Five Oaks Ranch Series

After two tours in Iraq, Ridge returns to the Five Oaks Ranch to take his place in the business. But he struggles with nightmares and the memories of everything he's seen in the last seven years. Always the toughest of the siblings, he's turned hard-edged and even harder to get close to. When the new veterinarian comes in and starts to chisel her way through his stone façade, Ridge tries to ignore the electricity that sparks between them.

Chase Cauthen is a passionate man. His dream is to be a champion in the rodeo circuit, but with that dream comes danger. Cara Middleton is the one woman who will try to tame the wildest of the Cauthen Brood. The moment he locks eyes with her in the arena, he has to have her, but having her means giving up his dream. Can he walk away from the life he strives for?

Maggie is the youngest of the Cauthen children, watched very closely by her brothers. When they realize that she has been seeing a man who is much older than her, the brothers grow worried. Maggie resents the overprotective way they manage her love life. When they confront the man, she turns on them. They are forced to realize she’s no longer a child, and they struggle with the relationship between the couple.