Isabel Reyes left the rodeo world—and Max—behind eleven years ago. In Running Springs, she''s built a steady life: a small clinic, loyal dogs, and a town that knows her name.
She never planned to go back.
But one reluctant trip to the fairgrounds turns deadly when a body is discovered—and the rodeo circuit she once loved becomes a crime scene.
Now Isabel is pulled into an investigation she can’t ignore. Not when old secrets start clawing their way to the surface. And not when Caleb Jenkins—the man who knew her before everything fell apart—keeps appearing where he shouldn’t.
In a small town, nothing stays buried.
And this time, the past isn’t done with her yet.
Perfect for fans of small-town secrets, second-chance tension, and a sharp-eyed nurse who knows when something isn’t right—The Painted Barrel is the next installment in the Nurse Isabel Cozy Mystery series.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
She never planned to go back.
But one reluctant trip to the fairgrounds turns deadly when a body is discovered—and the rodeo circuit she once loved becomes a crime scene.
Now Isabel is pulled into an investigation she can’t ignore. Not when old secrets start clawing their way to the surface. And not when Caleb Jenkins—the man who knew her before everything fell apart—keeps appearing where he shouldn’t.
In a small town, nothing stays buried.
And this time, the past isn’t done with her yet.
Perfect for fans of small-town secrets, second-chance tension, and a sharp-eyed nurse who knows when something isn’t right—The Painted Barrel is the next installment in the Nurse Isabel Cozy Mystery series.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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