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Not Our First Rodeo

Madison Wright · Lucky Stars Ranch #1

293 pagescontemporary romance
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After loss tears them apart, a surprise pregnancy forces estranged spouses to choose: old wounds or a new beginning.

Content Warnings
pregnancy/baby lossgrief

Description

Elsie Jennings thought she had it all figured out.A ballet career. A husband who adored her. A future that felt certain. But after a devastating injury ends her time on stage—and a miscarriage shatters something even deeper—Elsie pushes everyone away, including Beau, the man she’s loved since she was sixteen. Believing she needs space to heal, she asks him to leave.Months later, back in her small Montana hometown, Elsie is trying to rebuild. She’s traded performances for teaching at the local studio, and solitude for something like stability. But one night with Beau changes everything—again. When she discovers she’s pregnant, she’s forced to confront everything she’s been avoiding.Beau Jennings never stopped loving Elsie.He gave her the space she asked for, but he never gave up. Now that he knows about the baby, he’s ready to step back in—with patience, loyalty, and the kind of steady love that never wavered.As the two navigate old wounds and uncertain futures, they’ll have to learn how to move forward—not by returning to who they once were, but by becoming something new together. Because love like theirs isn’t easy—but they both know this isn’t their first rodeo.

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