City planner Hector Ruiz-Collier and Iraq war veteran Josie Brown meet while exploring the wildest part of the vast Selkirk ranch in Wyoming. He daringly asks for a kiss, and Josie equally daringly—but for different reasons—complies. They cross paths again in the small town that Tess Selkirk, who runs the ranch, has big plans to revive. Hector is a happy guy whose only issue is his brother's marriage getting messed up, an issue that follows him to the ranch. Josie is still struggling with dark memories of captivity, abuse, and eventual escape in Iraq. While Hector pursues Josie, trouble is brewing with Tess's husband, who also suffers from PTSD. This is Book 4 of the Selkirk Family Ranch series of contemporary western romances (or, if one counts the prequel, Captive of the Cattle Baron, it is Book 5). It can be read as a stand alone and it also wraps up some plot threads from prior novels in the series. A mild romance with closed door sexuality, some mention but no details of rape, and a small amount of violence, this story contains no vulgar or profane language.
