Falling for the Rancher

Homecoming queen, rodeo princess, and girlfriend to the captain of the football team. My life was perfect. Except I knew the truth—my family was a mess since my older sister ran away and the pressure on me to be perfect was greater than ever. I just wanted to barrel race and win ribbons, not live up to my parents’ impossible expectations.

I’d kept it all together until the unthinkable happened—my perfect boyfriend broke up with me the same night the news my sister had eloped was made public and the carefully curated world I’d built crumbled to the ground. I found myself in the corner dive bar I hated—but anything was better than showing my face at my usual hangout.

The last person I wanted to see became the only person who accepted me. Liam looked past the perfect image to see me and the feeling was intoxicating. 

Liam

Ready to blow off steam on Friday night, I sipped beer at my favorite hangout, only to have the most conceited girl in town fall into my lap, literally. I detested Cassie and her perfect hair, perfect body, and perfect pedigree. She was too good for me, and we both knew it.

Yet, when the lights came up at closing time, it was Cassie’s hand on my thigh and her pouty pink lips brushing mine. Never one to turn down a bad idea, I let myself get caught up in the moment. 

One night turned into a summer of secret hookups until I couldn’t deny that I had fallen for the one girl I shouldn’t have.