Between the Pines (Black Springs Ranch Book 1)

Josie Hayes is always on the run. From bad decisions. From heartbreak. From cowboys. Her latest escape was supposed to be a quiet reset at her family’s cabin in Tennessee—not a reckless detour at a smoky backwoods bar and definitely not a collision with Lincoln Carter. Rugged and magnetic he’s temptation in a cowboy hat and his slow smile makes forgetting her rules far too easy. Their connection is instant electric and impossible to ignore. What starts with teasing glances and lingering touches spiral into a series of nights that feel like more—too much more. By the end of the week Josie does what she does best: she bolts leaving behind only her name and the memory of a man she can’t shake. A year later Josie’s done running. With a steady job a new boyfriend and her life finally on track she’s ready to prove she’s not the same girl she used to be. Except her father’s prestigious summer horse training program just brought a ghost from her past