He’s a mafia boss and a cowboy.

They can come after my ranch, my freedom, even my life. But, no one gets away with touching my wife…


BLURB:
Hunter Sterling.

People call me by different names depending on which version of me they know.

The owner of Sterling ranch.
The heir to a mafia empire.
The murderer the town wants caged.

I have ninety days to prove I didn’t kill the mother of my son or I lose everything.

I should be focused on survival.

Instead, I fall for the same girl my best friend does.

Lola Jackson. The city girl. My firefly.

I’m the one she runs to when he hurts her and I’m the one who punishes him for it.

And I make her my wife so that the Sterling name will keep her protected long after I’m gone.

But it was always more than just names on a piece of paper. It’s the one thing that makes me fight harder to stay alive.

When the truth is revealed, it doesn’t just shatter me, it forces me to choose between my empire… or my wife.

But they’ve all forgotten who they’re dealing with.

And now they’re going to learn what happens when a cowboy stops playing nice and a mafia boss goes to war.

Published
April 16, 2026
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