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Bucking the Spotlight

(2025)
(The second book in the Saddlehorn Ridge series)
A novel by

 
 
Eight seconds on a bull? Ty Vale can handle that in his sleep.

Surviving a season under a handler’s microscope… while pretending he doesn’t want to kiss her senseless? That’s the real risk.

One viral bar video is all it takes to flip Ty’s world upside down. Sponsors bail. The league benches him. His agent’s solution? Hand Ty over to the one woman stubborn enough to keep him in line—Lena Quinn, crisis PR strategist, rule‑writer, and the boss’s daughter. Her plan is simple:
no drinking,
no fighting,
and absolutely no touching the client.

Then a blizzard strands them in the middle of nowhere, with one crappy motel room, two double beds, and a duct‑tape line down the middle. Forced proximity turns long drives into late‑night confessions, and a staged ‘wholesome’ coffee date into a kiss that feels anything but fake.

When an Edgewater‑backed sponsor offers Ty a glossy redemption arc—with a land‑grab attached—he has to choose between easy money and the values Lena helped him remember. And when a tabloid scandal costs her job and his finals spot, the only way out is a live‑televised ride that isn’t about fame at all.
He can chase applause.
Or he can hold on to the one woman who refuses to let him fall.

Bucking the Spotlight is a steamy, heartfelt small‑town Western romance featuring forced proximity, a forbidden client/handler spark, rodeo family drama, and a guaranteed HEA. It can be read as a standalone but is best enjoyed as Book 2 in the
Saddlehorn Ridge series.


Genre: Romance

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