Hope Takes the Reins (Crossroads Book 1)

O.D. Billings has always lived overshadowed by his brothers, his name itself feeling like something to hide behind. When his family's future begins to unravel, he is forced to take on unexpected responsibilities. Hope Caldwell is struggling to hold her family together after her mother's death. The rodeo that has defined her world is slipping away, and the future she relied on has become uncertain. Someone is ready to leave, and everything she loves risks disappearing. As lifelong neighbors, O.D. and Hope have always known each other, but now they see each other differently. With mounting pressure from all directions, they lean on each other in unexpected ways. Moving forward requires them to face fears they have avoided for years and to trust that God's plan may differ from their own. Set in a world of dust, determination, and second chances, this story explores courage, calling, and the discovery that sometimes being in the middle is exactly where you belong.