Chapter 1 Untaming the Cowboy
Untaming the Cowboy
He came back broken.
She came through like a storm.
Marine veteran Lucas “Luc” Stanley never expected the woman he fought for would trade his
dog tags for a diamond from someone else.
Crushed and haunted by flashbacks, Luc finds refuge at Silver Creek Ranch, a secluded retreat for combat vets in Ironhaven, South Dakota.
But after his time there ends, he chooses to stay—building a quiet life of routine, far from the noise of who he used to be.
He doesn’t do surprises. Doesn’t do people.
And sure as hell doesn’t do distractions.
Then Dahlia Childs crashes into his world—loud, bold, and everything Luc doesn’t want but
can’t seem to ignore.
Dahlia’s chasing freedom, not fairytales, and definitely not some grumpy man. But when fate
leaves her unexpectedly stranded, the only shelter around belongs to a brooding cowboy with a
biting edge and memories he can’t outrun, carved deeper than his scars.
What begins as barbed banter turns into something hotter than either of them is ready for. He’s
rigid and cold. She’s fire and pushback. Together, they’re the kind of collision that could either
wreck them…or finally set them free.