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Sweetheart Falls

Stubborn Mountain Man

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He came to town to get away from people. But when a curvy blonde is injured on his property, he can't resist helping her.

I've spent most of my adult life trying to be alone. My hometown has grown so much, it's impossible, though.

But Sweetheart Falls shows promise. My cabin is in the middle of the woods, where nobody can find me...until someone does.

She's stunning and smart and everything I could've ever wanted in a woman. The problem is, I plan to spend the rest of my life alone.

Can this beautiful blonde break down my walls and make me fall in love?

Scenic Trails. Picturesque Peaks.

The cozy little town of Sweetheart Falls has something for everyone. And just outside, there’s miles and miles of rugged woods. The perfect place to hide. To rest. To recover.

The perfect place for a true Mountain Man to find himself right at home. That is, until love arrives to shake up his quiet existence.

Come along as these big, rough Mountain Men are brought to their knees.

Twelve of your favorite instalove authors have come together to bring the town of Sweetheart Falls to life in these steamy novellas, releasing in October.

60 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 15, 2024

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Profile Image for Cherie Alvaro.
1,809 reviews9 followers
January 8, 2025
12 authors one wooded mountain range = 12 fantastic hour reads! Stubborn Mountain Man is a very well written novella that finds Kane finally finding the solitude he craves in Sweetheart Falls. But then a chance meeting with Gillian when she hurts herself on his property finds him second guessing his need to be alone! I loved these two and really enjoyed reading their love story!!!.

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Profile Image for Tracey.
485 reviews
October 13, 2024
As a former youth group girl, I totally get where Gillian is at in this story. I really enjoyed reading Kane and Gillian story. I can’t wait to see what else there is in this series
1,400 reviews11 followers
October 13, 2024
Is he worth a broken promise?

Gillian considers herself to be adventurous, while her high school friends think she's boring. They've given her the challenge of a solo hike. She's to do a three-hour hike to a campsite and send them a photo from there. After hiking for two hours, she hears a noise coming from off the trail. She can't help herself from investigating. Spying on the man chopping wood was maybe not the best decision of her life. Especially when, as she's backing away from her hiding spot, she steps into a deep hole, hurting her ankle... 

Kane is a former Navy SEAL who was from Rosewood Ridge, Tennessee. He came from an abusive family. Since the death of his mother, his only contact with his family is weekly calls with his brother. He prefers the smaller town of Sweetheart Falls. He's resigned himself to being a single mountain man. 

He was chopping up a tree for firewood when suddenly he heard Gillian's scream. He's never seen a more beautiful woman in his life. He takes her cabin to tend to her injury. Later, she convinces him to take her to the campground and pitch her tent. She can then send proof of the completion of her challenge. But that's not all that happened at the campsite! 

How can she feel both on edge and yet so comfortable around him? Is he worth breaking the promise she made so many years ago? Her heart is telling her to take the leap and trust he'll catch her! 

It hadn't taken long for Kane to decide that Gillian is everything he's been looking for in a woman. But she's younger and inexperienced. Can he convince her to stay? That's a moot question when she's gone the next morning. If she's willing to limp away on an injured ankle, that tells him something...

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Profile Image for Melissa.
486 reviews2 followers
October 3, 2024
Gillian Morris (23) is out on a hike on a dare by her friends to go camping by herself. She finds herself on a hiking trail. She heard a noise like maybe someone swinging an ax at a tree, so she decides to go towards the noise, almost like fate was leading her that way.
Kane Bishop (35), after returning from the Navy SEALs he retired up in the Sweetheart Mountains. His brother living in Rosewood Ridge Mountains gave him the idea for his mountain living. While chopping wood he hears a scream to only find the most beautiful woman stuck in a hole. She is off the trail and the last thing he needs in his life right now. He vowed to living alone forever because of his childhood and the ghost that haunt him. This is a story of, ‘Tell me your plans and watch the universe laugh at you’ type of stories. She is busy with please everyone around her, worrying about what other think that she forgets to worry about herself and what she thinks. Then we have him lone wolf, failed in the past and refuses to put someone in his care again. V-card, age gap, military, independent woman/protective man, insta-love, quick read romance.

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Profile Image for Terriann Williams.
163 reviews
October 6, 2024
Really enjoyed reading this short story. It is meant to be read in around 90 minutes, so I wont give too much away. This book revolves around Gillian, she has been dared by her so called friends, to hike up a mountain in sweetheart falls and camp by herself for the night. Her old high school friends think she is boring and that she needs to get out more, these "friends" are the same ones that she made a purity vow with when they were 12 years old and she has stuck to that vow ever since. She hears a weird noise in the woods and decides to investigate, she comes across a large, sexy, shirtless man chopping wood. Trying to back away slowly, so she wasn't caught staring at him, she loses her footing, screams, falls into a hole and twists her ankle, trapped and in pain, the only way out is with help from the sexy, quiet mountain man. Kane a former Navy seal was living a solitary life in the woods when he heard a woman scream, finding her trapped with her leg in a hole, he pulls her out and carries her back to his cabin to tend to her injuries. When the attraction between them becomes too much to bear, can they hold back from their feelings?
Great story with lots of steam and sweet moments.

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Profile Image for Laura Moylan.
1,720 reviews
October 12, 2024
Gillian has lived in Sweetheart Falls on and off throughout her life. Now, after being dared, she is on a hike heading to a campsite, but is distracted by a sound, so she goes towards it. She doesn’t realize that she has left the hiking trail, that she has done, numerous times. There she sees a gorgeous mountain man with his shirt off, while chopping wood. With a misstep, she ends up hurting her ankle and he takes her to his cabin. Kane is a law follower and former Navy Seal. He doesn’t have anything but electricity and running water. So they can’t get in touch with anyone. Kane’s brother lives in Rosewood Ridge (yay crossover!). Learning about his past made me tear up a lot. Gillian works remotely most of the time as a data analyst for a bank, but she wants to move back to Sweetheart Falls and a job that would let her do that. I found the interaction between Kane and Gillian to be fun, funny and he is stubborn! What he does for her is totally romantic and once they get together it turns totally steamy. The book is extremely romantic. Her father’s reaction bothered me, as she is over 21. Kane and Gillian are so cute together and I can’t wait to see what happens next in the series.

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1,605 reviews13 followers
October 20, 2024
Stubborn Mountain Man is another amazing romance book written by Lilah Hart who writes fantastically amazing love stories. In my honest opinion, Author Lilah Hart continues to pour her heart and soul into the stories in which she creates through her amazing storytelling and writing skills. I was actually able to finish this amazing short story within about an hour if not less. Every book that I have read by Lilah Hart has completely captured my attention straight away and I didn’t want to put the book down until I had read the last page of each book. Stubborn Mountain Man follows the journey of Gillian and Kane. I couldn’t get enough of Gillian and Kane’s story, and I was slightly sad when their story came to an end. However, I love that Gillian and Kane’s story ends with a happily ever after. Stubborn Mountain Man is a book that I would give as a recommendation to anyone who is looking for a book that can be read in one sitting. I’m looking forward to seeing what else Author Lilah Hart will come up with for her next book.

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Profile Image for Amber.
869 reviews
October 11, 2024
Gillian's friends think that her life is not adventurous enough and dare her to go hiking and camping on her own, so she decides to do so in Sweetheart Falls, where she grew up and knows the trails inside out. What she doesn't know, is that Kane lives in these here parts and she finds him, shirtless, chopping wood. She twists her ankle and he helps nurse her tend to her ankle, and later agrees to go back with her to the camp site to take photos to prove to her friends that she was there. They decide it would be even better to make it look like they slept together, so they start undressing, and well..the rest is history.

This was a short story that has some links to the author's Rosewood Ridge universe, in which the author has based several wonderful series of books - go read them if you liked this story! As with many of Ms Hart's books, the characters are very likeable, cute and entertaining. You won't be disappointed!.

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Profile Image for Lisa H.
846 reviews4 followers
October 16, 2024
Ohh Sweetheart Falls....you always draw us in!!

We are finally getting ot Kane's story. We heard tell of him in his brother story, but he was just living on the other side of the mountain. Kanes got his reasons for keeping his grumpiness to himself. Gillin might have gone out on a whim, but she thought she knows the trails growing up in Sweetheart falls.

I love the genuine connection these two establish. Sometimes when you find the right person, the shyness or fear just melts away. I love how you see Kane give into realizing Gillian is the woman he wants forever. Gillian embracing she is an adult, and has to do what she wants....no rules needed!

These two are intense, sweet, sexy, and heartfelt. You really root for these two to have a forever HEA. It was sweet how Gillian's family accepted she is now an adult and are open to accepting Kane. This is the insta-love, insta-heart connection we want in our lives.....all in Sweetheart Falls!!
Profile Image for Sandra.
1,149 reviews8 followers
September 22, 2024
Gillian has been brought up and schooled with a set of ideals. Her and her friends wear the ring to show this. But when she is out on a hike to prove to her friends that she is not stuck in a boring routine and is adventurous, she comes across Kane, chopping wood on his land and her thoughts turn very adventurous!

Kane is happy with the isolation of his cabin. He only ventures into town if he needs something. He quite happy to be alone the rest of his life. But then Gillian 'falls' into his life and turns it upside down.

Both can't believe how quick their feelings develop for each other and what they are willing to do to take the relationship further and make it work.

A quick, hot and spicy novella with HEA.

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638 reviews4 followers
October 14, 2024
Rating: 2.5 rounded to 3 stars

I'm not sure how to feel about this story. It felt a bit... awkward?
I liked the FMC - she was bubbly, a bit self-conscious and going through views changes. The MMC, however, I didn't really care for. I know that it's harder to build a complex character in a short story, but since the author succeeded in case of FMC it shows that's not impossible. It sort of felt like some paragraphs/sentences about his background were deleted last minute. The insta love part was cute, as always. But the high school friends part and the dare was rather awkward, but at least the FMC realized who is her real friend. The spice part was preceded with the whole dare/purity ring bonanza and felt weird too.

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Profile Image for Lisa Petty (Book Bangers Blog).
2,423 reviews20 followers
September 25, 2024
Gillian has goals and she and her friends have always had a pack a promise of sorts to remain pure with rings. She has been building her life and when her friends tell her that she's in a rut and dare her to take a hike she sets out to prove them wrong. However, when she hears a noise and goes to investigate she's about to get more than she bargained for. Kane is in the mountains for a reason. He is not a people person and wants nothing to do with anyone. When he hears a shot in his otherwise quiet forest he goes to see who is invading his space. When he finds Gillian things will start to change. Now she will need to heal and he will need to figure out how to get rid of her before feelings start to show. What happens when it's time for her to leave?
Profile Image for Grinning Cat.
4,393 reviews123 followers
October 14, 2024
Cat’s Stats
MMC/FMC- Kane and Gillian
Genre- Mountain Man Romance
Length- novelette
Heat- they do the things and visit Australia
Series? Y
Safety? Y
Triggers- explicit erotic content and false friends
Tropes- Age Gap, Instalove, Virgin Heroine, Sprained Ankle/Damsel in Distress
What I liked- gotta love the Instalove. And there was Fanservice Shirtless Wood Chopping. Yum! And how she decided she didn’t need peer pressure was classic.
What I didn’t- the character of the dad was odd in that he was obsessed with her purity ring yet happy that she was going to move in with a man without the benefit of marriage. I got whiplash.

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481 reviews5 followers
October 16, 2024
What a passionate ebook! Gillian makes a bet that with her friends that she's adventurous. She goes hiking then plans to camp out. She meets a gorgeous mountain man, Kane, when she injures herself hiking You can just feel the sizzle between them. Is it fate or are they meant to be? Can Gillian give up the innocence she has promised to keep? Does Kane decide that he wants Gillian more than he wants his isolation and does he persuade Gillian that fate brought them together forever? This fabulously talented author has written a 5⭐️ hit which I love and am sure you will too. If you like excitement, passion, and adventure then this ebook is for you.

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1,726 reviews13 followers
October 17, 2024
This contemporary mountain man romance is page-turning with exceptional world-building with characters that are an alpha hero, virgin heroine, exuding power, captivating, realistic, and more. Their journey is enthralling with stubborn mountain man, explicit romance that is consumed by steamy, sizzling passion, lust, desire, and spice with all the feelings to leave readers breathless and begging more, drama heartfelt emotions, action, adventure, and more. I recommend reading this book by an extraordinary author who knows how to captivate her readers' hearts and attention with the stubborn mountain man and explicit romance that is sure to transport readers into a world that is wild and unforgettable.

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Profile Image for Curvy Girl Book Nerd   (Jen S).
5,211 reviews67 followers
October 18, 2024
Stubborn Mountain Man is part of the multi-authored, Sweetheart Falls series. It's a short and steamy, instalove, OTT, age-gap, opposites-attract, grumpy-sunshine, curvy girl gets her mountain man romance. Gillian is a 23 year old sweet, curvy virgin whose "friends" say she is boring. They dare her to go on a 3 hour hike, and she ends up injured. Kane is a 35 year old hunky, grumpy, reclusive, tortured, ex-military man turned mountain man loner. When he hears Gillian scream, he finds her. He's attracted to her but doesn't need romance due to his baggage. But you can't fight fate. These two had amazing chemistry, and we got a great HEA after some minor angst. I loved the Rosewood Ridge connection, too.

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904 reviews10 followers
November 10, 2024
Gillian's friends had dared her to go camping in the woods. Which is why she found herself miles from nowhere with a twisted ankle. Luckily a buff, tank of a man is there to help.

Kane was chopping wood outside his mountain cabin when he heard a cry. What he found would turn his life around.

Gillian is a smart, confident young woman looking for a new direction in her life. Whilst Kane, having lived through the trauma of his childhood and what he experienced in the services, has isolated himself from the world in his mountain cabin. Both missing something in their lives and not knowing what that was until they met.

Another sweet instalove romance from this author.

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Profile Image for Raecharmed.
9,325 reviews69 followers
January 3, 2025
Gillian is hiking in the mountains to show her friends that she is adventurous. However, she ends up off the main trail when she hears a weird noise. Its a sexy man chopping wood and when she tries to leave quietly, she hurts herself. Kane is the man she was watching, and he takes her to his cabin to look at her foot. He is drawn to her and as she is icing her foot they grow closer talking about their lives. Its not long before they give into temptation and are together. Will she stay with Kane? Can they find a way to be together?

This is a quick love story that will captivate you from beginning to end. This is a well written and very entertaining story. Its a book that any book lover would enjoy.

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Profile Image for Ashley.
269 reviews12 followers
October 8, 2024
This is perfect if you want an isolated mountain man who knows how to care for you and makes sure you're treated right, even if he doesn't want anything to do with people.
Gillian is out on a hiking trail she's walked multiple times, though this time it's because her friends dared her to be more adventurous. Even if it means putting herself in danger.
Kane lives in a cabin on the mountain away from the town, having found everything had changed when he returned from the navy. Though it seems the one person who he doesn't want to leave, is Gillian.

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Profile Image for Janine.
133 reviews28 followers
October 12, 2024
This novella was an easy and fun read.
Gillian has always been the 'good girl' and made a pact with friends when she was in school to remain pure until marriage.
Gillian is dared by her friends to go on a hike on her own, and to set up camp etc.
Cue the Mountain man (Cane) who is cutting wood when Gillian crosses paths with him in the mountains.
There is an instant attraction, and Gillian must decide if she is going to maintain her pact, or give in to her wants and desires.
It's a cute and spicy romance, and a great read.

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Profile Image for Lauren .
909 reviews
October 16, 2024
This was a fast-paced sweet and steamy instalove romance novella that will make you swoon! Gillian is a good girl that finds herself alone in the middle of nowhere on a mountain hiking trail. She hears an unusual noise and she eavesdrops on an axe wielding mountain man. Kane prefers to be alone and enjoys the simpler things in life. He never expected to see a beautiful angel near his home. He doesn’t know quite what to do, but he knows that she is destined to be his. I don’t want to give too much away but it was quick, steamy, and fun!.

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7,401 reviews88 followers
October 16, 2024
Gillian's (h23) friends challenge her about her adventurous side and since she never backs down from a challenge, she heads out on a solo hike. But a twisted ankle forces her to rely on the help of reclusive mountain man Kane (H35), who lives alone, avoiding attachments and keeping his distance from the world. But Gillian shatters his quiet life, and he’s faced with feelings he’s kept buried. As the two spend more time together, their connection deepens, and things heat up. Sweet and steamy instalove, age gap, mountain man romance, exploring finding love in unexpected places, taking chances, and breaking free.
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12.8k reviews96 followers
October 17, 2024
Gillian is determined to show her friends that she isn’t afraid to take risks, so she embarks on a hike alone. When she comes across a sexy lumberjack she is smitten especially when he comes to her rescue when she twists her ankle.

After his career as a Navy SEAL ended, he chose a solitary life living on a mountain until Gillian comes crashing into his life and shows him that opening his heart to love with the right woman might just be the best thing to ever happen to him.

The chemistry between them is intense as they realize that their night together is only the beginning and not the end.
548 reviews3 followers
October 19, 2024
Shirtless mountain man alert!
Hiking in the woods and coming across a hot shirtless mountain man chopping wood? Yes, please! Stepping in a hole and twisting an ankle? Not so much. Until he helps you and takes you back to his cabin.
But that's just the beginning! If you want to know how Kane helps Gillian with her camping trip, and other things ;), you'll just have to find out yourself!
This was a fun little walk in the woods, complete with a hot mountain man who decides his solo life in the mountains would be better with some company!

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Profile Image for Maria.
1,757 reviews8 followers
October 31, 2024
The woman knows what she wants! This is about Gillian and Kane. Gillian was lost and ended up hearing what she thought would be someone who could help but instead found herself stuck when her leg got caught into something, which now she wasn’t able to walk on. Being up on the mountain with no cell reception or Wi-Fi, she was going to have to wait for the next day to get help. Of course, once drinking alcohol a new idea comes to them to fulfil the dare her friends had on her for not being adventurous. This is a cute story, and I do love the happily-ever-after ending in the epilogue.

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Profile Image for Ellie (On a break, mostly rereading).
804 reviews19 followers
September 20, 2024
Stubborn Mountain Man is a standalone novelette by Lilah Hart, it is part of the multiauthor series Sweetheart Falls and also has ties to Hart's Rosewood Ridge universe.

Short and sweet and spicy. A great read for those that love a good instalove featuring a sexy, yet grumpy, mountain man, and the strong woman that he attracts. Kane and Gillian are a good match and their story left me with a smile. I look forward to more from Kane's family in Rosewood Ridge.

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Profile Image for Lynn.
767 reviews6 followers
September 22, 2024
The Sweetheart Falls series is written by a collective of authors. Each book is a stand alone, short, hot, novella.

Gillian was dared by her friends to hike and camp at the lookout alone. She's been there plenty of times with others, so this shouldn't be a challenge. At least it wasn't much of one until she twisted her ankle.
Kane was determined to live alone after leaving the military, but helping Gillian changed all that.

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Profile Image for Dee.
1,004 reviews3 followers
September 23, 2024
I loved Kane and Gillian's book; it was a very sweet meet, cute, and believable insta-love/lust for the story's timeline. I'm just confused as to where this mountain man's stubbornness is. He wasn't stubborn at all in fact? As soon as we see his point of view, he is basically in love with her and thinking of how he can marry her, so the title just doesn't match the story. It is starting to irk me when authors/publishers use titles and cover models to sell a book that doesn't connect to the story.
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2,724 reviews4 followers
September 25, 2024
Meet Kane, he's moved to Sweetheart Falls to get away from people. He hasn't seen anyone in months. While he is chopping wood he hears a noise, turns around and meets Gillian, who has tripped and fallen injuring her ankle. Instalove for this mountain man and this woman. This author writes wonderfully fun romantic fast paced steamy reads that can be read in a couple hours. You want some downtime, read her stories. They are great, steamy, great HEA's and I loved Kane and Gillian in this story.

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5,665 reviews64 followers
October 3, 2024
Gillian knew the mountain trails well but this time she was alone, on a dare from her friends that she needed an adventure. Hearing a strange noise, she tracked it to Kane chopping up a downed tree. Stepping into a hole meant he would need to help her reach his house and then all bets are off as skyrockets target them. Loved the determined and honest characters and the storyline was well paced, while the steamy moments kept coming. Well written with a great ending.

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