She came to record the past.He’s spent years trying to forget it. Marisol Zhang is used to collecting stories—not living inside one. The Sanctuary archives are supposed to be her winter project, a quiet escape from heartbreak and the noise of the city. But when an avalanche sends her car off the road, she wakes in a stranger’s cabin—safe, warm, and wrapped in the scent of an alpha who’s been hiding from the world. Nathan Blackbird doesn’t do visitors. He doesn’t do bonding. And he definitely doesn’t do omegas. The mountain has been his only companion since the day he lost everything that mattered. Until Marisol’s soft voice, steady hands, and fierce hope start to thaw the walls he built. Snowbound together, the past they’ve both buried rises with the storm.One secret, one spark, one impossible bond that feels like coming home. Because fate doesn’t care how long you’ve been alone—it just knows when it’s time to start again. One cabin. One storm. One love that refuses to be lost. Guaranteed HEA.Tropes: fated mates, reclusive alpha, grief healing, snowed-in strangers, found family, small-town sanctuaryContent Warnings: grief and loss themes, trauma recovery, off-page reference to mate death, heat & rut dynamics
