Eight Seconds To Fall

Luke Owens has spent his entire life chasing eight seconds.

Eight seconds on the back of a bull.
Eight seconds to honor a legacy written long before he was old enough to understand what it cost.
Eight seconds to feel alive.

The rodeo has always come first.

Until her.

Blakely Johnson has her future planned down to the last detail-graduate from Wake Forest, move to New York, and build the life she's spent years fighting for.

No distractions.
No detours.
And definitely no falling for a cowboy who makes a living risking his life.

But one reckless night at a rodeo changes everything.

What starts as stolen glances and late-night teasing quickly becomes something far more dangerous: morning coffee, tangled sheets, family dinners, and the kind of love that slips under your skin before you realize it's there.

Luke gives Blake a place to belong she never expected.

Blake makes Luke want a future beyond the arena for the first time in his life.

But loving a bull rider means living with fear.

Because every time Luke climbs into the chute, Blake has to wonder if this will be the ride that takes him from her forever.

And with New York growing closer, the future they want suddenly pulls them in opposite directions.

Luke can't ask her to give up the dream she's worked her whole life for.

And Blake doesn't know how to build a future with a man she's terrified of losing.

Some love stories don't fall apart because the love fades.

Some fall apart because the love is too big to survive the fear.

And when the countdown to goodbye finally begins, Luke and Blake are forced to decide if loving each other is enough-

or if eight seconds can ruin forever.