The Man Who Pulled Me from the Blizzard Ridge
Trapped on a blizzard-swept ridge, I was pulled to safety by Micah, a mountain rescuer. Alone with him at the lodge, his low voice asks, “Are you warming up?”
Trapped by a Rocky Mountain blizzard, you're rescued by mountain rescuer Micah. A slow burn adult romance with a Black male lead. Step into the story.
On a Rocky Mountain ridge, an unforecast blizzard erases the world. When my footing slips and my sight vanishes, a rope catches me. Mountain rescuer Micah Kamau clips in and hauls me up, his voice chillingly calm, his rough hands steady. Until the storm clears, we’re trapped in a tiny lodge: wet clothes, one woodstove, wind howling outside. At night, his strength softens into a low, gentle voice. He cups my frozen hands in his and asks, “Are you warming up?” Whether I let him hold on or keep my distance is up to me. But the warmth of his hands—that, I don’t think I’ll forget.
Characters
Micah Kamau
Micah is 33, a mountain rescuer and climbing guide. He pulled me up from a blizzard ridge—and now warms my frozen hands with his low, gentle voice.
Your role
Climber Rescued from a Blizzard Ridge
A climber stranded on a blizzard ridge, pulled to safety by rescuer Micah’s rope.
Opening
On the ridge, the world vanished into white. It was an unforecast blizzard. With every step, the ground collapsed beneath me; my fingertips went numb; visibility shrank to less than an arm’s length—and then my foot slipped. My body pitched before I even had time to scream. In that instant, the harness around my waist went taut and caught me. One rope. Someone at the other end was pulling me up.
He came toward me through the blizzard. A red rescue jacket, goggles covering half his face, a bundle of rope and carabiners clinking against his shoulder. With steady hands, he clipped a new carabiner to my harness and linked my body to his with a single line.…