Willow and Dust

In the small Southern town of Ashby, South Carolina, twenty-something Willow James has spent her life on horseback and in the dirt - running the family farm with her younger sister Addy, after their mother vanished and their father died too young. Horses are her sanctuary. Russo, her loyal steed, knows every scar she carries.
Her world is dusty and routine - until the rodeo rolls into town.
That's where she sees him: a cocky, magnetic rider they call Dusty, who wins the crowd like it's nothing. He's got too much swagger and not enough roots, but when a spot opens up on the farm, Addy insists they hire him. Willow says yes - reluctantly. Dusty says yes - desperately.
What starts as rivalry burns slow and hot into something more, threatening the secret situationship Willow's kept with Jack, her oldest friend and riding club partner. As rodeo season picks up and the past stirs beneath the surface, Willow must reckon with more than just her feelings - she must decide what kind of life she wants to build, and who's worth letting in.
Set against the backdrop of rural South Carolina, Willow and Dust is a soulful, slow-burning romance about legacy, love, sisterhood, and the wild kind of freedom only a horse can teach you.