Book excerpt: What happens when a cowboy gets a second chance with the only woman he's ever loved, ten years after he lost her the first time? Cohabitation between best friends gets tricky when a rugged cowboy decides to follow his heart… ★★★★★ "A wonderful book that has everything you’d want in a love story & I loved, loved, loved it." ~Elaine (Five-star Goodreads Review) Ten years ago, the shadows that haunt Ryder Stockton made him walk away from his best friend, the only woman he ever loved. When he sees her in a local café, all his romantic feelings come surging back…twice as strong. She needs a friend. He wants her heart. Can he give her both? When Zoey Wilson returns to her hometown of Rogue Valley to recover from a shattering divorce, the last thing she wants is romance, especially with the man who broke her heart so long ago. But when her apartment burns down and she moves in with Ryder for a few days as "friends only," suddenly she finds herself getting much closer with her former best friend than she wants…or does she? As determined as Zoey is to get out of town as fast she can, the dangerous, handsome cowboy she's always loved is equally determined to do it right this time…and win her heart forever. ★★★★★ "Ryder and Zoey are simply perfect! Age old friendship turned to love." ~Melanie (Five-star Goodreads Review) ★★★★★ "My goodness...my heart is all a flutter! Rowe is a marvelous storyteller and I fall in love with each one of her romances but this one is my clear favorite." ~Kari (Five-star Goodreads Review) ★★★★★ "Sexy, loving, and well-plotted. It will touch your heart. I cannot recommend it highly enough." ~Anne (Five-star Goodreads Review) ★★★★★ "I absolutely loved this one!!... And the fact that they both consider each other to be their "light"? Truly beautiful!!" ~Sandy K. (Five-star Goodreads Review) ★★★★★ "I LOVED this town and all the characters. The bonds these families have truly touched my soul. I can't wait to see which sibling falls next!" ~Txbritgal (Five-star Goodreads Review) ★★★★★ "I loved the midnight kayaking, and the food tester, the barn plans and the bakery!...It was a wonderful and powerful story." ~Carolyn S (Five-star Goodreads Review) ★★★★★ "Without a doubt, Rowe is one of the most talented as well as versatile writers in romance fiction today." ~Judy L (Five-star Goodreads Review) ★★★★★ "This is a fabulous book with wonderful characters and a great story line." ~Norma W. (Five-star Goodreads Review) Books in the Wyoming Rebels series (all books are standalone and can be read in any order): A Real Cowboy Never Says No A Real Cowboy Knows How to Kiss A Real Cowboy Rides a Motorcycle A Real Cowboy Never Walks Away A Real Cowboy Loves Forever A Real Cowboy for Christmas A Real Cowboy Always Trusts His Heart A Real Cowboy Always Protects (June 1, 2021) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Rowe is "contemporary romance at its best" (Bex 'N' Books). She's author of more than forty-five novels, and she's a 2018 winner and a five-time nominee of the RITA® award, the highest award in romance fiction. As an award-winning author, Stephanie has been touching readers' hearts and keeping them spellbound for more than a decade with her contemporary romances, romantic suspense, and paranormal romances.