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Cole Mountain Brothers #1
Stranded: The Cole Mountain Brothers
I don’t need a woman to complete me. Or so I thought until I rescued the feisty, beautiful, New York City woman.
Now she’s stranded on Cole Mountain.
My mountain.
A mountain that’s been in my family for years.
I rescued the dark-haired beauty from her burning truck.
I watch over her while she sleeps.
Women come a dime a dozen to a man like me, Christian Cole.
I left a sixty-hour work week on Wall Street returning home to run my own business and Cole mountain my family’s legacy forever.
Not one woman has managed to take my breath away like the innocent, gorgeous Emily Santer.
She came to Cole mountain to escape her cheating fiancé.
He doesn’t get another chance with her.
She is mine now.
She’s never been touched but that’s about to change.
The moment I thumb those curves she won’t desire to run back to the city.
Emily’s family is pressuring her to return to her New York city life from the mountains after the snow storm.
I won’t let her go so easy.
I plan to keep her right here on Cole mountain.
Now she’s stranded on Cole Mountain.
My mountain.
A mountain that’s been in my family for years.
I rescued the dark-haired beauty from her burning truck.
I watch over her while she sleeps.
Women come a dime a dozen to a man like me, Christian Cole.
I left a sixty-hour work week on Wall Street returning home to run my own business and Cole mountain my family’s legacy forever.
Not one woman has managed to take my breath away like the innocent, gorgeous Emily Santer.
She came to Cole mountain to escape her cheating fiancé.
He doesn’t get another chance with her.
She is mine now.
She’s never been touched but that’s about to change.
The moment I thumb those curves she won’t desire to run back to the city.
Emily’s family is pressuring her to return to her New York city life from the mountains after the snow storm.
I won’t let her go so easy.
I plan to keep her right here on Cole mountain.
143 pages, Paperback
First published December 15, 2018
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March 27, 2020
Story line is great and I loved the characters. I really enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend it! Unexpected twists and turns had me reading this book in one sitting. Great storyline and character development made this book a hot and enjoyable read!
January 10, 2019
Christian and Emily made a great couple and I loved the family aspect between Christian and his brothers and father.
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July 3, 2025
This book made it on my very rare did-not-finish list.
The spelling and grammar mistakes alone were shocking. I'm not sure how this book made it through writing and editing in its current form. There are misspellings and misused words throughout. Tenses change frequently, sometimes in the same paragraph. Conversations aren't indicated at all. The result is a story thats incredibly hard to follow. Sometimes thats fine if the sex scenes make up for it but here there are no redeeming qualities.
On page 35, the story skips - the first half of a sentence is them eating breakfast together and the second half she's on the counter and he's eating her out??? Clearly there's a chunk missing which is disappointing, particularly when it's the first spicy scene.
Spelling and grammar aside, the book reads like it was written by a teenager who's never had sex before. Let's just say that the sex scenes leave a lot to be desired, which is problematic when they're 90% of the book after the first couple of chapters. There are multiple excerpts which will probably make it to one of the "she breasted boobily" pages sooner rather than later due to frankly absurd descriptions - milky custard anyone? The sex itself isn't even hot, it's very porn-like with the FMC screaming in pleasure and squirting her sweet juices after barely being touched. MMC isn't much better, with a dick that apparently never gets soft.
Undertones of non consensual BDSM and a lack of respect for FMCs boundaries. It's glossed over by instalove which just makes it worse.
The spelling and grammar mistakes alone were shocking. I'm not sure how this book made it through writing and editing in its current form. There are misspellings and misused words throughout. Tenses change frequently, sometimes in the same paragraph. Conversations aren't indicated at all. The result is a story thats incredibly hard to follow. Sometimes thats fine if the sex scenes make up for it but here there are no redeeming qualities.
On page 35, the story skips - the first half of a sentence is them eating breakfast together and the second half she's on the counter and he's eating her out??? Clearly there's a chunk missing which is disappointing, particularly when it's the first spicy scene.
Spelling and grammar aside, the book reads like it was written by a teenager who's never had sex before. Let's just say that the sex scenes leave a lot to be desired, which is problematic when they're 90% of the book after the first couple of chapters. There are multiple excerpts which will probably make it to one of the "she breasted boobily" pages sooner rather than later due to frankly absurd descriptions - milky custard anyone? The sex itself isn't even hot, it's very porn-like with the FMC screaming in pleasure and squirting her sweet juices after barely being touched. MMC isn't much better, with a dick that apparently never gets soft.
Undertones of non consensual BDSM and a lack of respect for FMCs boundaries. It's glossed over by instalove which just makes it worse.
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March 20, 2025
Way too much time spent on the details. Who cares about every single part of someone’s suit or outfit? Also, how many times are you going to mention the FMC’s gray eyes, sleek long hair and slender figure and the MMC’s long, giant, 10-inch dick? Totally takes away from the book when you micromanage the small things. Also, get a better beta reader….there were quite a few pages where the quotes around character dialogue were missing in addition to a lot of spelling/grammatical errors and that just gets annoying. The storyline and character development need a ton of work….
December 29, 2018
Potential that fell flat
The premise was good but the grammatical errors were horrendous. The writer and editor both need to brush up on things like, "your", "you are", and "you're."
The snippets of dialog with phone conversations had no quotations or clear paragraphs. It was bizarre.
And the part where Christian was threatening the ex-fiance? That needs to be reworked. It was so lame that it gave me douche chills.
This book needs help.
The premise was good but the grammatical errors were horrendous. The writer and editor both need to brush up on things like, "your", "you are", and "you're."
The snippets of dialog with phone conversations had no quotations or clear paragraphs. It was bizarre.
And the part where Christian was threatening the ex-fiance? That needs to be reworked. It was so lame that it gave me douche chills.
This book needs help.
January 26, 2024
As a fan of instalove romance, I thought this showed promise, but ended up being too ridiculous to believe. After catching her fiancé in flagrante, Emily needed space and headed for Cole Mountain. Why there, who knows? Continuing her streak of bad luck, she crashed her car and was rescued by Christian, but this is where things got a little weird and creepy. Although she’s unconscious with an obvious head wound, Christian hauls her off to his home instead of the hospital and calls a doctor friend, who doesn’t seem concerned about head trauma or internal injuries and leaves Emily (still unconscious) in Christain’s obviously capable hands! Waking the next day Emily and Christian have the most absurd conversation, and before you can say “crispy bacon”, he’s circling her clit and introducing her to the joys of sex all weekend long. And speaking of long, how many times do we have to read about his 10 inch long, thick c*ck! It just went on and on. On top of everything, he was an arrogant, domineering jerk, who expected Emily to drop everything to move to Cole Mountain, forget about her family, friends and job. If it had been me, I would have run for the hills!
April 30, 2022
STRANDED by Zoe Blaze is The Cole Mountains Brothers Romance Book #1 & since there are a lot of Cole Brothers there are more books.
Emily Sander works for her parent's company, Sander enterprises. She is 23 years of age. She is engaged to Ross Dotson, until she walks in and finds her fiancé in bed with her own best-friend. That was the end of their engagement. Emily needed to get away & her destination was Cole Mountain. The weather took a drastic turn for the worst when she was headed to Cole Mountain. She slipped off the road, her car was burning, but mountain man Christian Cole rescues Emily and saves her life. He takes her to his home & nurses her back to health. It doesn't hurt that she is saved by a rich & good-looking man. They fall instantly for each other and Cole quickly claims her for his own. Emily is finding this is a great way to get over a no good cheating fiancé. Emily's family is pressuring her to return to New York. Cole is planning on keeping her there. It is quite a dilemma!
Emily Sander works for her parent's company, Sander enterprises. She is 23 years of age. She is engaged to Ross Dotson, until she walks in and finds her fiancé in bed with her own best-friend. That was the end of their engagement. Emily needed to get away & her destination was Cole Mountain. The weather took a drastic turn for the worst when she was headed to Cole Mountain. She slipped off the road, her car was burning, but mountain man Christian Cole rescues Emily and saves her life. He takes her to his home & nurses her back to health. It doesn't hurt that she is saved by a rich & good-looking man. They fall instantly for each other and Cole quickly claims her for his own. Emily is finding this is a great way to get over a no good cheating fiancé. Emily's family is pressuring her to return to New York. Cole is planning on keeping her there. It is quite a dilemma!
August 3, 2019
This is an insta love steamy romance that is just sheer unadulterated fun It is a sheer get away from it all fun romance Perfect for when you want an escape
Emily is a typical New Yorker she lives to work in her families business and is newly engaged all in her world is perfect until she decides to surprise her fiance and instead gets a surprise herself when she finds him in bed with her best friend. So she runs away wanting time and space to digest what has happened Only problem is a snow storm and a deer make it into a life threatening decision. Now she has been rescued By Christian Cole a man who has left Wall Street behind and retreated to Cole Mountain and his families business Now that he has her he has no intentions of letting her go Will they get a chance at a HEA You will have to read to see
Emily is a typical New Yorker she lives to work in her families business and is newly engaged all in her world is perfect until she decides to surprise her fiance and instead gets a surprise herself when she finds him in bed with her best friend. So she runs away wanting time and space to digest what has happened Only problem is a snow storm and a deer make it into a life threatening decision. Now she has been rescued By Christian Cole a man who has left Wall Street behind and retreated to Cole Mountain and his families business Now that he has her he has no intentions of letting her go Will they get a chance at a HEA You will have to read to see
February 19, 2022
Take me to Cole Mountain!!
Oh my Gawd! This book was burning churning HOT!! 🔥🔥🔥 Who knew a betrayal would lead Emily to find her true love Christian Cole on Cole Mountain. And what a mountain man he is! Be careful reading about this man. You may never look at another burly brawny mountain man the same way again.
I love a juicy book about big brawny alpha moutain men. And let me tell your Zoe Blaze knocked it out of the park. The chemistry, drama, steamy sex scenes had me gripping my kindle very tightly until I finished the entire book. These Cole brothers are gonna bring a lot of steamy reading on my kindle in the near future. I can just tell. But I'm up for the challenge.
This is my first book by Zoe Blaze. And I can't wait to read the next installment in the Cold Mountain Brothers. I highly recommend this book. It was sooo worth 5⭐'s.
Oh my Gawd! This book was burning churning HOT!! 🔥🔥🔥 Who knew a betrayal would lead Emily to find her true love Christian Cole on Cole Mountain. And what a mountain man he is! Be careful reading about this man. You may never look at another burly brawny mountain man the same way again.
I love a juicy book about big brawny alpha moutain men. And let me tell your Zoe Blaze knocked it out of the park. The chemistry, drama, steamy sex scenes had me gripping my kindle very tightly until I finished the entire book. These Cole brothers are gonna bring a lot of steamy reading on my kindle in the near future. I can just tell. But I'm up for the challenge.
This is my first book by Zoe Blaze. And I can't wait to read the next installment in the Cold Mountain Brothers. I highly recommend this book. It was sooo worth 5⭐'s.
August 2, 2019
Hot, Hot, and Burning Hot!! This book moves very fast with excitement, humour, family, instalove, and heart break, with a storyline that is so engrossing and easily read in one sitting! You will find yourself immersed in the grabbing plot and also get all hot and bothered from the mind blowing sex scenes! This is a great balance of story and erotica you will enjoy to its fullest – so much chemistry between Christian and Emily! This book is too hot to miss! I have found another book family to love and I cannot wait to read the next one.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 29, 2021
IF ONLY EVERYONE'S LOVE WAS THIS EASY. YOU HAVE TO TUNE OFF YOUR LOGIC BECAUSE MAN WAS THIS INSTA-LOVE AT THE PEAK.
Was it cute? Yes
Was it un-fucking-realistic? Hell yes!
Was it passionate? Yes.
Was it fucking good? Meh. It's a quickie read, and very superficial.
Was it bad? No. Cute, fluff and passionate but too unrealistic, I couldn't quite appreciate it.
Did it had killer serial vibes? Absolutely.
Why? Because hello! Who the hell lets herself get jumped by a really hot guy who rescued her in his home. If someone starts talking dirty to me - a complete stranger - I'll freak the fuck out and storm out of there - the snowstorm be damned!
Was it cute? Yes
Was it un-fucking-realistic? Hell yes!
Was it passionate? Yes.
Was it fucking good? Meh. It's a quickie read, and very superficial.
Was it bad? No. Cute, fluff and passionate but too unrealistic, I couldn't quite appreciate it.
Did it had killer serial vibes? Absolutely.
Why? Because hello! Who the hell lets herself get jumped by a really hot guy who rescued her in his home. If someone starts talking dirty to me - a complete stranger - I'll freak the fuck out and storm out of there - the snowstorm be damned!
November 24, 2025
I’m sorry but this was so bad. There were so many errors that it isn’t possible that this went to an editor or anyone for that matter. It was 90% sex which is usually great for me but it fell flat for me with formatting issues, lack of quotations during phone conversations making things confusing and obscured, and the grammar errors were comical though easy to overlook. I won’t be picking up another book by this author. The premise was there but they could benefit from beta readers at the very least.
December 22, 2018
Excellent
Great book, I especially loved the part where Ross gets what he deserves, I would have loved to see Carla get her just due. Think about it of all the men she sleeps with her supposed to be best friends fiancee. It doesn't get any lower than that. Christian was a mountain man after my own heart. Overall wonderful book and I can't wait to see what you have in store for the twins.
Great book, I especially loved the part where Ross gets what he deserves, I would have loved to see Carla get her just due. Think about it of all the men she sleeps with her supposed to be best friends fiancee. It doesn't get any lower than that. Christian was a mountain man after my own heart. Overall wonderful book and I can't wait to see what you have in store for the twins.
January 2, 2019
Good Read!
I liked the storyline, and I liked Christian and Emily characters. My only complaint is that it wasn't much of a dialogue between the two characters everything was just sex . I liked the sex but it seems like that's all they had between the two of them. I also thought it was to much of her eyes was grey and her hair was long and black and his eyes was green it was to repetitive for me. This is only my opinion yours maybe different.
I liked the storyline, and I liked Christian and Emily characters. My only complaint is that it wasn't much of a dialogue between the two characters everything was just sex . I liked the sex but it seems like that's all they had between the two of them. I also thought it was to much of her eyes was grey and her hair was long and black and his eyes was green it was to repetitive for me. This is only my opinion yours maybe different.
May 1, 2019
Good read
Emily is working for her family business and is newly engaged. Christian is a Cole, His family is Cole Mountain and he has his own business but works from home. Emily and Christian meet when he rescued Emily from a car crash. Christian is immediately attracted to her but she's trying to come to terms with why she raced off the the mountain in the first place. Can Christian show her what real love is? Will they get a HEA?
Emily is working for her family business and is newly engaged. Christian is a Cole, His family is Cole Mountain and he has his own business but works from home. Emily and Christian meet when he rescued Emily from a car crash. Christian is immediately attracted to her but she's trying to come to terms with why she raced off the the mountain in the first place. Can Christian show her what real love is? Will they get a HEA?
August 14, 2019
First book in the Cole brothers series
Was an ok read. I liked the characters and their chemistry but I felt it was all a bit too fast and over the top fast for my liking. Emily had her heart broken after catching her fiance sleeping with her best friend and within a day she's falling for Christian.
Will still look for the other Cole brothers stories.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Was an ok read. I liked the characters and their chemistry but I felt it was all a bit too fast and over the top fast for my liking. Emily had her heart broken after catching her fiance sleeping with her best friend and within a day she's falling for Christian.
Will still look for the other Cole brothers stories.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 2, 2022
From stone to mush...
How do you get a burly mountain man named Christian to go from stone to mush?? Send him to rescue Emily from her burning truck!! None worse than a cheater but a cheater cheating with your supposed to be best friend!! But she came up with n more ways than one heading for Cole Mountain. Instant claim of ownership is the moral of this story. Watch out for the grade R potty language!!
How do you get a burly mountain man named Christian to go from stone to mush?? Send him to rescue Emily from her burning truck!! None worse than a cheater but a cheater cheating with your supposed to be best friend!! But she came up with n more ways than one heading for Cole Mountain. Instant claim of ownership is the moral of this story. Watch out for the grade R potty language!!
April 8, 2022
3½ Stars
Characters = 4/5
Plot = 3/5
Romance = 5/5
Hotness = 5/5
Mystery = 1/5
Action = 3/5
Drama = 5/5
Darkness = 0/5
Humor = 0/5
Stars = 3½ ☆ ☆ ☆
Cliffhanger = Nope
Would I recommend this book = Yes
Would I read future books by this author = Yes
Things I like:
✔Hotness (scorching) & romance
✔Characters
✔Damsel in distress
✔The drama
✔Instalove (unbelievable but made for a good story)
Lots of errors.
Characters = 4/5
Plot = 3/5
Romance = 5/5
Hotness = 5/5
Mystery = 1/5
Action = 3/5
Drama = 5/5
Darkness = 0/5
Humor = 0/5
Stars = 3½ ☆ ☆ ☆
Cliffhanger = Nope
Would I recommend this book = Yes
Would I read future books by this author = Yes
Things I like:
✔Hotness (scorching) & romance
✔Characters
✔Damsel in distress
✔The drama
✔Instalove (unbelievable but made for a good story)
Lots of errors.
July 23, 2023
Loved this book
I loved this book. Christian and Emily are the perfect match. Even if they are from opposite worlds. After a heart break. Emily cores to Cole Mountain to clear her head. That is until she is stranded on the side of the road and knocked unconscious. Christian finds her and takes her home. He is an OTT alpha male and vows to take care of Emily. The chemistry is spicy and a scorcher. So get get ready for one hot panty dropping read from start to finish.
I loved this book. Christian and Emily are the perfect match. Even if they are from opposite worlds. After a heart break. Emily cores to Cole Mountain to clear her head. That is until she is stranded on the side of the road and knocked unconscious. Christian finds her and takes her home. He is an OTT alpha male and vows to take care of Emily. The chemistry is spicy and a scorcher. So get get ready for one hot panty dropping read from start to finish.
November 28, 2018
Needs editing and better flow. There’s too much unnecessary wording, the “MIT navy sweatshirt “instead of the sweatshirt and a lot of “ I will” instead of I’ll. The “Lexus truck”. Too much detail.
The storyline is good and this has a lot of promise to be a pretty hot book. Christian sure got my attention!
The storyline is good and this has a lot of promise to be a pretty hot book. Christian sure got my attention!
December 24, 2018
Christian Cole 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Christian is a Straight Alpha x10 and his quick attachment to Emily by being her savior and protector and dominate LOVER was off the chain. By her catching Ross and her best friend, she crashed into a Hunk of a man. This story was CRAZY SEXY!! Would ❤ to see BOOKS on the Brothers and even Daddy Cole needs some L❤ing too. Recommend this Book
Christian is a Straight Alpha x10 and his quick attachment to Emily by being her savior and protector and dominate LOVER was off the chain. By her catching Ross and her best friend, she crashed into a Hunk of a man. This story was CRAZY SEXY!! Would ❤ to see BOOKS on the Brothers and even Daddy Cole needs some L❤ing too. Recommend this Book
July 11, 2019
This book moved so fast that it seemed to be missing chemistry and a story. It was all sex (which I have no problem) but there wasn't much of anything but sex. This book just wasn't for me, but you should give it a chance.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 1, 2019
An over the top insta love read. The story is interesting and moves in a very fast pace. The chemistry between Christian and Emily is steamy. This is the first book in this series. I look forward to see what happens to the rest of the Cole brothers.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 5, 2019
This story was very promising could have been better developed. The characters were not believable with some of his actions. I was looking forward to reading this and was a little disappointed with how this story developed. Christian and Emily were good together though. They had some chemistry and I like how the story ended. It's a fairly quick read because it's a short story.
April 11, 2025
DNF
Ok, so he went from cooking breakfast and sitting down with it. To straight out asking her if she has ever had an orgasm, where she replied no and that he’ll smash her little c#%t with his mouth! WTF ??
Who uses the term ‘slithering tongue’ ???
During the phone conversations there was no quotations
Although it was only 134 pages I could t finish. The grammar, punctuation was awful.
Ok, so he went from cooking breakfast and sitting down with it. To straight out asking her if she has ever had an orgasm, where she replied no and that he’ll smash her little c#%t with his mouth! WTF ??
Who uses the term ‘slithering tongue’ ???
During the phone conversations there was no quotations
Although it was only 134 pages I could t finish. The grammar, punctuation was awful.
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July 21, 2019
Cliché after cliché. Characters are plain and futile. Please author let us know first handed it’s a short novel
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August 2, 2019
A very enjoyable read and I look forward to more from this author. It was Well written with a good storyline.
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August 5, 2019I LOVE Christian. I love how he goes from being a man chasing empty one night stands to meeting his one. I cannot wait for his brothers stories.
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September 3, 2019
Fantastic love of a lifetime
I am in love with the coke brothers and the love they feel I just couldn’t put it down I can’t wait to read more of this series and I just can’t get enough everything about this small town and closeness that only family can show.
I am in love with the coke brothers and the love they feel I just couldn’t put it down I can’t wait to read more of this series and I just can’t get enough everything about this small town and closeness that only family can show.
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