The Rancher's Comes Home
Champion saddle bronc rider Tye Kittering has always lived for the next eight seconds—until a career-ending injury forces him back to Kittering Creek with nowhere else to go. The last thing he needs is to complicate his uncertain future with feelings for someone who deserves more than a broken-down cowboy with no prospects.
Bailey Novak thought she had her quiet life figured out—books, routine, and the safety of predictability. Then tragedy struck, leaving her guardian to two grieving nephews and drowning in responsibilities she never wanted. She can't afford distractions, especially not from Tye Kittering, whose easy charm and restless energy remind her of everything that goes wrong when you let someone too close.
When Tye offers to help the boys with hockey, Bailey knows she should say no. He represents everything that scares her—the kind of man who leaves, who lives for freedom over responsibility. But Derek and Seth light up around him in ways that break her heart, and despite herself, so does she.
As winter deepens in Kittering Creek, the walls Bailey has built begin to crumble. Tye finds himself wanting something he's never craved before—roots, family, a reason to stay. But when the boys' demanding grandparents threaten their fragile new family and a terrifying accident forces them all to face their deepest fears, Bailey and Tye must decide: Is love worth the risk of losing everything?
Can a man who's spent his life running find the courage to stay? And can a woman who's lost too much learn to trust again—before it's too late?
