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Crucible

A Why Choose Enemies to Lovers Retelling of Goldilocks (Men of the Wilds Book 1)
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From bestselling author B.B. Reid comes the first in a dark and steamy why choose romance series featuring America's sweetheart and three dangerous mountain men. Dive into this wicked retelling of Goldilocks. From bestselling author B.B. Reid comes a wicked retelling of your favourite fairytale. America's... Read More
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Crucible

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From bestselling author B.B. Reid comes the first in a dark and steamy why choose romance series featuring America's sweetheart and three dangerous mountain men. Dive into this wicked retelling of Goldilocks.

From bestselling author B.B. Reid comes a wicked retelling of your favourite fairytale.

America's sweetheart has been canceled.

From teen star to international phenom to the biggest celebrity in the world, Aurelia George has suddenly found herself on the other side of adoration. The public thinks they hate her when they never really knew her. The saddest tragedy of all is that she doesn't know herself.

Done with the fame, glitz, and glamโ€”the whole doe-eyed princess charadeโ€”Aurelia decides she's taking back her life, even if it costs her everything.

But her uncle has other plans.

Shipped far away until the heat dies, Aurelia finds herself in the one place where her name means nothing. When a blizzard causes her plane to crash, she becomes stranded in the wilds of Northern Canada, a sole survivor with no one to turn to.

No one except them.

The misanthropic mountain men who've shut themselves away.

It's their cabin Aurelia finds in the icy wilderness and their obsession she ignites when they discover her sleeping in one of their beds. Thorin, Khalil, and Ezekiel (and all of his personalities) have only longed for one thing in nine long years...a woman to warm their beds.

Surviving a plane crash, wolves, avalanches, frozen lakes, and a harsh winter with three feral men is nothing compared to Aurelia's hardest trial of allโ€”finding herself.

Series: Men of the Wilds

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781464281921

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 February 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloom Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 419g

Pages: 608

About the Author

B.B. Reid is a bestselling author of several romances, including Crucible, the imaginative retelling of Goldilocks. She's most known for her dark and contemporary romances, but began her career writing new adult. B.B. currently resides in Atlanta with Ivan, her moody tuxedo cat. When she's not being a nomad, she enjoys gaming, white chocolate mocha, home decor, and retail therapy.

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