One maddeningly gorgeous cowboy.
One chance at love she swore she’d never take.
Billie Wallace has spent her whole life trying to prove she’s more than the Wallace Ranch’s “wild” only daughter. All she wants is a shot at barrel racing—and a purpose beyond crunching numbers in her daddy’s office. But when her very first run ends in disaster, Billie lands flat on her back with Ryder Rivers—her childhood crush, her brother’s best friend, and the town’s notorious heartbreaker—hovering over her.
In all the years she's known him, Ryder has never entertained Billie's shameless flirting. But after her fall, he's suddenly everywhere—showing up to help her when she’s hurt, staring at her across the honky-tonk when she’s trying to move on with a bronc rider, and encouraging her to explore her dream career.
Before either can really register what’s happening, their partnership sparks into much more than just dust and arguments.
Late nights turn into stolen kisses. Stolen kisses turn into something that feels dangerously like forever. Ryder swears he’s not the staying kind, but the way he looks at Billie like she’s the only woman in the world makes everyone start to wonder if he’s ready to stop running…
RYDER is an interconnected standalone book the Lucky River Ranch Series. Coming April 2026!
The series
Tucked away in the wide-open hills of small-town Texas, the Lucky River Ranch series brings together slow-burning desire, second chances, and the kind of emotional intimacy that sneaks up on you like dusk on a summer day. These are stories about love that’s hard-earned—messy, tender, and deeply rooted in a place where family ties run deep and the land remembers everything.
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The series orbits around the people who live and work on or around the sprawling Lucky River Ranch—cowboys with complicated pasts, fiercely independent women who aren’t afraid to want more, and the kind of close-knit community where nothing stays secret for long. Each book follows a new couple, but the emotional threads between them weave a shared tapestry of love, healing, and homecoming.
At its core, the series explores the tension between what we’re born into and what we choose—whether that’s a place, a person, or a future we never thought we’d want. There’s a quiet strength to the characters and the land they call home, and the writing leans into that rhythm: steady, heartfelt, and a little bit wild around the edges.
With its blend of Western charm, rich emotional arcs, and deeply satisfying romance, Lucky River Ranch offers readers a front-row seat to stories that feel as lived-in as a favorite flannel shirt and just as comforting. For anyone who loves small-town romance with a rugged soul and a tender heart, this is a series that stays with you.
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