A desperate farrier. A fiercely guarded rancher. A fake romance that feels dangerously real.
Wren Calloway needs a fresh start. As a traveling farrier and single mother to a three-year-old boy, she’s used to rough hands, hard work, and fending for herself. With her vindictive ex-husband threatening a malicious custody battle, Wren is focused entirely on keeping her head down and proving she can provide a stable life. The absolute last thing she needs is a towering, grumpy cowboy getting under her skin. But when she takes a job at a remote Wyoming cattle ranch, her new boss proves to be a distraction she never saw coming.
Bridger Colane is carrying the weight of the Wyoming sky on his massive shoulders. Between raising his four-year-old daughter alone, managing the sprawling family ranch, and fighting off ruthless corporate cattle brokers trying to steal their water rights, he has zero time for women or romance. Stoic, scarred, and entirely walled off, Bridger treats Wren like a frustrating inconvenience. But having the fiercely independent, capable redhead living just yards away in the bunkhouse is slowly destroying his legendary control.
When the legal threats against the Colane ranch escalate and Wren's custody of her son is put in jeopardy, Bridger proposes a crazy, desperate solution: pretend to be a committed couple. A united, rock-solid front will prove to the county water board and the family courts that they are stable, rooted, and unshakeable.
But out in the dusty basin, playing house is a dangerous game. Forced to work side-by-side rehabilitating horses under the blazing sun, the lines between fake and real begin to blur. Every lingering look, every protective touch, and every quiet, shared family dinner pulls them deeper into a slow-burning inferno.
When Bridger’s iron-clad restraint finally snaps, Wren realizes she isn’t just fighting for her son and a ranch—she’s risking her heavily guarded heart.
A Farrier for the Cowboy is a full-length, standalone contemporary Western romance packed with intense emotional stakes, family drama, and open-door spice.
What to expect in this book:
Wren Calloway needs a fresh start. As a traveling farrier and single mother to a three-year-old boy, she’s used to rough hands, hard work, and fending for herself. With her vindictive ex-husband threatening a malicious custody battle, Wren is focused entirely on keeping her head down and proving she can provide a stable life. The absolute last thing she needs is a towering, grumpy cowboy getting under her skin. But when she takes a job at a remote Wyoming cattle ranch, her new boss proves to be a distraction she never saw coming.
Bridger Colane is carrying the weight of the Wyoming sky on his massive shoulders. Between raising his four-year-old daughter alone, managing the sprawling family ranch, and fighting off ruthless corporate cattle brokers trying to steal their water rights, he has zero time for women or romance. Stoic, scarred, and entirely walled off, Bridger treats Wren like a frustrating inconvenience. But having the fiercely independent, capable redhead living just yards away in the bunkhouse is slowly destroying his legendary control.
When the legal threats against the Colane ranch escalate and Wren's custody of her son is put in jeopardy, Bridger proposes a crazy, desperate solution: pretend to be a committed couple. A united, rock-solid front will prove to the county water board and the family courts that they are stable, rooted, and unshakeable.
But out in the dusty basin, playing house is a dangerous game. Forced to work side-by-side rehabilitating horses under the blazing sun, the lines between fake and real begin to blur. Every lingering look, every protective touch, and every quiet, shared family dinner pulls them deeper into a slow-burning inferno.
When Bridger’s iron-clad restraint finally snaps, Wren realizes she isn’t just fighting for her son and a ranch—she’s risking her heavily guarded heart.
A Farrier for the Cowboy is a full-length, standalone contemporary Western romance packed with intense emotional stakes, family drama, and open-door spice.
What to expect in this book:
- Single Dad & Single Mom Tropes
Fake Relationship / Marriage of Convenience Vibes
Grumpy Cowboy x Hyper-Competent Sunshine
Forced Proximity (Bunkhouse Neighbors & Coworkers)
Deliciously angsty Slow Burn
Small Town Wyoming Ranch Setting
High-heat, explicit spice (18+)
Genre: Romance
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