He came back broken. She came through like a storm.

Marine veteran Lucas “Luc” Stanley never expected the woman waiting stateside would trade his dog tags for a diamond from someone else. Drowning in heartache and haunted by violent flashbacks, Lucas finds refuge at Silver Creek Ranch, a place where broken soldiers go to heal. In Ironhaven, he builds a quiet life of routine: long rides, mending fences, and a heart locked behind walls no one’s allowed to climb.

Then Dahlia Childs dances into town—loud, bold, and everything Luc doesn’t want but can’t seem to ignore.

Dahlia didn’t come for a man. She came for the music. For fun. But when fate leaves her unexpectedly stranded, the only shelter around belongs to a brooding cowboy with a biting edge and memories he can’t outrun, carved deeper than his scars.

What begins as barbed banter turns into something hotter than either of them is ready for. He’s rigid and cold. She’s fire and pushback. Together, they’re the kind of collision that could either wreck them…or finally set them free.