Men of the Mountains Series by Tallulah Scott

Daniel McGregor lost everything. Part of the elite Mountain Ranger Rescue Corps, he was one of the best the Corps had ever seen. High altitude; rough, rugged terrain; heavily-forested mountains – it didn’t matter, Daniel was quickly becoming a legend in the Rangers. Tragedy struck. He was a hero, decorated for saving that family, but the rescue had been costly, more than he could bear... moreDaniel McGregor lost everything. Part of the elite Mountain Ranger Rescue Corps, he was one of the best the Corps had ever seen. High altitude; rough, rugged terrain; heavily-forested mountains – it didn’t matter, Daniel was quickly becoming a legend in the Rangers. Tragedy struck. He was a hero, decorated for saving that family, but the rescue had been costly, more than he could bear. His partner died on that cold mountainside five years ago, his life literally slipping through Daniel’s fingers. Physically, Daniel made it back okay, but inside, he's carried emotional scars too deep to overcome. Trey Obenshain is young, fiery and impulsive, determined he’s not just going to become a member of the Mountain Rangers, but be one of the best. Marginalized by his family for his sexuality and his failure to live up to their expectations, Trey is driven to excel in his rough and rowdy career. Sparks soon fly when the two cross paths. For Daniel, long-dead emotions begin to surface, feelings he’s not ready for. Trey finds himself in awe of the legendary Daniel McGregor, but he soon discovers Daniel is much more than his legend – a tortured soul, with a soft, lonely tenderness inside, buried away from the world. Trey’s growing affection is battered when he learns a dark secret from his hero’s past, and Daniel struggles to overcome the one fear that he’s never been able to conquer – the fear of loss. Both are soon tested in ways they hadn’t expected, forced into an emergency rescue operation together, a mission that may claim not only their trust in one another, but their very lives. less

Ricky Blankenship grew up learning three things were absolute in life: the family moonshine business had sustained them for generations and always would; family comes first – always, without question, no matter the cost; and though they wear badges and uniforms, the O'Brien family was evil incarnate... moreRicky Blankenship grew up learning three things were absolute in life: the family moonshine business had sustained them for generations and always would; family comes first – always, without question, no matter the cost; and though they wear badges and uniforms, the O'Brien family was evil incarnate. Deputy Denny O'Brien was taught three things since he was a child: the law is always right; his job was to one day take his father's place as sheriff in their mountain home of Allen County; and the only good Blankenship is a dead Blankenship. Ricky and Denny find themselves pulled together by a smoldering attraction ready to burst into the flames of wild, hot romance; yet driven apart by the generations-old blood feud between their families. The two already struggle to maintain their secret relationship when their collective world is turned upside down. A Drug Cartel with its roots in Afghanistan infiltrates their community, intent upon taking over the lucrative moonshine production alive in the county – even if it means cutting down half the sheriff's office and wiping the Blankenship clan from the face of the earth. The two try a daring plan, coming out to both of their families, then running headlong into the teeth of the lion – a direct confrontation with the Afghani Drug Cartel. The move will either force their families to work together to save Ricky and Denny, or it will start a drug war likely to destroy them all, in this thrilling tale of MM romance, passion, desire and adventure. less

Joey Kavanagh is on the run. A two-time Pulitzer prize winning journalist for his reporting from Honduras and then Syria, Joey has seen the worst humanity has to offer – torture, mass killings, unspeakable brutality unfolding before his eyes. He reported on what he saw, focusing the attention of the world on the atrocities, bringing hope to those who were suffering the most... moreJoey Kavanagh is on the run. A two-time Pulitzer prize winning journalist for his reporting from Honduras and then Syria, Joey has seen the worst humanity has to offer – torture, mass killings, unspeakable brutality unfolding before his eyes. He reported on what he saw, focusing the attention of the world on the atrocities, bringing hope to those who were suffering the most. But his work came at a horrible cost: his lover, the man he expected to spend the rest of his life with, was killed by those Joey was seeking to expose. Unable to face what he's done, Joey leaves his career and everything he's known, returning to his childhood home in the mountains of Southwest Virginia, where he hopes to spend his days in quiet solitude as a night time DJ and news director at a small mountain radio station. Then he meets Rob, a younger man who has a strange, almost magnetic pull on Joey, touching his heart in ways Joey no longer thought was possible – and dredging up feelings of loss and pain and extreme guilt—and Rob offers Joey a chance to deal with those old feelings, in an unusual, yet exquisitely sensual manner. Along the way Joey's past catches up with the two of them, putting both men in danger. Joey may have to choose between Rob's love and survival for them both, if it's not too late… less