Ryder Bennett prayed for love. He thought he had it, but then his fiancée confessed she was engaged to someone else. A month shy of the wedding anniversary that'd never come, he's convinced some prayers are meant to go unanswered.
Until she walks in.
Honey-brown hair, crystal-blue eyes, and a smile that stirs something he'd thought the torrents of heartbreak had washed away. But falling in love means risking the ache all over. And the last thing he needs is to drown in that river again.
Single mother Olivia Craig is chasing a fresh start. She opens a coffee shop and bakery in small-town Pawhuska, hoping to build a life in which her son can thrive. When she meets a grumpy cowboy with a wounded heart, she's torn between attraction and what's best for her son.
As spring comes to Osage County, Ryder and Olivia find themselves drawn together. As Ryder shares his life on the ranch with the city girl, he begins to wonder. Maybe Olivia isn't the ache he's trying to outrun. Could she be the answer God had in mind all along?
Could love be a river worth braving?
Nestled in the heart of Osage County, Oklahoma, the small town of Pawhuska is surrounded by a paradise of rolling hills and the Tallgrass Prairie. If you enjoy clean, grumpy-sunshine romances, then this small-town, second-chance-at-love romance is for you.
