First published 2024
Brady Wild has spent his adult years chasing championships on the professional bull riding circuit. After three world titles, his battered body tells him retirement looms near. When he encounters Abbi Kastella in Montana's Bitterroot Valley, his commitment to staying unattached crumbles. Abbi has built a new life in this mountain town with her daughter Daisy after years of running from an unspecified threat. Her business flourishes and the community has embraced them both. Brady's attention stirs feelings she thought were buried forever. As their relationship deepens, Brady becomes attached to both mother and daughter. But Abbi carries secrets about the danger that forced her to flee. When her past resurfaces in Bitterroot Valley, Brady discovers the truth about what Abbi has been hiding. The revelation threatens to destroy the family they were building together.
Genres: romance, suspense, thriller, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Bitterroot Valley, Montana
390 pages · Paperback · Ampersand Publishing
Content warnings: violence