Boulder Ranch

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 Grayson Garrison could have been a world-famous bull rider. Instead, he spends his days proving to everyone around him he's just as good as his elder brother, Tate. A brother who has tried to step in as his parent his whole life. Tension remains thick between the two, and Gray is tired of fighting. All he ever wanted was to be a bull rider, and his brother stole that from him, too. With another Boulder Ranch rodeo season coming to a start, he braces for yet another contentious six months of being stuck in his brother's shadow. But everything will change when he meets the new rodeo doctor for the season.

Dr. River Thompson grew up in Cole County around the rodeo. Witnessing the countless injuries is what drove her to a career in medicine. All she ever wanted was to fix the broken bodies, so she became an orthopedic surgeon, specializing in sports and trauma. When an old acquaintance begs her to take over for him at the Cole County rodeo, it's the last thing she wants to do. Being surrounded by yet another group of men she'll have to prove her capabilities to for the six-month season is only going to drive her insane. Then she meets the pissed-off bull rider on opening night, and for once she has nothing to prove.

Can two people who have spent their lives curating exterior images to combat their worlds let their guards down when there's no one to impress? 

 Harper Brookes has never been on her own. As the daughter of wealthy parents, she grew up in a life of prestige and expectations. She did all the right things, including graduating from law school, marrying the man her family had chosen, and starting a family. Now, newly divorced and a single mother, she’s striking out on her own. After months of planning, she packs herself and her daughter up to build a new life in Cole County. 

Whitaker Reed Lancaster left his wealthy family and life behind at eighteen. To them, he was nothing more than another pawn for his parents to manipulate. No one saw him; they saw the Lancaster name and what it could do for them until he was offered a job opportunity at Boulder Ranch. A decade later, he has no regrets choosing to work as a ranch hand and bullfighter, but there’s still something missing. 

Their blind date is a disaster, but somehow, it’s only the beginning. Pulled back together in quiet, unexpected ways, with a little help from Harper’s daughter, they form a bond neither of them saw coming. Harper thought she had to do life alone, but Reed shows her that she doesn’t need saving, just someone who won’t let her fall.