First published 2013
Gayle Hayes returns to her Montana hometown carrying emotional baggage and relying on battery-powered companionship. Rodeo rider Tristan McCullough changes her perspective on real connections. Investigator Ella finds herself handcuffed nearly naked in her ex-husband James Scott's Mexican condo, creating an awkward reunion with unexpected possibilities. Tabby Payton watches men chase her beautiful sister until English spy Calder Maxwell sets his sights on her instead. Violet Cates decides to stop dating aimless surfers and focuses on Brad Davis, who appears to be another beach bum but hides greater ambitions. Cowgirl Carla Henricks meets her match in English professor Mark Ross, discovering that opposites create powerful attraction. Each woman faces the challenge of opening herself to love when it arrives in unexpected packages. The stories explore how physical desire transforms into deeper emotional bonds across different settings from rodeo grounds to tropical beaches.
Genres: fiction, romance, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Montana, Mexico
Period: Contemporary
352 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Kensington