Cold Horizon: A Slow Burn Mountain Romance

Kristy McCaffrey

Jun 2019 · The Pathway Series Book 2 · K. McCaffrey LLC

About this ebook

What will it take to survive the Savage Mountain? Lindsey and Ty are about to find out.

 

The wind blasted Lindsey, threatening to rip her off the mountain and throw her into the abyss far below. It was blisteringly obvious that K2 wasn’t going to give up her summit without a fight.

Lindsey Coulson likes to scale mountains. With her sister, Alison, she has made a name for herself climbing the tallest and most treacherous peaks in the world. But when Alison dies on a K2 expedition—the second highest mountain on earth—Lindsey stops climbing.

Unable to shed her heartache, it becomes clear she must return to the wilderness and only one place will do—K2, the Savage Mountain. And to get there, she’ll need handsome, enigmatic Tyler Galloway.

Ty Galloway welcomes Lindsey to his small crew with one hitch—to help with funding he wants to write about her for a magazine feature. In climbing circles, Lindsey and her sister had been famous for their mountain exploits, and her comeback story would be compelling.

But he didn’t account for how captivating the woman herself would be. Tackling K2 will test Ty’s limits, but Lindsey Coulson will test his heart.

A women in STEM, sexy slow burn romance on the second highest mountain on earth. Gritty, emotional, and filled with death-defying adventure.

2021 National Excellence in Romance Fiction Winner

“… danger, angst, and drama come to life brilliantly, with characters keenly portrayed and fully developed. A must read for any lover of adventure laced with spicy romance!” ~ FS Brown, InD’tale Magazine, a Crowned Heart review

“Cold Horizon will grab you right out of the gate and keep you turning pages as fast as you can to keep up with the action and adventure and suspense! A spectacular story of determination, courage, and love.” ~ Ann Charles, USA Today Bestselling Author

“What a roller coaster ride! I highly recommend this book.” ~ Dixie Lee Brown, author of the Hearts of Valor series

“If you’re a fan of believable and emotionally gripping romance novels then this is one for you!” ~ bloggers Nen & Jen

 

Each Pathway novel can be read as a stand-alone, but don’t miss the other books.

Book 1: Deep Blue (Dr. Grace Mann and Alec Galloway)

Book 2: Cold Horizon (Lindsey Coulson and Tyler Galloway)

Book 3: Ancient Winds (Dr. Tristan Magee and Brynn Galloway)

Book 4: A Pathway Short Adventure Collection (more Grace and Alec)

    Includes Deep Blue Australia, Deep Blue Réunion Island, and Deep Blue Cocos Island

Book 5: Cold Horizon Telluride (a Lindsey and Tyler short read)

Book 6: Shark Reef (a great white shark short romance featuring Grace’s friend, Dr. Jen Fairfield)

Book 7: Sapphire Waves – A Novella (Dr. Missy Rembert and Dr. Josh McKittrick)

    Includes the bonus short Deep Blue Hawai’i

Related novella:

Blue Sage (Dr. Audrey Driggs and Braden Delaney)

*****

Kristy McCaffrey writes romances with compelling heroes and determined heroines mixed with high adventure. Life is a wondrous endeavor and she strives to bring that sense of awe and joy into the tales she weaves. COLD HORIZON is a full-length HFN novel of romance, high-stakes adventure, and medium spice. Grab your parka and a hot chocolate as you enter the world of high-altitude mountain climbing. 

Ratings and reviews

One hears about mountaineering teams reaching the summit of a peak in the news, but very seldom do we have any idea of what makes a climb possible. The plot of this story is suspenseful, enlightening, adventurous and romantic. It also spells out the reality of the risks taken by climbers to reach the summit, the dangers, the loss of life and the interpersonal relationships. This novel is incredibly well written and left me feeling partly horrified that anyone would subject themselves to such an ordeal and yet amazed at the endurance of the human spirit. Ty is a strong and respectful leader of his team and despite his attraction to Lindsey even before she sought him out in her quest to conquer K2, he proves himself to be a caring and considerate lover. Knowing that the dynamics of the team depend on mutual respect, Lindsey is also careful not to show her feelings too strongly. Unlike other teams that they met along the way, Ty's group stand together, despite their different personalities and they make allowances for one another. Each had a part to play, even the jester of the group who continually lifted the spirits of the team. I closed this book with a feeling of awe and respect for those who have pursued their dreams, and even more so for those who are left behind. I received this book for free from eBook Discovery. I voluntarily post this review. This is my honest review.

About the author

Kristy McCaffrey has been writing since she was very young, but it wasn’t until she was a stay-at-home mom that she considered becoming published. A fascination with science led her to earn two mechanical engineering degrees—she did her undergraduate work at Arizona State University and her graduate studies at the University of Pittsburgh—but storytelling has always been her passion. She writes both contemporary tales and award-winning historical western romances.

An Arizona native, Kristy and her husband reside in the desert where they frequently remove (rescue) rattlesnakes from their property, go for runs among the cactus, and plan trips to far-off places like the Orkney Islands or Machu Picchu. But mostly, she works 12-hour days and enjoys at-home date nights with her sweetheart, which usually include Will Ferrell movies and sci-fi flicks. Her four children have nearly all flown the nest, so she lavishes her maternal instincts on her chocolate Labrador, Lily, and Marley, an older yellow Labrador her family rescued in early 2018. Both dogs are frequently featured on her Instagram account.

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