"Loved the realistic characters" - Amazon Reader Before he became the man who almost destroyed everything, Carter Corbett just wanted to matter. Carter grew up believing West Creek Ranch was his birthright - the horses, the land, his father's legacy. Instead, he's watched his grandmother open the family's arms to a growing homestead program, welcoming strangers onto land he believes belongs to blood, not charity. Passed over, pushed aside, and still carrying the guilt of a night that changed everything, Carter is running out of ways to prove he's worth keeping. Christa Blackburn left this town six years ago and swore she'd never look back - especially not at Carter, the one man who could always undo her composure with a single look. But when her father's health forces her home to keep the family tannery running, staying away from Carter turns out to be a lot harder than staying away from Wyoming ever was. As old wounds resurface and Carter's need to prove himself grows more desperate, he'll have to decide what kind of man he's willing to become - and whether the people who love him can survive what that decision costs. A West Creek Ranch prequel. For the fullest experience, read after Book 1: Legacies. "I thoroughly enjoyed this story, it was an absolute page turner for me." - Amazon Reader