Graham Vale keeps Saddlehorn running on grit, routine, and sheer stubbornness—because if he cracks, everything cracks. His six-year-old son, Arlo, is brilliant…and overwhelmed by change. The ranch is stretched thin, and the last thing Graham needs is a big-city temp who looks like she’ll flinch at mud.
Then Talia Brooks shows up in red boots and proves she’s tougher than she looks.
She’s only here for eight weeks. Long enough to bring order to chaos, coax laughter out of a little boy who hasn’t had much lately, and put hairline fractures in the walls Graham built after a marriage that ended in silence. Porch talks turn into stolen touches that feel dangerously like home.
But when a steady future in town tempts Talia—and Graham’s ex questions what ‘stability’ really means—old fears roar back. He’s certain he’s too rough for her. She refuses to be anyone’s temporary fix.
And when the storm hits, Graham will have to choose: keep holding everything alone…or finally let himself be loved.
Small-town ranch romance • single dad • forced proximity • found family • HE
Genre: Romance
Then Talia Brooks shows up in red boots and proves she’s tougher than she looks.
She’s only here for eight weeks. Long enough to bring order to chaos, coax laughter out of a little boy who hasn’t had much lately, and put hairline fractures in the walls Graham built after a marriage that ended in silence. Porch talks turn into stolen touches that feel dangerously like home.
But when a steady future in town tempts Talia—and Graham’s ex questions what ‘stability’ really means—old fears roar back. He’s certain he’s too rough for her. She refuses to be anyone’s temporary fix.
And when the storm hits, Graham will have to choose: keep holding everything alone…or finally let himself be loved.
Small-town ranch romance • single dad • forced proximity • found family • HE
Genre: Romance
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