She’s the disgraced former rodeo queen out on parole. He’s the only man she’s ever really wanted, but he’s always been off limits.
Small town golden girl-turned-ex-con, Hazel Miller, is out on parole two years after she was arrested in connection with the death of the Thornbrush Ranch foreman. Now, she’s working on the same ranch and living across the hall from its very handsome, very single owner — the older rancher who’s never opened his heart to anyone.
Every choice Chuck Larsen has ever made in his forty-eight years of life has been meticulously calculated to protect his family and their legacy. The only time he’s ever failed landed Hazel behind bars and he’s determined to make things right by giving her a place to land. He knows he needs to keep a professional distance from the fiercely independent woman who drives him to distraction, but each night spent together on his back porch brings him closer to the realization that she understands him in a way no other woman has.
When Hazel learns that the very thing that can guarantee her freedom may just mean the destruction of Chuck and the ranch, she decides she’s willing to sacrifice herself to protect the man she loves. But that’s what got her in trouble to begin with. Will they both learn to trust each other with their secrets and their hearts before it’s too late, or will they keep it all buried beneath the dust?
This is Book Four of the Thornbrush Ranch Series.
This is a spicy cowboy romance with suspense meant for adults 18+. The content of this book may not be suitable for all readers. Content warnings coming soon.
Small town golden girl-turned-ex-con, Hazel Miller, is out on parole two years after she was arrested in connection with the death of the Thornbrush Ranch foreman. Now, she’s working on the same ranch and living across the hall from its very handsome, very single owner — the older rancher who’s never opened his heart to anyone.
Every choice Chuck Larsen has ever made in his forty-eight years of life has been meticulously calculated to protect his family and their legacy. The only time he’s ever failed landed Hazel behind bars and he’s determined to make things right by giving her a place to land. He knows he needs to keep a professional distance from the fiercely independent woman who drives him to distraction, but each night spent together on his back porch brings him closer to the realization that she understands him in a way no other woman has.
When Hazel learns that the very thing that can guarantee her freedom may just mean the destruction of Chuck and the ranch, she decides she’s willing to sacrifice herself to protect the man she loves. But that’s what got her in trouble to begin with. Will they both learn to trust each other with their secrets and their hearts before it’s too late, or will they keep it all buried beneath the dust?
This is Book Four of the Thornbrush Ranch Series.
This is a spicy cowboy romance with suspense meant for adults 18+. The content of this book may not be suitable for all readers. Content warnings coming soon.