The adventurer finds me sleeping in his bed.
But he’s not mad. Instead, he’s got a proposition…
Everyone told me the cabin in the glade is empty. Abandoned. And I’m desperate for a roof over my head, so I figure… what’s the harm? It’s not breaking and entering when the cabin owner is long gone, right?
Wrong.
The adventurer is not long gone. He’s right here, looming over me with his arms crossed and one eyebrow raised.
I squeak and nearly fall off the bed.
He tilts his head, considering.
Then comes the strangest offer I’ve ever I can stay here as long as I like… so long as I marry this stranger. It will be a wedding on paper only, for mysterious reasons of his own.
Is this man insane? What kind of lunatic would agree to that?
…And why the hell am I so freaking tempted?
Title: | Out on a Limb |
Author: | Cassie Mint |
Series: | Huddling for Warmth (Book 3) |
Pages: | 102 |
Category / Genre(s): | Contemporary |
Trope(s): | Mountain Man Insta Love |
Point of View: | First Person, Present Tense, Dual Viewpoint (H & h) |
Location: | Starlight Ridge, USA |
HEA: | ✔️ |
Release Date: | 18th July, 2024 |
Not my favourite of the series
I’ve really enjoyed the Huddling for Warmth series of which this is the third book. Each book does stand alone and the heroine in this story only briefly appeared in the second story (Close to the Edge) as that heroine’s best friend. So no need to read the first two books to enjoy this one. But it does follow the same theme of mountain man and town girl huddling for warmth.
Bartender Jana is in a bit of a pickle. With her landlord selling her flat, she’s got nowhere to stay. So why not use that abandoned cabin in the woods? Surely the owner – who hasn’t been seen in years – won’t come back and catch her in the act. Oops!
I liked Jana as a heroine. She’s the right amount of feisty mixed with the right amount of vulnerable. Hell, if I saw a perfectly decent cabin when I didn’t have a place to stay – I’d live there, too – so I didn’t fault her for squatting. And she did feel bad about it!
Our hero, Stig, was a bit more difficult for me to like. He’s an adventurer, always seeking out his next thrill but when he sees Jana he knows that this is better than jumping off a cliff, diving to the ocean’s depths etc. I’m always game for a bit of insta love but this felt…forced somehow. And while he did tell Jana he wanted a wife for “secret, manly reasons” – ha! – there was absolutely no real reason for the fake engagement. And he kept calling Jana by her full name – Jana Kumara – even in his head. It is a very particular pet peeve of mine when I see this. Just no.
Our couple were sweet together and there’s the obligatory Cassie Mint steam which definitely heated up the forest! I just wasn’t really sold on our couple – which left me feeling only mild things rather than the delightful, happy, squirmy feelings I normally get from a Cassie Mint book. I still love her and her writing – she’s one of the best insta love authors out there, in my opinion, if not the actual best. But this book missed for me.
However, we do get introduced to grumpy silver fox, Flint, in this book as Jana’s boss – and I’m practically slavering over the thought of him getting his own story and happily ever after. This wasn’t my favourite book but it’s still very readable and a nice little mountain man story. I’d still give it a read if you’re working your way through the series or if you just like the sound of it. 3 stars from me.
* I received this book in exchange for my honest review
Cassie Mint – Romance Author & Daydreamer Extraordinaire
Cassie Mint is a romance author with her head firmly in the clouds.
She writes outrageous, OTT instalove with tons of sugar and steam!
Cassie loves growly, possessive alpha heroes who fall HARD for their heroines and will do anything for that HEA.
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