The Cowboy and the Stray: A Small Town Shifter Cowboy Romance (Wolves of Maddox Ranch Book 1)

Name: The Cowboy and the Stray: A Small Town Shifter Cowboy Romance (Wolves of Maddox Ranch Book 1)
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Rating: 4.2 (615 reviews)
Author: Lainie Anderson

by Lainie Anderson

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4.2 (615)

4.2 stars from 615 reviews. Top 94% of Romance books we track.

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Perfect for you if...

You love grumpy, protective male leads who are clearly hiding something and reveal it slowly through the story.
You're drawn to found family dynamics where misfits become home to each other on a ranch or small community.
You want slow-burn romance with paranormal stakes, where the heroine's safety depends on trusting someone she doesn't fully understand yet.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer fast-paced plots over character development and emotional depth.
You're uncomfortable with themes of abuse, trauma recovery, or paranormal violence.
You want your romance wrapped up quickly rather than stretched across a series with cliffhangers.

About this book

Tessi flees Las Vegas with nothing but bruises and a desperate need to disappear. She wakes in a stranger's bed on a secluded Texas ranch—Hollow Ridge—where Calder Maddox, a guarded and distant cowboy, has taken her in. Despite her instinct to leave, something about the ranch and Calder keeps her there. Calder has spent his life holding the ranch together while hiding secrets. He tells himself letting Tessi stay is a mistake, yet he allows her to remain. Tessi doesn't know what Calder is or what the ranch harbors, only that she doesn't feel safe—yet she trusts him anyway. As Tessi digs deeper into life at Hollow Ridge, Calder struggles to protect her from truths that won't stay buried, and from himself. This is the first book in the Wolves of Maddox Ranch series.

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