Cash: A Young Brothers Novel (Coral Canyon™ Cowboys Book 13)

Cash Young left his bull-riding career to pursue a quieter life and his dream of starting a cutting horse operation. He's house-sitting a friend's home in Dog Valley while working on healing his family relationships and his faith. His plans for peaceful reflection are disrupted when Lark McClellan arrives home from college for Thanksgiving with her small Yorkie and a confrontational attitude. Lark is juggling final exams, stress over a past relationship she won't discuss, and concern for her grandmother's declining memory. She's uncertain about her future despite being one semester away from completing her degree. She knows Cash will be at the house, and while she finds him magnetic, she's equally irritated by him—he's easygoing, skilled at cooking and baking, and too perceptive about her emotional walls. When Lark's brothers visit, the tension between Cash and Lark intensifies into attraction. She'll return for a full month over Christmas, and their clashes spark genuine connection. As Cash develops feelings for his best friend's younger sister and hopes she might prioritize him, Lark continues searching for direction in her life. Both carry emotional burdens—Cash's lingering insecurities and Lark's uncertainty about her path. The question becomes whether they can learn to trust God and each other, or if their differences and the sacrifices required will keep them apart.