Book excerpt: This collection contains books 1 to 4 of First Times in Trout Creek—a steamy, small town instalove romance series about hot mountain men and the curvy women they fall for. If you love small towns, instalove, strong protective guys who do anything for the women they love, curvy women, and high heat short stories, then this collection will be right up your alley. Taught by the Mountain Man: A virgin author and a grumpy mountain man find love when she rents a room in his secluded cabin and he decides to teach her a thing or two about steamy scenes. Taught by the Hiking Guide: A curvy baker and the local hiking guide get to explore the mountain and each other in this sweet and steamy instalove romance. Taught by the Personal Trainer: When she hires a personal trainer to get in shape for a wedding, he not only helps her with steamy workouts, but swears to make her feel safe, protected, and loved. Taught by the Chef: After an embarrassing meet-cute, chef Stuart runs into Emma again and saves her from a horrible first date. All these short and steamy small town instalove books have a guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, and no cheating. These protective men will do anything for the women they love!