Victoria McLeod has a full and happy life. After retiring from teaching high school history, Vicky stays busy volunteering with the Historical Society, is active in the Mountain Town community, and loves socializing with friends.

Vicky often feels lonely and wonders if she missed out not having a family of her own. She craves companionship, closeness and intimacy with a special someone, but gave up on finding him a long time ago.

To her surprise, a perfect match rides into her life, and offers her a fresh start and chance to heal from heartache. Before romance can bloom, they both must confront the past and embrace a brighter future together.

Victoria’s story speaks to the heart’s resilience and the possibility of finding love and happiness later in life.

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Enemies to frenemies to lovers…

Lingering tension between Lula and Juan fuels the potential for conflict. Add a billionaire cowboy and rodeo queen to the mix and sparks ignite to fire.

Discovering their shared values and experiences reveals Lula and Juan’s underlying compatibility, but misunderstandings continue to keep them apart.

This is Part Two, Mountain Town: Lula, Part One published September 1, 2025.

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Right now, Lula really needs a friend, not an enemy.

As if starting a new job and mourning her grandma’s death isn’t stressful enough, the Bar C Ranch Cook seems to have it out for Lula. Juan criticizes her work, accuses her of stealing, and calls her names in Spanish- which he knows she doesn’t understand despite their shared Mexican heritage.

Lula and Juan struggle to find common ground on the ranch. Meanwhile, Lula struggles with loneliness and depression as she grieves her grandmother.

This is Part One. Mountain Town: Lula, Part Two published September 15, 2025.

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Always a friend, never a lover-

Travis finds himself in the dreaded friendzone when Lacy agrees to go out with Jake.

He learns valuable lessons from the loss, including the importance of standing up for himself, not sacrificing what he wants for unworthy people, and setting and keeping boundaries.

He goes head to head with Jake and both men let Lacy down.

Can good intentions make up for Travis’s poor judgement, or is it true that nice guys always finish last?

Continued from Mountain Town: Travis, Part One, published August 1, 2025.

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Travis is a nice guy: approachable, a good listener, has strong morals, and is so ready for a committed relationship when feisty farrier Lacy Doyle shows up at the Bar C ranch.

Travis isn’t the only one with eyes for Lacy. Cocky cowboy Jake proposes a challenge to see who can get the girl.

Jake pulls out all the stops, gaslighting, emotional blackmail, using flattery, triangulation and withholding information to manipulate others. Meanwhile, Travis does every “nice” thing he can think of. He shows up for Lacy in ways Jake won’t. And it doesn’t seem to get him anywhere.

Travis’s story is about being the underdog in a world where bullies regularly win.

This is Part One. Part Two published August 15, 2025.

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Continued from Mountain Town: Tommy, Part One

Cheri is young and beautiful, with a bright future ahead of her, while the darkness in Tommy’s past makes him believe the best years of his life are behind him.

Hiding his growing feelings for her becomes increasingly difficult, as the cowgirl wins both his and his son’s hearts and minds.

Tommy may have found love after heartbreak, but allowing himself to have it proves to be a bigger challenge.

Tommy’s story is a testimony to never questioning what you know in your heart to be true.

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Tommy took a risk, moving to Mountain Town to start a business, but the last few years were rough: the death of his wife, sudden single-fatherhood, estrangement from the father he grew up with and meeting his real dad for the first time. Burnt out at his job and bored with life- relocating to the other side of the state and opening Metalwerx was the fresh start he needed.

Within weeks, his professional life was on fire. His personal life, however, consisted of microwaved Hot Pockets and evenings watching Bluey with his three-year-old son Branson.

Then Cheridan Reese rode into his life like a rhinestone cowgirl. Tommy falls head over boots for the kindergarten teacher when she takes a summer gig as Branson’s nanny.

To be continued…

Mountain Town: Tommy, Part Two publishes July 15, 2025.

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Alyssa works behind the scenes to connect Zander and the band to country rock superstar Grady White. Otherside of Nowhere opens for White at the infamous Rock N Rodeo concert. Zander’s music career skyrockets to the next level.

Tempted by fame, money, and the girl, Zander finds his way back to himself.

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Zander is content cowboying on the Bar C Ranch and playing dive bars with his band Otherside of Nowhere. Then, a chance encounter with fashion influencer Alyssa Durran, literally rocks his world. He must make a choice between a simple life and a complex girl.

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In part two, Tom learns how to ask for and grant forgiveness, redefines what it means to be family, and gets a second chance at the life he always wanted.

Part One published May 1, 2025

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