Love wasn’t part of LaRiah's plan when she left Chicago for a fresh start in Texas. She came searching for purpose, for something real—she never expected to find Wyatt. Rugged, brooding, and carrying a past scarred by tragedy, Wyatt isn’t the kind of man people fall for easily. But from the moment their paths cross, the connection between them is undeniable.

Wyatt has spent years running from his demons, haunted by a past he never chose. When LaRiah walks into his life, she sees past the pain, past the whispers of his past sins, to the man he truly is. But when secrets resurface—secrets that could destroy everything—LaRiah must decide if love is worth the risk.

Will the truth tear them apart, or will LaRiah and Wyatt defy the odds and find the future they never knew they needed?

Perfect for fans of emotional small-town romance, second chances, and slow-burn love stories with a touch of suspense. If you love interracial romance, cowboys, protective heroes, and strong heroines, this novel will keep you turning the pages!

A steamy, small-town cowboy romance featuring an alpha rancher, a strong-willed city girl, and an undeniable love worth fighting for…

Edye Dolson never planned on staying in Texas. She came to check on her sister, not fall for a ruggedly handsome cowboy who pushes all her buttons—good and bad. But Luke Stanley isn’t like the men she’s used to. He’s intense, protective, and knows exactly what he wants. And what he wants is her.

Luke knew from the moment he laid eyes on Edye that she was trouble—the kind that tempts a man to risk it all. She’s independent, stubborn, and completely irresistible. The chemistry between them is scorching, but when trust is shattered, Edye runs, leaving Luke desperate to bring her back where she belongs—in his arms and in his bed.

Now, he’ll do whatever it takes to prove that their love is real. But will Edye take a chance on a cowboy, or will she leave behind the only man who’s ever truly seen her?

A sweet friends-to-lovers romance filled with laughter and romance…

Rose Dolson was there for her younger sister’s wedding. She didn’t expect to end up hanging out with an adorable ginger cowboy with the power to change the course of her future. Rose has been chasing stardom without much luck and is at a crossroad in her life. If she gives up her dream, what will she do?

Elijah Clemmons believed he had seen Rose before but couldn’t recall where. Making friends with her seemed the perfect way to jog his memory until he got caught up in the fun of hanging out with her. She isn’t like any woman he’s known before. Rose has a good sense of humor, a sense of adventure, and she doesn’t seem interested in taming Eli at all.

The two forge a friendship based on a connection neither of them expected to find, but things go awry when Rose gets a big part in a movie and returns to California just as things are heating up between them. Will Eli sit back and let the love of his life give up on them, or will he alter the course of their lives for a chance at the happiness they could have together?

She swore she’d never come back to Sunset Springs.
He never stopped waiting.

When aviation mechanic Maribel “Mari” Hernandez is forced to return to the Texas town she fled years ago, the last thing she expects is to be face-to-face with her first—and only—love. Dwight Hayes, the rugged cowboy with storm-blue eyes and a past that drove them apart, is still working the Stanley Ranch... and still igniting every spark she buried long ago.

Sent to inspect a ranch-owned helicopter, Mari plans to do her job and leave quietly. But when secrets from the past surface—about love, betrayal, and the son Dwight never knew he had—their lives are thrown into chaos.

As old flames reignite, Mari must decide whether to guard her heart or risk it all again.
Dwight, determined not to lose her twice, is ready to fight for the family he never knew he needed.

Set against the wild beauty of Texas ranch country, A Cowboy’s Love is a heartwarming and deeply emotional second-chance romance. With unforgettable characters, small-town charm, and just the right touch of steam, Kimberly Smith delivers a story about healing, homecoming, and the power of a love that never quit.

He was her risk.

She became his reward.

Sierra Jackson never believed in true love. Raised on broken promises and hurtful betrayals, she swore off romance as nothing more than a trick of the mind. But when her search for answers about her father leads her to Sunset Springs, Texas, she finds more than family—she finds Cody Hardin.

Cody is everything Sierra told herself she didn’t need. Rugged, charming, and persistent, the rodeo cowboy sees past the walls she’s built. Beneath her sass and guarded heart, he discovers a woman worth waiting for—and he’s determined to prove that real love isn’t just sparks, but a steady flame.

As Sierra battles her deepest fears about love, Cody stands beside her through every storm, patient and tender-hearted. Together, they face family secrets, racism that still lingers in the shadows, and the kind of trials that could tear them apart—or bind them closer forever.

When tragedy strikes and forces everyone in Sunset Springs to confront what truly matters, Sierra must decide: will she run back to the safety of New York, or take the biggest leap of her life and trust her heart to the cowboy who’s already claimed it?

Francina Brown came to Sunset Springs, Texas, for a wedding and the holidays—not to fall for a cowboy with a dangerous smile and a habit of saying exactly what she’s trying not to hear.

Travis Garland came home to Texas to rebuild his life, take a job at Stanley Ranch, and finally put distance between himself and the Windgate name—a family legacy rooted in cruelty, entitlement, and violence. Love wasn’t part of the plan.
Then Francina walked into the ranch kitchen.

She’s brilliant, guarded, and heading back to New York. He’s steady, relentless, and determined to prove that sometimes the right man shows up where you least expect him. Travis gives himself six days to make her fall in love—but neither of them expects how fast attraction turns into something deeper… and how dangerous it becomes when old enemies refuse to let the past stay buried.

As Francina becomes entangled in a brutal investigation involving missing and murdered women, the line between professional duty and personal risk disappears. When the Windgate brothers escalate from sabotage to terror, love is no longer just an emotional gamble—it’s a matter of survival.

At Stanley Ranch, love doesn’t arrive quietly. It comes with second chances, old secrets, unexpected family, and healing that changes everything.

As spring turns to summer in Sunset Springs, the people of Stanley Ranch are building more than businesses, homes, and futures - they’re building a family. Luke and Edye Stanley are finally within reach of making their love official in the most important way possible: adopting Nia and Malik, the two children who have already claimed their hearts. But as the paperwork moves forward, the woman who made it possible - Loretta Brooks - begins to fade, and joy becomes tangled with the grief of knowing time is running short.

Around them, life at the ranch refuses to stand still.

Mari and Dwight are finding their way through a long-awaited second chance at love while facing a life-changing surprise neither of them planned. Cody and Sierra are building a new future together in marriage, business, and family, even as old family truths rise to the surface. Wyatt and LaRiah and Brad and Amy are learning the sleepless, sacred joys of new parenthood. Travis and Francina are discovering that love can be steady, patient, and worth the risk. And far from Texas, Rose and Eli must decide what matters more - old dreams or the life they’ve built together.

Through baby showers, homecomings, Easter celebrations, funerals, adoption hearings, and the everyday chaos of ranch life, Stanley Ranch becomes the place where broken people are made whole, lonely hearts are folded into family, and love keeps showing up at exactly the right time.

Brenda Jackson thought she had left Texas, and the ghosts of her past behind for good.

For more than thirty years, she built a quiet life in Miami, raised her daughter, Sierra, and kept the most painful parts of her past locked away. But when family brings Brenda back to Sunset Springs, Texas, she finds more than a growing ranch community waiting for her. She finds Sterling Foxx, the boy she once knew, now the man who never forgot her, and the love she never gave herself permission to claim.

Sterling has loved Brenda since childhood, but time, tragedy, and unspoken grief kept them apart. Now a respected doctor with a full life of his own, Sterling is no longer willing to let fear or silence stand between them. As Brenda settles into life around Stanley Ranch, old memories begin to surface, forcing her to face the heartbreak that shaped her, the secrets she buried, and the future she never imagined could still belong to her.

At Stanley Ranch, Brenda discovers a family that keeps making room for people who need a place to land. Sierra and Cody are building a life rooted in love. The ranch is growing. Children need guidance. A learning center begins to take shape. And with every shared meal, every tender moment, and every kiss from Sterling, Brenda begins to wonder if Texas is no longer the place she ran from, but the home she was always meant to return to.

A Love Returned is an emotional mature romance filled with second chances, small-town Texas charm, cowboy family warmth, generational healing, found family, later-in-life love, and a hero who has waited a lifetime for the woman he never stopped loving.

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