ABOUT THE BOOK

Trace Dalton is a world-champion bull rider, built on grit, fame, and a
bad boy reputation. When a leaked scandal threatens his career, he’s sent back to
Copper Lake, Wyoming, with strict instructions: lay low, work at Sunset Hope ranch,
and stay out of trouble.

It would be the perfect plan… if Copper Lake didn’t come with Harlan Pierce.
Once Trace’s best friend, almost his everything, Harlan now works at Sunset Hope,
and is determined to keep his heart guarded, and their shared history exactly where
it belongs: in the past.

But staying out of trouble becomes impossible when Trace’s agent proposes a
reckless solution: a fake relationship with the one man he can’t stand.

The only problem? The chemistry between them isn’t fake.

Forced back into each other’s lives, they’re now sharing rodeo appearances, staged
smiles, and enough forced proximity to test their limits. The closer Trace gets to
Harlan, the harder it becomes to tell what’s real, what’s an act — or what they’ve
been denying all along.

When the truth finally breaks through, Trace must decide: Will he walk away…
or risk it all for the only man who’s ever mattered?

Ashley James

Ashley James is a queer romance author who writes stories full of heat, heart, and cowboys who know exactly how to steal yours. She enjoys creating fictional worlds full of love, acceptance, belonging, and hope. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Ashley now calls upstate South Carolina home where she lives with her very own book boyfriend, a herd of kids, and a pack of fur babies.

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