Mountain Man

by Maren Smith

Tom only made the four-hour drive from his claim to Keno City once a year, and he was only stopped at the mercantile long enough to load up his supplies before he got back on the road and tried to beat Winter in a race home. The good news was, he made it back to his cabin just as the storm that would seal him up for the next six months touched down.

The bad news was, there was a woman tucked in the trailer right between the coffee and the canned peaches, and Tom was pretty sure she hadn't been on the shopping list when he was reading it off at the store. Blonde hair, blue eyes, too much spirit and not enough sense Nora was everything a placer miner did NOT need complicating his life. Tom had six months before the snow melted and he could take her back to town and find someone else's doorstep to dump her on...six months to take feisty Nora in hand...if his hand didn't tire out first.

Genres: Romance, BDSM, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Erotic Romance

119 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 28, 2009

About the author

Fortunate enough to live with my Daddy Dom, I am a Little, coffee fanatic, dog and cat mom, was an administrator for six years at my local BDSM dungeon, and have since become a Utah resident and submissive to the love of my life. An International and USA Bestselling Author several times over, I have penned more than 160 novels, novellas and short stories, and am the author of the Masters of the Castle and Daddy’s Little series.

Reviews

[Metalkarin]

Not only snow melts in the spring

Nora runs from her abusive boyfriend and get stuck in the middle of nowhere, Canada with a gruff and grumpy Tom. Talking about out of the frying pan into the fire!
Now Nora must survive the unforgiving Canadian winter and the dangers of the wild.
Tom doesn’t like people and he sure as hell never ask for ‘naughty Nora’ to sneak into his trailer. He doesn’t want a repeat of what happened to his younger brother, so he uses his all to keep Nora safe until he can get her away from his mountain and out of his life.
Both characters are well developed and they grow during their journey. The story is entertaining and kept me turning the pages.

[Rachel]

I wish I can give less than 1 star!

[Michelle Carey Martin]

Unique Adventure

This story has soo much possibility to be one of my favourites, but the romance doesn't include lovemaking, it happens but the author chooses to focus on the spankings more than even mention the way they created a baby... I greatly loved what was in this story, from the Bear attack, the snow storm, the sickness, and the self defence and flight into the snow on a snowmobile... I just really wish the author had chosen to give equal attention to the physical lovemaking as was given to the spankings and paddling. Even the one time he was going to show her how spankings didn't always have to be punishment for interrupted by an uninvited guest... I reduced the start by one because honestly if the lovemaking had been included rather than an afterthought I'd have offered it 5***** with ten stars being more accurate... Hopefully there will be more stories from this author but with a bit more focus on those nice spankings and the physical lovemaking.

[Beverly McCall]

The Mountain Man by Maren Smith is a delightful contemporary romance set in a remote Canadian province. Destiny brings together, Nora and Tom. Nora and her abusive ex-boyfriend were in the remote small town of Keno. His beating of her caused her to flee and seek refuge in the back of Tom’s trailer just as the winter storms begin. This is their story of how two complete strangers stranded together adjust to living together and falling for each other. I enjoy Ms. Smith’s writing style. Her plot is an ideal character-driven one. Readers witness how both Nora and Tom evolve. She struggles with trust issues and he with having another person in his home since he has lived by himself for years. I appreciate Ms. Smith’s use of dialog, both conversational and internal monologues, to help readers understand these two characters. I liked the way she interjects suspense into her plot with the greedy actions of Will, an unsavory miner. Nicely done, Ms. Smith!

[Fiordiligii]

So much potential but such a let down. Closed up in a mountain cabin for the winter months with a hunky bear? Yes, please, sign me up. What we get are (I'm guessing) six - eight disciplinary spanking scenes that are boring but NO sex scenes. Not the first, none in between, not one at the end. Some kissing and cuddling, but otherwise it might as well have been the PG version of a Harlequin romance. And while I am not all that much into DD it can be entertaining when done right but in this case it was just boring. Serious editing and re-writing could have improved this story to a superb guilty pleasure read. As it was, I am just disappointed. D-

PS: and what about the pregnancy? They never talk about protection and only admit her being pregnant when she is showing? WTF.
And, that's just a personal preference, but I like my heroes t0 be more experienced. A 35 year old man whose number of sexual encounters is summed up with one night is just too disappointing.

[Carol orr]

3.5 star rating. An okay read

No plot spoilers
No real potential triggers although there is reference to domestic abuse
There are a couple of errors but nothing to irritate.
The characterisation is quite good, although the H, Tom, is skirting with being the typical surly mountain man.
The female lead, Nora, is only a little irritating with her borderline stupidity concerning living in the wilds during a harsh winter.
There are some parts that felt unfinished, in particular the episode with Will, and also her return home. They felt marginalised and skipped over.
There is a fair bit of domestic discipline with spankings and paddling, some sex scenes and little swearing.
There are a couple of cringe worthy pages too, most notably the part where Tom provides his sexual experience.
The DD was forced onto her, which I totally dislike, but overall the book is worth reading.

[Tess Matthews]

Stuck in a cabin with a gorgeous mountain man! Be still my heart! I loved this book .Tom lives in Yukon, Canada after a trip into town for supplies he finds Nora hidden in his truck. Tom, to say the least, is not happy with his stow away but he can't send her back home till the snow melts. Over the months they fall in love but Nora isn't always obedient to Tom's rules and finds herself with a warm backside a few times. When the weather warms will Tom be able to take her home where he believes she will safe? I really enjoyed this book especially Tom's struggle with his feelings for Nora. I recommend this book!

[Julie White]

Sickening story about a man thrashing a woman.

I don't like this book at all because it justifys the hero using violence towards a woman and the woman encouraging him to do it. For the record hitting a woman on the backside until she's bruised isn't ok in any context.If it were possible I would give no stars whatsoever.

[Reader_for_LifeTLG]

Liked it

Tom's perfectly content on his mountain. Nora's an uninvited, unwanted guest for half a year due to a snowstorm. Now what are a male and female to do all alone in the middle of nowhere in the dead of winter? A good read from beginning to end, especially when we meet Mom. She wields a mean on spoon.

[Emily]

no epilogue?

I’m reading this totally fun story and just as it gets really good and I can’t wait to see what happens…. It ended!!!! What the heck? Where did they end up living? What happened to the ex? How was the delivery? Come on Maren Smith- let us know! Almost made it 3 stars instead of 4 because of that. Great story that ended too soon

[Preston Dannelley]

As good as Kindred Spirits

With a mountain setting added into the storyline, made it even better! I love mountain man stories anyway, so this was right up my alley! HIGHLY recommended.

[An P]

It's a love story that I don't think the characters had a happy ending, although the author let us want to believe in the end. I thought there was unnecessary violence that make me discomfortable. It was not that easy to read, but you get used to it.

[Marcia D Barabash]

Just for spanking freaks

It is really all about spankings. I'm sure it works well for spankers and spankees but I'm looking for something more...

[Cara]

A little too much

Not great there's a fine line between a spanking and a beating no woman wants that kind of bossy violent man.

[Kimberly Meyer]

City girl meets mountain man

Maren Smith is one of my favorite authors. This was an entertaining story about a gruff mountain man and an out of her depth city girl.

[mary]

Good story

This is a good story but it ended too abruptly. No closure on any of it. What happened to them? To the body?

[Louise Mullins]

A fantastic romance with lots of mystery and suspense and a baddie who got his just desserts.

[Sara]

This book had a great cover....and much potential. Unfortunately it just didn't make it further than that. I liked the premise, and Tom seemed like a good character. The girl was annoying and her character shift wasn't quite believable....maybe this was because I felt like the important parts of the story were left out. There was a huge focus on spanking, and none on the sex....which was somewhat odd to me. I felt like if I understood that dynamic I would have bought her submission. I also thought the part when she brought the paddle with them to be stranger than strange.

[Alicia]

This was a great story about a miner who goes into town to get supplies for the winter that is nipping at his heels and when he finally gets home he finds a woman tucked in with his supplies. Boy his two room cabin feels much smaller when he has to share it with a fiesty blond woman who he doesn't need or want. Their relationship definitly starts off rocky but by the end of the six months they find they really don't hate each other after all.

[Sue Lyndon]

I really enjoyed this book. I liked Nora and LOVED Tom. I couldn't put the book down, especially as the end neared. The chemistry that builds between Nora and Tom when they are stuck in the cabin together is great. This is a romance with lots of spanking and sex (and a very nice plot), so if that's your thing, you'll probably like this book!

[Tony]

An interesting and pretty well written story of an unsocial miner that by chance picks up a stowaway on his last supply run before the winter storms cuts off his cabin from the world.
It's an okay read. My only gripe about the story is the part about her naivety and his solution for it; spankings. It just seems to be the author's way to add some kink to the story.

[Windsong]

Mountain man

He's not social, he's not even very nice, but he is going to keep Nora for 6 long months. Can her bottom handle it and can he say good bye when it is time? Maybe, but they love each other and love is supposed to conquer all, right? Right.

[Lindsey]

This wasn't a bad book, just wish the author would of given more details in the story. No real background on the characters. For a short read though it was worth it.

[D]

Overall, a good love story. I did feel at times though that Tom was too heavy-handed. Also, the sex scenes were too fade-to-black for my preference.

[Mary Cathie]

Lots of spanking!

[Ann-Marie Davis]

I can't believe I wasted my time on that.

[Kira Barcelo]

This was a book on my TBR list for a long time, and I really should have read it a lot sooner! Loved it.

[Patty Roman]

I read this year's ago and I remember it like it were yesterday ah so sexy and great story line♥♥ I will definitely reread.

[Sissi Drake]

A very hard, strong and sweet man, she is less good than him. A little weak and fragile