This cowboy is back home to start over...
but two adorable surprises wait at Mustang Ridge
After one wild ride too many, rodeo star Tyler Wilkins is back in his Montana hometown starting from scratch. But he sure didnât expect to find that he and Morgan Whittakerâthe feisty rancher he left behindâhave two adorable daughters. Can this reckless cowboy become a man Morgan will trust enough to earn the title of daddyâ¦and possibly husband?
MIA ROSS loves great stories. She enjoys reading about fascinating people, long-ago times and exotic places. But only for a little while, because her reality is pretty sweet. Married to her college sweetheart, sheâs the proud mom of two amazing kids, whose schedules keep her hopping. Busy as she is, she canât imagine trading her life for anyone elseâsâand she has a pretty good imagination. You can visit her online at miaross.com.
Also by Mia Ross
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Mending the Widowâs Heart
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His Two Little Blessings
Oaks Crossing
Her Small-Town Cowboy
Rescued by the Farmer
Hometown Holiday Reunion
Falling for the Single Mom
Barrettâs Mill
Blue Ridge Reunion
Sugar Plum Season
Finding His Way Home
Loving the Country Boy
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ISBN: 978-1-474-09045-2
BENEATH MONTANA SKIES
© 2018 Andrea Chermak
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âAllie and Hannah are my daughters, arenât they, Morgan?â Tyler asked.
âNo, Ty, theyâre my daughters.â Tapping her chest for emphasis, Morgan went on, âTheyâre Whittakers, end of story.â
Folding his arms, he scowled down at her. Then his demeanor shifted, and he grimaced as if sheâd sucker punched him. âWhy didnât you tell me?â he asked in a quiet voice laced with regret.
âI didnât think youâd be interested,â she shot back. âYou walked out on me with no explanation, no forwarding address. I didnât think you were exactly father material.â
Tyler absorbed that in silence, a woeful look settling into an expression sheâd never seen on him before.
Gazing out the door toward the house, he turned back to her with the firm jaw she recalled so well. âI wouldâve found a way to make it work for us. You know that. You never even gave me a chance.â
Morgan had to acknowledge that he was right, and the twinge of guilt she felt grew more insistent even as she tried to reason it away...
Dear Reader,
Welcome to Mustang Ridge!
Iâve always wanted to write a story set out West somewhere, and I had an absolute blast with this one. The idea came to me one night while my family and I were watching a documentary about a small town in Montana that was fighting against planned mining and energy development. What struck me was that the people waging this battle were everyday folks: farmers, ranchers and small business owners. They banded together to keep those changes from destroying the wild beauty of the land they treasured.
Morgan Whittaker stepped onto that same stage, strong, determined and ready to meet any challenge. Or so she thought. As capable as this rancher and single mom had always been, she quickly realized that her latest effort would require a team dedicated to keeping her hometown the way it was meant to be. She had plenty of courage when it came to animals and hard work, but taking on a challenge this huge required her to lean on her strong faith and trust in someone sheâd long thought was out of her life forever.