Lyla Sage

She’s off-limits, but he’s never been good at following the rules.

For the first time in her life, Clementine “Emmy” Ryder has no idea what she’s doing. She’s done everything on her to-do list. She left her small hometown, went to college, and made a name for herself doing her favorite thing: riding horses. But when an injury results in an obstacle she can’t overcome, Emmy leaves behind a career, an apartment, and a boyfriend for the hometown she spent her whole life trying to escape.

Luke Brooks is Meadowlark’s most notorious bad boy, bar owner, and bachelor. He’s also the unofficial fifth member of the Ryder family, who spent his entire childhood antagonizing Emmy, the youngest Ryder sibling.

It’s been years since he’s seen his best friend’s little sister, but when she walks into his bar and back into his life, he can’t take his eyes off her.

Brooks takes it upon himself to get to the bottom of why Emmy returned to Meadowlark and what happened to put out the perpetual fire in her eyes. But first, he needs Emmy to take him up on his offer to be friends. An offer that has nothing to do with the fact that he 

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Meg Murray 

There was nothing like the feeling of familiarity that only being around people you love can provide, and I loved Teddy in spades.

Allysen

"Is it hard? To love someone even though they're gone?" I felt like I needed to take advantage of this time with my dad when he was freely talking about my mom. "No, loving Stella is the easiest thing I'll ever do, whether she's here or not." 

Kaila Nesbitt

I kept an eye on Emmy throughout the night. Not in a creepy way–just in a “I really like you and think you’re the most beautiful woman alive” way.

céline

When I stood on the ranch and looked up at the blue skies or straight ahead at the mountains, it was like I was so small and insignificant. But not in a bad way; just in a way that reminded me that my problems were never as big as they seemed in the grand scheme of things.

Lisa Weidacher

I paused and looked up at the big Wyoming night sky. It was incredible how many stars were up there. I couldn’t believe the universe was so big, and I got placed on this random floating rock at the same time as Clementine Ryder.

Ivory Flores

“Emmy was worth the wait. I’d been waiting thirty two years for her without even knowing it, and she’d been right in front of me the whole time.”

Cassidy Nolan

“Clementine Ryder, I swear to god, if you’re going to mope all night, I’m taking you back home,” Teddy said.

When I made the decision this morning to pack up my apartment, break up with my boyfriend using a Post-it note on the fridge, and leave the barrel racing circuit, I drove 300 miles straight to her house in our small hometown.

I tripped over my boots and ran into something hard.

I looked up at its owner, who had a shit-eating smirk on his face.

“Fuck off, Brooks.” He let out a low whistle that ended in a chuckle. I hated when he did that.

“Glad to see your tongue is still sharp as ever, sugar.”

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