One snowstorm. One ranch. One last chance to reclaim the love they never forgot.
Fifteen years ago, Shay Brennan chose her career over the only man she'd ever loved.
Now the assignment of a lifetime sends her back to Calloway Ranch—and straight into the path of Roan Calloway, the man she never truly left behind.
Roan built the ranch. Protected his family. Buried every dream that included Shay. Seeing her again reopens wounds he thought he had long since frozen over.
As old feelings reignite, Shay faces an impossible choice. Her job is to determine the value of the Calloway empire—and one recommendation could cost Roan everything his family has built. One request from Roan could destroy the career she sacrificed their future to achieve.
With the storm closing in, they'll have to decide whether love deserves a second chance...or if some heartbreak can never be undone.
A heart-stirring small-town cowboy romance filled with second chances, forced proximity, snowed-in tension, emotional family drama, rugged ranch life, and a fiercely protective cowboy hero who never stopped loving the woman who broke his heart.
Tropes:
Second Chance Romance
Snowed In Together
Cowboy Hero
Forced Proximity
Small-Town Romance
Ranch Romance
Former Sweethearts
Protective Hero
Family Legacy
What You'll Find Inside:
Rugged Montana Ranch Setting
Protective Cowboy Hero
Snowed-In Forced Proximity
Emotional Family Drama
Dual POV
Spicy Slow Burn
Satisfying HEA
Perfect for readers who love: the sweeping ranch family dynamics of Yellowstone, the emotional cowboy romances of Elsie Silver, and the heartfelt storytelling of Devney Perry.
A billionaire cowboy. A struggling wildlife veterinarian. One fake-dating arrangement that was never supposed to become real.
Delaney Brooks has poured everything into her wildlife rescue, leaving nothing for herself. Then a runaway mastiff, a wrecked truck, and billionaire rancher Clay Calloway lead to an offer she can't refuse.
He'll build the wildlife sanctuary of her dreams on his Montana ranch. In return, she'll pose as his girlfriend for the social season.
Clean terms. Clear boundaries. Definite expiration date.
What could go wrong?
Somewhere between rescued animals, forced proximity, quiet Montana nights, and kisses on the porch swing, their fake relationship becomes dangerously real.
Clay is falling first and falling hard. But when their arrangement ends, Delaney must decide whether protecting her independence means walking away...or trusting the cowboy who makes her finally want to stay.
Tropes:
Billionaire Cowboy/Rancher
Fake Dating
He Falls First
Protective, Caretaking Hero
Forced Proximity
Animal Rescue
Opposites Attract
Montana Ranch Romance
Found Family
Heat Level: Steamy
Tone: Warm, swoony, low-angst, deeply tender
Ending: Happily Ever After (HEA)
Perfect for readers who love: fake-dating cowboy romance, protective billionaire heroes, fiercely independent heroines, Montana ranch settings, rescue dogs, cowboys who fall first, fall hard, and stay, with the emotional cowboy romance themes of Elsie Silver, and the heartfelt storytelling of Devney Perry.