REBECCA I’m done for. The Iron Wolves burned my settlement, killed my friends, and scattered everyone I knew. Four days of walking, starving, and this beautiful mare is my last chance to reach safety.
Stealing her seemed simple until the rancher caught me red-handed. Instead of shooting me, he offers me a deal: thirty days of work, and the horse is mine.
JOSEPH A woman’s trying to steal my prize horse in broad daylight. She’s exhausted, desperate, about to collapse. I should kill her. But, I don’t.
Rebecca is a terrible liar and a worse thief, but she’s got veterinary training and a backbone of steel.
Watching her learn my ranch, heal my animals, and challenge everything I thought I knew about staying safe alone—I’m in trouble.Because somewhere between teaching her to wrangle cattle and watching her gentle my horses, I stopped wanting her to leave.
Now, I have to convince her that home isn’t waiting at Old Pines. It’s right here.
