All I Want For Christmas Is The Mountain Man

Ozark Mountain Men Christmas #5

by Lily Birch

Time and distance tore them apart.
Can they find their way back to each other? 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Candy

My whole life I’ve remembered my first love, Walker Davis.
He was my first crush and my first kiss.
Walker might have been my first everything if fate hadn’t torn us apart.
My family moved away when I was still I school and I never saw him again.
Is it crazy for me to give up everything, drive across the country and try to find him again as an adult?
Maybe, but I’m doing it anyway.
No matter what happens, this is one Christmas I’ll never forget.

Author’s All I Want For Christmas Is The Mountain Man is an instalove, OTT, mountain man second chance Christmas romance one-hour short read. The Ozark Mountain Men Christmas series are quick and steamy short novelettes. They’re spicy, full of heart and always have an HEA. If you like this one, check out the rest!

Books in
❤️ A Christmas Cookie for the Mountain Man
❤️ A Christmas Rescue By The Mountain Man
❤️ A Christmas Gift For The Mountain Man
❤️ Finding Christmas With The Mountain Man
❤️ All I Want For Christmas Is The Mountain Man

Genres: Romance

43 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 20, 2024

About the author

Lily Birch writes short and steamy instalove romance featuring sexy mountain men and the curvy women who fall for them.

She publishes a new short read every Friday. ❤️

She lives in the Ozark mountains in a one-stoplight town with her mountain man husband, a diva pug and a devious beagle.

Visit her at lilybirch.com to catch every new release.

Reviews

[Louise J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

After a childhood of being moved from pillar to post, Candy decides to return to Red Oak Mountain in search of her first love Walker to see if they have a chance at happiness. Arriving in town she settles in the Ozark Axe House to try and find accommodation and a job. She catches the interest of the mountain man running the axe house who keeps coming over to talk to her in between managing his other customers. He’s a very attractive man, but Candy is focussed on finding Walker. As the weather turns worse and it gets late, Candy finds herself without a place to stay. Maybe the mountain man can help her with this, and with finding Walker? This is a gorgeous short story about taking a chance on first love, with sweet characters, a festive atmosphere and some serious steam – recommended for readers looking for a hug from their Christmas reading.

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[Joyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do you ever think about your first kiss? Your first “puppy” love? Even if it is from when you were in just high school, and your memory is fuzzy, the feelings still linger in your heart.
This is a delightful, sweet story about love lost, love found.
Walker and Candy are well-written, like-able characters.
The storyline is WONDERFUL, and the HEA is DELIGHTFUL. There is some steaminess that fits in well.
This is a standalone with no cliffhanger.

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[Grinning Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

A charming story. I’m not going to give spoilers, but the reader will find out something interesting in Chapter Two. I liked both characters and would love to find Walker under my Christmas tree! (Actually, instead of a traditional tree, I hang a pine tree-shaped car freshener on my wall and then have some eggnog. But still.) Walker is HAWT.
Tropes- Second Chance, Mountain Man, Holiday Romance, Only One Bed, Instalove, Beards and Flannel.

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[Shelly Joyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Walker and Candy’s story
Book Title-All I Want For Christmas Is The Mountain Man
Author-Lily Birch
MMC/FMC- Walker and Candy
Genre-Holiday Romance
Length-Short Story
Spicy level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 🌶️ out of 5 peppers
Series-Book 5 of Ozark Mountain Men Christmas
What I liked-This was such a sweet story about Walker and Candy. I love how they fell back instep with each other like time never passed. I really enjoyed the epilogue also, happy endings never get dull.

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[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second chance Christmas feels

This is one of the better stories out of the bunch - I loved that there was only one smut scene because they left a lot of room for character development, setting, etc. This was a sweet story about two people who had both not seen each other since middle school but had secretly felt the same way - longing to see each other again. They almost get together without knowing who’s who, but once they find out, it’s instalove. I think the ending could have been better, but the story overall was very good.

[Joanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

These two were high school sweethearts until she had to move. They wrote but lost contact. Now she is back. He thinks he recognizes her when she is in the Axe House but the eye color is wrong. He does not look anything like his younger self. They spend time talking but never exchange names. I really enjoyed this story and the characters.

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[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Welcome back to Red Oak Mountain! Another wonderful stand alone story about the mountain men that call this home.

Walker and Candy were each others' first love and first kiss back when they were in eighth grade. Then her family suddenly moved away and they lost touch.
Years later, Candy comes back to Red Oak Mountain to see if she can find Walker, but she meets a sexy mountain man instead.

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[Debdutch · Rating 5 out of 5]

“All I want for Christmas is the mountain man” by Lily birch

Second chance with first love. Such a sweet combination of going home trying to locate first love. Both characters are likable and sympathetic. Interesting new information about the specifics of axe throwing and maintenance of targets. Another wonderful stand alone story about the strong men and women who call Red Oak Mountain home.

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[Sara Munoz · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Book 5 in The Ozark Mountain Men Christmas Book Series has a Holiday Romance Story, a well-crafted world, and interesting characters. These characters have unique personalities, interesting histories, and believable interactions. This has a woman trying to track down her first love travels across the country, her family moved away, Mountain Man Bartender thinks she looks familiar, instant attraction, adventure, twists, turns, chemistry and love.

[QueenMum1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tropes:
Second Chance, mountain man, small town, quick read, holiday, Christmas, axe throwing, first love, HEA romance.
Walker runs the axe throwing center on Red Oak Mountain.
Candy left town a long time ago, and Candy and Walker lost touch.

A huge thank you to Lily Birch and Booksprout for providing me with an eARC book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

[Ineta · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the sweetest reads in this Ozark Mountain Men Christmas series. Childhood sweethearts Candy and Walker find each other. No, Candy finds Walker, after travelling across the country. Sweet, heartwarming and steamy short read.

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[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great short book. Candy has returned to Red Oak Mountain, hoping to find Walker, the boy she fell in love with as a teenager. I love this plot. It is a great Christmas romance with plenty of spice and the perfect HEA.

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[Colleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an entertaining holiday mountain man, short story, romance, book that captivates your attention from beginning to end. The storyline is intriguing as the elements unfold. Are well written with steamy chemistry together. I enjoyed this book.

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[Jenifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of all the axe throwing joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine. That should have been the tag line for this story. Walker and Candy were hilarious watching them be attracted to one another yet not knowing who the other was. Perhaps next time start out the conversation with introducing yourself.

[Marianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a steamy second-chance/mountain man insta-romance.. I liked it.. It is quick and sexy, with a cute couple..

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[Nate · Rating 5 out of 5]

All I Want For Christmas Is The Mountain Man is an instalove, OTT, mountain man second chance Christmas romance one-hour short read. This was Walker and Candy’s story. It was a fun read. I got a copy of the book and voluntarily leaving my review.

[Michele · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mutual desire with a bit of fate to lend a helping hand as Walker and Candy reconnect their long ago first love. Liked the sweetness of these characters and their spontaneity as they go all in.

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[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable story with Walker and Candy. Candy did get her Mountain Man and children too. Not long enough for me really, though I loved the ending too. She had a lovely boy - and was 8 and a half months pregnant with a girl, right at the end of the story. 4☆

[Zondra.Hallyahoo.Com · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it.

[LastNightInVegas · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.75