
Downpour
A grumpy sunshine, small-town cowboy romance - your next wild romance obsession
Maggie Gates(Author)
Hodder Paperback (Publisher)
Published on 26. June 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-3997-4972-5 (ISBN)
Description
He's lost all hope. She's determined to show him how to live again . . .
RAY
Back-up plans are for people who plan on losing. Which is exactly why I didn't have one.
It took eight seconds for me to win the biggest bull-riding competition of my life, and then one second to lose everything except that championship buckle.
I left my family's cattle ranch at eighteen with no intention of ever returning. But now I was back, stuck in a wheelchair . . . and with a beautiful disaster attempting to burn my house down.
BROOKE
It was just a little fire. Tiny, even. But that didn't change the fact that Ray Griffith didn't want me anywhere near him. I came here to be his care-giver, and I'm determined to do my job anyway.
So we came to an agreement: I ignore him, and he doesn't fire me.
Easy, right? Not so much when we can't keep our hands off each other . . .
TROPES . . .
??? Grumpy x sunshine
??? Age gap (12 years!)
??? Disability rep
??? Small town ranch
??? Former bull-rider and care-giver
??? Found family
??? Rope play . . .
Downpour is the second book in the bestselling Griffith Brothers series, but can also be read as a standalone. If you can't get enough of Ray and his brothers, make sure you look out for Dust Storm and Fire Line too!
READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE GRIFFITH BROTHERS:
'I literally could not put this down. . . So SERIOUSLY GUYS, get off your butts and order this book NOW!' ?????
'I have fallen in love with the Griffith family and I don't want to leave!' ?????
'This book is everything! Single dad, city girl meets small town, heroine who loves wearing only high heels, COWBOYS, and forced proximity?? Sign me up' ?????
'Could NOT put it down' ?????
'This book. Holy hell . . . I am officially obsessed with the Griffith family. The layers. The character development. The world building. The spice!!!' ?????
'The chemistry is off the charts. I laughed, swooned, and even cried. You have to read this book!' ?????
'Oh how I fell in love . . . my new book boyfriend' ?????
RAY
Back-up plans are for people who plan on losing. Which is exactly why I didn't have one.
It took eight seconds for me to win the biggest bull-riding competition of my life, and then one second to lose everything except that championship buckle.
I left my family's cattle ranch at eighteen with no intention of ever returning. But now I was back, stuck in a wheelchair . . . and with a beautiful disaster attempting to burn my house down.
BROOKE
It was just a little fire. Tiny, even. But that didn't change the fact that Ray Griffith didn't want me anywhere near him. I came here to be his care-giver, and I'm determined to do my job anyway.
So we came to an agreement: I ignore him, and he doesn't fire me.
Easy, right? Not so much when we can't keep our hands off each other . . .
TROPES . . .
??? Grumpy x sunshine
??? Age gap (12 years!)
??? Disability rep
??? Small town ranch
??? Former bull-rider and care-giver
??? Found family
??? Rope play . . .
Downpour is the second book in the bestselling Griffith Brothers series, but can also be read as a standalone. If you can't get enough of Ray and his brothers, make sure you look out for Dust Storm and Fire Line too!
READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE GRIFFITH BROTHERS:
'I literally could not put this down. . . So SERIOUSLY GUYS, get off your butts and order this book NOW!' ?????
'I have fallen in love with the Griffith family and I don't want to leave!' ?????
'This book is everything! Single dad, city girl meets small town, heroine who loves wearing only high heels, COWBOYS, and forced proximity?? Sign me up' ?????
'Could NOT put it down' ?????
'This book. Holy hell . . . I am officially obsessed with the Griffith family. The layers. The character development. The world building. The spice!!!' ?????
'The chemistry is off the charts. I laughed, swooned, and even cried. You have to read this book!' ?????
'Oh how I fell in love . . . my new book boyfriend' ?????
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
N/A
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
224 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3997-4972-5 (9781399749725)
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Maggie Gates
Downpour
A grumpy sunshine, small-town cowboy romance - your next wild romance obsession
E-Book
02/2025
Hodder & Stoughton
€0.99
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Author Maggie Gates writes raw, relatable, romance novels packed full of heat and humour. Maggie calls North Carolina home. In her spare time she enjoys daydreaming about her characters, jamming to country music, collecting vinyl records, and eating all the barbecue and tacos she can find! Her Kindle is always within reach due to a love of small town romances that borders on obsession.