Cole lives in the city running their other family business, but due to a new business venture around the area, he’s forced to come and stay at Gold Rush Ranch for an uncertain period. He is a super grumpy veteran, set on his way, who suffers from severe cases of PTSD and avoids people at all costs. Violet, on the other hand, who is the sweetest creature on earth, is freshly moved away from her overprotective family, and she’s determined to become a new version of herself and achieve her independence. Which is how they came to know each other in the first place…

This book follows Dermot Harding’s story, the grandfather of Vaughn and Cole’s Harding. It’s an origin story about his love with Ada Wilson and how their family business started. [...] But she needs Dermot’s help with her new horse… and we get to see how the story evolves with him feeling regretful about not kissing her back, her being embarrassed about it and a tension between them bigger than their age gap.

This book follows Vaughn Harding grieving for the loss of his grandfather, trying to restore the legacy and name of his family ranch while dealing with a scandal in which his grandfather appeared to be involved. For that, he’s on the hunt for a horse trainer. Billie Black, who is the perfect candidate for the job, although inexperienced, is back from overseas and looking for a fresh start…