May's Cowboy Roman. Cowboys of Mustang Mountain, #5

She won't stop digging, and I might not be able to protect her from what she finds. I'm the man people call when something's off with a horse, and the one they avoid when the job's done. I keep my distance, keep my head down, and keep my past-and the scars it left behind-to myself. Then Rachel Grable shows up. She's in town to cover Mustang Mountain's first rodeo, but it doesn't take long before she starts asking questions.
Questions about horses that don't add up, records that don't make sense, and things that were never meant to be looked at too closely. I should shut her down. But she's the first woman who doesn't look at me like I'm broken, like there might still be something in me worth saving. So I stop pushing her away, and let her get close enough to matter. This town buried the truth a long time ago. Now she's digging it back up.
Walking away would mean letting her face it alone, and that's not something I can do. Because somewhere along the way, she stopped being a problem I needed to avoid and became the one thing I don't know how to lose. But if I don't stop her, she's going to uncover everything. and I won't be able to keep her safe when she does. The Cowboys of Mustang Mountain carry regrets, rivalries, and reputations they've never quite outrun.
They're the men who fix fence lines by day, fight their demons by night, and swear they don't need anyone. Their pasts are messy. Their scars are real. And their hearts are locked down tight. Until the right woman walks into their path and shakes the dust off their hardened hearts. Women who aren't afraid to push back, dig deep, and call these cowboys out on every wall they try to hide behind. On Mustang Mountain, even the roughest cowboy can find a future, but only if he's brave enough to love the woman who won't let him walk away.