Kari Lynn Dell

Gil Sanchez was once rodeo's biggest and baddest hotshot. Now he's thirteen years sober and finally free of the pain that ended his skyrocketing career. Given one last, near-miraculous shot to claw his way back to rodeo glory, he can't let fantasies of happily-ever-after dull his razor edge . . .

He's always been the black sheep of the family―the troublemaker. But this Christmas, the prodigal cowboy returns for a Texas-sized last chance at redemption.

Rodeo bullfighter Wyatt Darrington's got it all figured out. The perfect car, the perfect job, the perfect looks - the perfect lie. He may be on the fast track to the Hall of Fame, but he knows he'll always be an outsider to people like Melanie Brookman....

Cole deserves something real, and Shawnee can't promise him forever. Too bad Cole's not the type to give up when the going gets tough....

Thirty-two seconds. That's how long it took for Delon Sanchez's life to end. One minute he was the best bronc rider in the Panhandle, and the next he was nothing....

Violet Jacobs is fearless. At least, that's what the cowboys she snatches from under the hooves of bucking horses think....