Sadie Becker knows better than to hope for a happy ending.
On the surface, her life is perfect—wealth, status, and privilege. Behind closed doors, she’s spent her life wanting what she can’t have: a father who cares, a place to belong, and a love that won’t leave.
When a scandal threatens to shatter the illusion of perfection, and her father’s reputation is at risk, Sadie is punished by being shipped off to work and live on a ranch in the quiet mountain town of Elk River—far from the whispers, the rumors, and the life she’s always known.
The Wildflower Ranch is supposed to keep her out of trouble, but trouble is everywhere—and here, it wears cowboy boots.
One summer. No promises. No falling in love.
And the cowboys are strictly off-limits.
It should have been simple.
But love doesn’t care about rules—and as Sadie sinks deeper into temptation and forbidden lines are crossed, a dangerous brand of hope blooms where it shouldn’t.
A summer on the ranch was supposed to break her.
Instead, it might be where she finally learns what it means to be loved.