On the Ranch

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, but sometimes distance makes people drift apart. Rope Canutt has announced his retirement from bull riding and is making the most of his final year on the circuit, riding the big shows and resting in between so he can finish the season on a high note. He isn't sure what's next for him. He has no plan yet and nowhere to go, especially since his family sold their ranch a few years back. Jude Sharpe remembers Rope fondly from their younger days in Austin. Mostly he remembers how hot the rodeo cowboy was and how much fun they had hooking up every time their paths crossed. That was a long time ago, and Jude's been married and lost his husband to cancer in the years since they've seen each other. Now he's raising a son alone. When bull riding comes to New York City, Jude's consulting firm uses their private box to entertain clients from Houston, and Jude brings his son Silas along to see the show. Rope is riding and Jude hopes to introduce Silas to a real bull rider. They've each lived a whole lifetime apart, and Jude and Rope aren't sure how much they have in common anymore. So will they be drawn to each other when their paths cross again?The books in this series are standalones and can be read in any order.

Outfoxed is an opposites attract, hurt/comfort, found family romance featuring an injured bull rider at the end of his career and a widower single dad derailed by a mental health crisis.Bull rider Trent James might be a little broken. He's a cowboy recovering from a terrible wreck, going through the grind of surgeries and physical therapy and trying not to have a meltdown. Thank goodness for his friends and neighbors Rope and Jude, who keep him up and moving and getting better.Callum Fox is broken for a totally different reason. When he heads to Texas to visit his friends, he's looking to get away from too many hours as a CEO and too many memories of his late husband. He wants to spend more time with his daughter, and he needs to figure out what he's going to do with the rest of his life.The two of them come together and find kindred spirits in each other. But sometimes it's tough to glue the broken parts back together, and they have to find out where they fit and what they can do to support each other, even when the storm gets bad. Can Fox and Trent make a life together, or will they be unable to mend their shattered pieces? Jodi Payne takes herself way too seriously and has been known to randomly break out in song. Her queer MCs are imperfect but genuine, stubborn but likable, often kinky, and frequently their own worst enemies. They are characters you can't help but fall in love with while they stumble along the path to their happily ever after. For those looking to get on her good side, Jodi's addictions include nonfat lattes and tequila any way you pour it.

Bartender Tyler McKeehan feels like his whole life is on hold. All he does is work and sleep because he doesn't know how to move on with his day to day after the shocking loss of his best friend. When he meets Matt at Les's Bar where he works in New York, though, he thinks he might have found someone who can nudge him out of his rut. The cowboy seems to live on fast forward, but at the same time this kind, generous man makes Tyler feel wanted and safe.Ranch owner Matthew Whitehead is just in New York for a visit. But when he runs into Tyler at Les's Bar, he knows right away that Tyler is special. Matt's family thinks he makes snap decisions, and they worry about him, but he knows what he wants, and even after just a few days he's willing to fight to keep Tyler in his life. When Matt has to head back to Texas, he asks Tyler to come visit him and meet his kids. Soon.Tyler doesn't know if he can pick up and go to Texas, but he misses Matt's affection and calming presence, so when life gets overwhelming, he makes the call. Between Matt's huge, boisterous family, his children, his busy ranch, and the vast differences between New York City and Texas, Tyler wonders every day if he should go back to his old life. Matt is determined to keep Tyler right where he is, but can they overcome the odds against them and make a new life together?

Diamonds in the Rough is an opposites attract, single dad, insta-family romance featuring a rancher cowboy and a New York City manny looking for a summer job. When Asher Allen heads west to become the nanny to a family in New Mexico for the summer, he's expecting three kids who've lost their parents. He's expecting to have to step in and save the day so their uncle, the cowboy who took them in, can get back to work on the family ranch. What he doesn't expect is to fall so hard for New Mexico. And for his new boss. Sebastian Martindale is about to give up and make a run for it when Ash arrives. His niece hates him, he never gets enough sleep, and he can't juggle three small kids and the mountain of work that needs to get done. Despite his total exhaustion he's skeptical when his mom hires a nanny, but once Ash shows up, Bastian isn't sure how he'd managed without the man. Together, Bastian and Ash have to navigate the children's grief, the first day of school, helping the kids understand they have a home right where they are, and falling for each other at the same time. Can they work it all out and polish up the diamonds in the rough they find?