Carmen Cook

Carmen Cook writes contemporary romance and romantasy where the mountains are rugged, the coffee is strong, and the women are stronger.

From the wide-open Big Sky of Montana to the rain-soaked forests of the Pacific Northwest, Carmen crafts "Rough-Hewn" stories for the women who build their own sanctuaries. Her Sapphire Creek series features independent heroines who can fix their own engines and protective, grounded men who know that love—like the land—is something you respect and earn.

When you open a Carmen Cook novel, expect an atmospheric journey with a "soft grit" aesthetic: breathtaking scenery, visceral self-discovery, and unapologetic, open-door steam (Heat Level: 3-4/5).

When she isn't behind the keyboard for Mountain Coast Media, Carmen is likely tending to her #RevengeGarden or breathing in the mountain air that inspired the journey.