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Cowboys & Horses

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Reads 109,672
Votes 3,810
Parts 40
Time 4h 14m

When betrayal shattered her picture-perfect life, Sophie escaped to the one place that might offer hope - The Black Mustang Working Dude Ranch in Arizona.

But brusque head wrangler Brady seems intent on keeping her at arms length, even as sparks grow between them.

As the open plains work their healing magic, Sophie slowly finds herself again. But the shadows of her past still haunt her, and only when Brady learns the truth does she dare open her heart once more.

Surrounded by the comforting rhythms of the ranch, Sophie confronts her pain and begins to dream of new possibilities. Will she seize this opportunity to ride into the sunrise of a new life?

Full of revelation and redemption, love and second chances, Cowboys & Horses is an uplifting western romance about leaving the past behind, listening to your heart, and the power of wide-open skies.All Rights Reserved

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False Hope by Saharwood

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Protecting What's His by bloomwrites97

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False Hope

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