First published 2016
Slater Carson trades his filmmaker's camera for ranch work under the Wyoming sun. He runs the family spread with his two brothers in Mustang Creek, where hard work and cowboy values still matter. When he spots teenage Ryder spiraling toward trouble, Slater offers the boy a job on the ranch. The decision brings an unexpected complication: Ryder's guardian is Grace Emery, the striking new manager of the local resort. Grace has her hands full settling into her position while raising her ex-husband's defiant son. She can't afford distractions, especially not her growing attraction to the larger-than-life rancher. But when danger threatens their small community, Slater steps up to protect what he values most. Grace discovers that some things are worth the risk, and love might be the greatest fight of all.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Mustang Creek, Wyoming
Period: 21st-century
314 pages · Kindle Edition · HQN Books