Part of The Griffith Brothers
First published 2024
Ray Griffith won his biggest bull riding championship in eight seconds, then lost everything in one second when the accident left him paralyzed. The former rodeo star never planned to return permanently to his family's cattle ranch, but now he's back in a wheelchair, trying to rebuild his life. His new home aide proves to be a walking disaster who nearly burns down his house on her first day. She establishes two survival rules: don't anger the grumpy bull rider, and when he inevitably fires you, keep your dignity intact. Ray wants nothing to do with her after the kitchen incident. They strike a deal where she'll stay invisible and he won't terminate her employment. The arrangement should work perfectly, except they can't stop touching each other. As Ray learns to navigate his new reality and she fights to keep her job, they discover that some rules are meant to be broken.
Genres: fiction, romance, adult, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, grounded, heartfelt, intimate, slow-burn
Tropes: caregiver-romance, forced-proximity, grumpy-hero, second-chance, slow-burn
Setting: cattle ranch
Period: contemporary
384 pages · Paperback · Berkley
Content warnings: medical-trauma