The Wrong Ride Home: A Second Chance Cowboy Romance (Wildflower Canyon Book 1)

Duke Wilder left Wildflower Canyon and Wilder Ranch ten years ago to escape his father and Elena, the daughter of his father's mistress—a girl he loved before learning the truth about her parentage. Now that his father has died and left him the ranch, Duke returns with plans to sell it off and destroy what he sees as his father's legacy. Returning to the Colorado ranch country awakens something Duke thought he'd buried. The landscape, the horses, and Elena herself are still deeply rooted in him. Elena never left the ranch. After her mother's death, she stayed to care for Duke's father, earning a reputation as a skilled horse handler. Despite his intention to hate her, Duke finds the connection they once shared still burns. He arrives with a girlfriend, but proximity to Elena makes him question what he truly wants. As he realizes revenge matters less than reclaiming both Elena and the ranch, he faces a difficult truth: Elena no longer trusts him, and rebuilding that trust may be impossible. This book contains themes of miscarriage, suicide attempts, and emotional trauma.