This rodeo star's past is about to collide with his present, and the one woman he's never forgotten might be the one to tie him down for good--in this sizzling cowboy romance from the bestselling author of Wanted and the Silver Pines Ranch series. Rough, wild, and too charismatic for his own good, everyone thinks Hunter Black has lived an easy life. As an up and coming tie down roper, he's a natural on horseback and a force to be reckoned with. At least, he used to be. In reality, Hunter's rodeo career is in a slump--an old injury and too many bad habits have him stuck in a losing streak he can't seem to break--and his personal life is riddled with past guilt, grief, and all the things he's spent years outrunning. Which is exactly why his brothers and his agent are insisting on a fresh start. The only problem? His new trainer is the past he can't seem to outrun and the daughter of his family's biggest rival.
>Scarlett is an accomplished breakaway roper in her own right but she's spent years fighting for independence from her kingpin father. Her new state-of-the-art training facility is her ticket out of his grasp. When she's offered the chance to rehabilitate Hunter Black, in exchange for her freedom, she takes it. Spending every day together should be easy, as long as past mistakes aren't repeated and their professional walls stay firmly in place. But as sparks ignite and lines blur between past hurt and present desires, these rivals will soon find out that some connections can never truly be stomped out.