The Long Ride Home

Eight seconds made him a legend. One fall made him a ghost.

Weston Gentry was the King of the Dirt, a three-time world champion with the world at his feet and the roar of ten thousand fans in his ears. But a career-ending injury doesn't care about trophies. Now, Wes is back in Oak Ridge, Georgia, with a shattered hip, an empty bank account, and a pride he can't quite steer. He's looking for a place to hide, but the small town he left behind has a long memory.

Dr. Jovie Lane doesn't have time for fallen heroes. As the only vet in the county, she's too busy saving livestock and keeping her family's clinic afloat to worry about the boy who broke her heart before he ever learned to ride a bull. When Wes shows up at her clinic looking for a job?not a handout?Jovie is determined to keep him at arm's length.

But working side-by-side in the quiet Georgia heat starts to blur the lines she's spent a decade drawing. As they heal the animals of Oak Ridge and face the "what-ifs" of their past, Wes realizes that the loudest applause is nothing compared to the quiet strength of the woman he left behind.

Wes Gentry may have lost his seat in the arena, but he's about to find out that the hardest ride isn't on the back of a beast?it's the long journey back to the heart of the woman he loves.