
Tame the Heart
Ava Hunter
Runaway Ranch #1
A free-spirited drifter with a secret works three months on a grumpy cowboy's ranch — and steals his guarded heart.
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Keeping my heart guarded all my life has never been an issue. Until he saves me in a bar fight.Charlie Montgomery is one grumpy rancher. Calloused hands, stubborn heart, the definition of a true cowboy.He dislikes me from the second we meet. Warns me away from his tiny town of Resurrection, Montana. Well, what he doesn’t know is I’m armed with a bucket list and a secret. There’s no way I’m leaving. I’ll just keep my distance.Only in a small town that distance doesn’t last for long. Because I owe him a Work for him for three months and help him save his home. Runaway Ranch.But our close confines mean I see what’s under all that strong. I see the real Charlie Montgomery. The man behind the rugged rancher who yells. Beneath his dark beard hides a rare smile. Beneath his mile-wide chest beats a tender heart. One that slowly starts to beat for me.And instead of running back onto that open road, I run towards Charlie instead.But a hidden danger is lurking. Someone who doesn't want Charlie to save his ranch. Someone who is out to get us both. And I could lose more than my heart this summer—I could lose my life…
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