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​Moving from Texas to the rugged mountain country of Wyoming was supposed to give Hailey a quiet fresh start after losing her father. The last thing she expected was Ethan Garrison. ​To the rest of the town, Ethan is the charismatic rodeo prodigy with everything going for him. But Hailey quickly sees the cracks behind his easy charm: the hidden injuries, the reckless edge, and the suffocating pressure of a legacy that demands perfection at any cost. ​As their connection deepens, Hailey becomes the only person who truly sees Ethan for who he wants to be, while Ethan gives Hailey a reason to finally look forward to tomorrow. Together, they start mapping out a quiet future beyond the arena dust. ​To reach that future, Ethan has to face the most defining ride of his life. In a sport where eight seconds decide everything, holding on might be the hardest thing he's ever had to do.

Anna Baker's entire world is flipped upside down, when it is revealed that the parents that raised her in New York City are not her biological parents. Almost a year after the discovery, she makes a trip down to meet her biological family in a small town in Tennessee where she's welcomed with open arms. When her brother and sister drag her down to the local rodeo, she gets more than she bargained for, when she meets bull-riding Scott Iverson. The summer won't lasts forever, though, and when the sun sets at the end of the season in Bozeman, Anna is faced with a nearly impossible decision. Will she return to her life in the city, or choose to stay in her newfound happiness?

I wouldn't consider myself a cowboy, a country boy maybe, but not a traditional cowboy. It was during this time I came up with my username though, probably for a good reason. 😉