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Saddle to Sunup
Emmy Sanders · The Darling Brothers #3
A divorced cowboy questions everything he knew about himself when his missing best friend finally comes home.
Description
He gave me my first kiss. I never expected he might be my last. LawsonEver since Oakley Beaumont skipped town, it feels as if my life has gone off the rails. Even worse than my divorce and moving back into my childhood bedroom at the Darling Ranch is the fact that I’m learning there’s a whole lot about myself I simply don’t know.Like whether or not I’m straight.And why the sudden absence of my best friend left a hole in my chest I haven’t been able to fill in the three years he’s been gone.First things first: I need to bring Oakley home.Then maybe I can tackle the matter of my love life. After all, I’m ready to get back in the saddle.And who better to help me than the cowboy who once promised me forever?Saddle to Sunup is a friends-to-lovers romance set in small town Montana, with a queer awakening for a single dad in his forties, a reunion that feels a lot like a second chance, playful banter, a bit of rope, and one very HEA. It’s book 3 in The Darling Brothers series but can be read as a standalone.
The Darling Brothers series
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