The Pine Valley Universe

50+ books. One connected world of possessive alphas and guaranteed happy endings.

Grumpy mountain men, motorcycle club brothers, mafia dons, and possessive cowboys — every book stands alone, every couple gets a happy ending, and it's all part of one connected Pine Valley Universe. Thousands of reader reviews across Amazon.

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Every series, one shared world

Every series is set in the connected Pine Valley Universe. Pick whichever world calls to you first — mountain men, bikers, mafia, or cowboys.

Broken Halos Motorcycle Club

The original Broken Halos MC — ten Gunnar-blood bikers, ten curvy heroines, and a club that claims what it wants.

Complete — 10 books

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Costa Vendetta

A ruthless mafia family, ten Costa men, and the women who bring an empire to its knees.

Complete — 10 books

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Broken Halos MC: The Prospects

The next generation of the Broken Halos MC — ten prospects earning their patches, and the curvy women who own them first.

Releasing weekly

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Filthy Possessive Cowboys

Pine Ridge Ranch sits on Kramer land outside Pine Valley — and the cowboys who work it don't date. They claim.

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Protected by the Possessive Mountain Man cover

Claimed by the Rugged Mountain Man cover

Mountain Men of Pine Valley

Grumpy silver foxes and giant mountain men claim curvy heroines in the wild Pacific Northwest peaks above Pine Valley.

Complete — 7 books

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Pine Valley Christmas

Cozy, spicy Pine Valley holiday short stories — instalove, mistletoe, and one grumpy mountain man after another.

Complete — 4 books

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Wild Lumberjacks

In the logging town of Tamarack Falls, the Calloway crew fells timber by day — and falls harder by night.

Coming soon

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Book 1: Caged by the Lumberjack

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Rica Lane Author of the Pine Valley Universe

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Hi, I'm Rica.

I write spicy small-town romance about possessive alphas and the curvy heroines who bring them to their knees — 50+ books, all set in the connected Pine Valley Universe.

I keep this store so readers who want to can skip the middleman: books bought here are yours forever, and new releases land here up to two months before they reach Amazon.

Every story I publish keeps the same promise: no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a happy ending you can trust. Thank you for reading — it means everything.

— Rica

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50+ books. One connected world of possessive alphas and guaranteed happy endings.