Striking Edge (Steele Ridge: The Kingstons)

“Hello,” he said. “My name is Harris Sheppard Kingston. People call me Shep. I work as an adventure guide for Prime Climb Tours. Steele Ridge is my hometown. My parents and most of my brothers and sisters live here. I love the mountains, my family, Puck, my cabin, and homemade ketchup.”

And damn, that little autobiography charmed her. “That would make quite a Tinder profile.”

While on a wilderness reality show, an adventure guide with a painful past and a fallen music superstar discover fierce passion…and killer competition.

Shep Kingston can survive a week in the woods with nothing but a pocket knife and the clothes on his back. But navigating everyday social interactions? That’s a struggle. If only people were like his dog. Loyal. Well-trained. Quiet. With Puck, Shep knows where he stands. People—especially women—are complicated. Guiding a bunch of spoiled celebrities into the North Carolina mountains is his idea of hell. Until a beautiful, off-limits rock star makes it feel more like heaven. Joss says what she means…and shows Shep exactly what she wants.

Joss Wynter plays sold-out stadiums, not insane survival games. Except she’s no longer the adored lead singer of Scarlet Glitterati. Tragedy turned fans against her and Joss into tabloid fodder. Her manager claims TV’s hottest reality competition will relaunch her image. Joss has doubts but won’t let anything distract her from winning. Not even the rugged local guide with song-inspiring sex appeal. Shep is unlike any man she’s ever met. Direct. Honest to a fault. Unexpectedly tender. As the show’s challenges intensify, so does the attraction between them.

But the cameras aren’t the only ones watching. A deadly opponent lurks in the shadows, playing a dangerous game. And all too willing to kill for a win.

Although all books are stand alones, if you would like to read the entire Steele Ridge series chronologically, the following is the correct order:

• The Beginning - The Steeles
• Going Hard - The Steeles
• Living Fast - The Steeles
• Loving Deep - The Steeles
• Breaking Free - The Steeles
• Roaming Wild - The Steeles
• Stripping Bare - The Steeles
• Enduring Love - The Steeles
• Craving Heat - The Kingstons
• Tasting Fire - The Kingstons
• Searing Need - The Kingstons
• Vowing Love - The Steeles
• Striking Edge - The Kingstons
• Burning Ache - The Kingstons