book cover of Wrangled
 

Wrangled

(2026)
(The first book in the Wicked West series)
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There was always something different about Calliope Hart.

She was an odd child, disliked and scorned—cursed like each of the Hart women that came before her.

When her abusive father is murdered, all fingers point at Calliope, not with sympathy but with blame.

She doesn’t fight it; anyplace is better than home, even a concrete cell wrapped in iron bars.

It isn’t until she’s gone that people realize that something strange is happening to their town.

See, Calliope isn’t cursed; she is the curse, and now, the once-prosperous land has withered and decayed in her absence.

By the time the odd child with the haunted eyes returns as a woman ready to embrace her villain era, the town is on the brink of collapse.

She’s a little older now, a little more twisted and far more powerful than before

After all, there was always something different about Calliope Hart

And it’s time to show everyone exactly what she’s capable of.

Wrangled Is Book One In The Wicked West Trilogy. It is a dark romance series with elements some will find upsetting. A full list of trigger warnings can be found at the front of the book. Please check them out before continuing.

Tropes:

RH

Morally Grey Characters (Which is pretty much all of them, though some move from grey to black as the series unfolds. You have been warned)

Cowboys

Killers

Convicts

Witch FMC

All main characters are in their 30’s/40’s

Small town setting with a dark history

A ranch house that is so much more than it seems.

Found family

HEA (Eventually)


Genre: Thriller



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