Ranchlife Stories

Rosabelle Thomas swore she'd never return to Stone Valley Ranch. Ten years later, she doesn't have a choice. Her grandmother is gone, the ranch is on the line, and the family she left behind hasn't forgotten-not the past, and not her. Caught between old wounds and new responsibilities, Rosabelle is forced to rebuild relationships she once walked away from... including the ones that never fully let her go. Oliver "Ghost" Smith is everything she doesn't need-quiet, steady, and impossible to ignore. A man tied to the same world she tried to escape, and the only one who seems to understand her without asking. But staying means facing everything she ran from. And leaving again might cost her more than she's willing to lose.

Eight years ago... Emery lost the life she loved. She lost her home her childhood her horse and the boy who had always been by her side. Forced to leave Saint-Lys behind, Emery spent years building a new life and convincing herself that the past was where it belonged. Until one unexpected phone call brings her back to the place where everything changed. Now she has to face the memories she buried, the ranch that still holds pieces of her heart, and Angelo Wilder - the boy she never got the chance to say goodbye to, who is no longer the same. Some losses never truly heal. Some places never stop feeling like home. And some stories are never really over. 🤎

Lane is not some kind of rich girl she spends her money on her horse, vet bills,trucks, two trailers. But when She goes and tries to be Miss Teen Rodeo Odessa Texas she became forced to not do it by her mom but her dad thinks it's a good idea for her to do it so she can travel with him until the week before she goes to her pageant her dad was in a acedent and she feels like she wants to also be dead she starts to get so depressed.

A cowboy & Cowgirl second-chance Romance Seven years ago, Lily Mae harper left Red Willow Valley chasing a life bigger than the ranch she loved-and the cowboy she left behind. Now she's back Drawn home by her ailing father and the land that never stopped calling her name, Lily must face the past she ran from.... including Jack Calder, the steady, strong cowboy who never forgot her. Time has changed them both, but the spark between them burns just as fiercely beneath the wide western sky.

Join the last of the Brinkley family as they struggle to thrive in the untamed Canadian Prairies of 1867. Experience joy, frustration and heartbreak right alongside Beth, Blythe and occasionally, handsome neighbour Seb Hamilton. Includes somewhat graphic scenes IE: birthing a foal, euthanizing an injured horse. All graphic scenes are drawn from the author's personal experiences. Feedback is greatly appreciated. :) Updates will be sporadic. All photo credits to owners. Story itself is original. All Rights Reserved.

She never planned for someone with an expiration date. Cassidy Hart has always known exactly what comes next: finish college, earn the degree she needs to eventually take over her family's ranch, and continue the bull-riding legacy her father built before her. Her future has always been clear, steady, and close to home. Then she's paired with an Australian exchange student who was never meant to stay. Recovering from an injury and attending school in America for only half a semester, he's everything Cassidy doesn't have room for-temporary, distracting, and entirely too easy to grow attached to. What starts as an inconvenient class project slowly turns into late nights, long drives from campus to Cassidy's family ranch, and a connection neither of them planned for. But winter break is coming. And no matter how much closer they get, his departure date never changes. Some people are only meant to stay for a season. That doesn't make leaving them behind any easier. What We Left Unsaid is a story about timing, distance, and the kind of love that arrives with an ending already attached.

Alexis Voight is from a tiny little town in Tennessee, which has it's own set of rules for women. Lexi has never been one to follow those rules and after a shocking revelation, she escapes from the town. After years of being away, she finally returns and things are the same, but also very different. Follow her journey trying to navigate her way through small-mindedness and even more shocking revelations. Description sucks, so please give the book a chance :)

This is a poem wrote about rare moments when cowboys, cattlemen and cowgals are vulnerable. We live a rough and tumble live, but just like everyone else we crumble sometimes.

This is a story that I wrote for an English assignment, the assignment was supposed to be a 100 word memoir, but I went over by about 50 words. This is the story before revision. It's a very personal and yet relatable event from my childhood.

When Hollywood darling Lila Hart becomes tabloid fodder after one too many public meltdowns, her PR team has the perfect fix: a discreet stay at a "wellness retreat." Translation? Rehab for her reputation. Lila has other plans. Trading red carpets for dusty boots, she escapes-under a fake name-to a quiet Montana ranch where nobody cares about box-office numbers or designer shoes. There she meets Jack Mason, a stubbornly handsome rancher who values hard work, strong coffee, and the peace of wide-open skies. What starts as a grudging truce-city girl versus cowboy-turns into stolen glances, slow-burn banter, and a kiss that changes everything. But when a persistent tabloid photographer threatens to blow Lila's cover, she's forced to decide whether to keep running from the spotlight...or finally step into it on her own terms.

Some people just don't have the ability to speak.

Collaboration by Maggie and Hopi Sunn

For twelve years, Elena Chrest has refused to let go. Not of the ranch. Not of the horses. And certainly not of the hope that one day her mother will wake up. Life on Misty Ridge Isle has never been easy, but it has always been home. Between endless rain, towering cliffs, and the famous Chrest Ranch, Elena has built a world worth fighting for. Then her younger sister, Sophia, comes home. Not because she wants to. Because she has no other choice. As debts pile up, secrets emerge, and powerful people begin circling the ranch, Elena finds herself facing the one thing she's feared most: Losing everything. With her family falling apart, betrayal lurking closer than expected, and the future of Chrest Ranch hanging in the balance, Elena must decide how far she's willing to go to protect the people and the horse she loves most. Because some things are worth fighting for. And some things are worth refusing to lose. (slow-burn plot, not romance 😂)

Elvis and the Circle G Ranch tells the captivating story of Elvis Presley's brief but meaningful time as a ranch owner. In 1967, at the height of his fame, Elvis purchased the 163-acre Circle G Ranch in Mississippi, seeking a peaceful escape from the pressures of stardom. This book explores his deep connection to the ranch, his love for horses, and how it became a retreat for him, his new wife Priscilla, and his inner circle, the Memphis Mafia. Through personal moments, financial struggles, and spiritual reflection, this book offers a unique glimpse into a lesser-known chapter of Elvis's life.

For 18 year old Kennedy Blake, life has always been easy... Well mostly. When she was born, her dad, a professional bronc buster, left. She grew up living every kids' dream when her mom remarried a rich old man who later died and left the two of them his money and his estate in Beverly Hills, California. Now it is her last summer home before she heads off to college in the fall. Her mom decides it would be good if Kennedy spent some time with her dad on his ranch in Arizona. Kennedy hates the idea and makes sure everyone on her dad's ranch knows it. But then she meets Luke and Gunsmoke. Through horses and boys she decides life might not be too bad. But will Luke be too much of a Casanova? ******************** Hey guys, thanks for checking this book out. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it!! ❤

After Flicka

A young girl who lived alone on her farm goes in for a whirlwind of an adventure when a mysterious young man shows up around her property and she starts to hear odd sounds coming from the cellar. Lauren has no idea what to do until she decides to go investigate the cellar and finds a big surprise.