mystery author Dane Winters), she picks the locks on his formidable gates with a lip pencil, enters his property, and persuades him to help her find her sister. Did Rose simply get lost on a hike? Or is there a more sinister explanation? As Dahlia and Winston brave the wilderness, their explosive chemistry becomes apparent—and is made more intense by sharing a single sleeping bag. Ruggle gender-swaps the typical virgin trope (it's Winston who has less experience) for some tender and scorching love scenes. The twist-filled mystery will draw readers in, and despite the danger, Ruggle mines Dahlia's admittedly faulty "brain-to-mouth filter" for plenty of humor. Romance lovers will have no trouble rooting for this raunchy heroine and her strong, protective hero.
