FISH OUT OF WATER by Katie Ruggle

Publication Date: February 14, 2024

Genre: Romantic Suspense

WHY DATE A MOUNTAIN MAN? Because he knows how to pitch a tent.

When Dahlia Weathersby’s sister disappears on what should have been a simple day hike, Dahlia immediately heads deep into the Colorado Rockies to find her. Knowing she’ll never survive the mountains alone, she convinces the local hermit—adorably grouchy survival expert Winston Dane—to be her guide. All it takes is a good helping of Dahlia’s charm…and just the teeniest bit of blackmail…before she’s got all six-foot-something of him wrapped around her finger. But even with her very own mountain man in tow, things aren’t going to be easy. There are:

• Long hikes through gorgeous wilderness? Check.
• Bears? Check.
• A single shared sleeping bag? Check.
• Enough sparks to set the Rockies ablaze? Check, check, check.

With everything the wilderness has to throw at them, it’ll take more than charm and some city girl ingenuity to make this trek anything but a disaster waiting to happen…and an adventure she’ll never forget.

The Rocky Mountains get unBEARably hot in Katie Ruggle’s brand-new romance packed with adventure, action, tall dark & scruffy heroes, and a sense of quirky humor that will be your next perfect escape.

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As usual, Katie Ruggle’s writing has flown me away from reality. This quick read was a light romantic suspense novel filled with humor. Dahlia’s quirky comments reminded me of my own thought processes that aren’t always understood by others. Poor Winston didn’t stand a chance. He may come off as a cold taciturn mountain man, but to me there were enough glimpses of his true nature coming through to explain the attraction. The romance was sweet and understandable, culminating into a gentle and sexy encounter. Some small things in the story confused me and made me shake my head. The biggest thing is the basic storyline. It is so much like her “Gone Too Deep” novel. (One of my favorite books) That did not stop me from enjoying this story, however. I’m glad she’s back and look forward to more adventures.

*Review copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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When she’s not writing, Katie Ruggle rides horses, shoots guns, and travels to warm places where she can SCUBA dive. Graduating from the Police Academy, Katie received her ice-rescue certification and can attest that the reservoirs in the Colorado mountains really are that cold. While she still misses her off-grid, solar- and wind-powered house in the Rocky Mountains, she now lives in Rochester, Minnesota near her family.

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