After her divorce, Ruth McCoy is eager to trade her children’s painful memories for new holiday traditions. But Ruth has a whole new set of distractions when fate brings the man she once loved together with the son he never knew he had…
Life has thrown Judd Rankin some tough turns, and he’s startled by the feelings he still has for Ruth. Though the successful rancher knows better than to chase old dreams, he doesn’t mind lending the struggling single mom a hand. And when Judd sees Ruth’s teenaged son’s interest in his custom saddle business, he’s happy to let the boy help him build the harness for Branding Iron’s Christmas sleigh. Besides, the kid reminds Judd of the young man he once was. A man who believed anything was possible…
Powerless to deny the growing bond between her son and Judd, Ruth knows it’s only a matter of time before her secret is discovered. But will the revelation shatter the tender feelings between her and Judd—or turn out to be her family’s greatest gift?
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Ruth McCoy, with a tumultuous romantic history, faces the return of Judd Rankin, her former love who spent time in prison for manslaughter. Ruth has two daughters from her failed marriages, and her son, Skip, unknowingly fathered by Judd, works on Judd’s ranch. The narrative unfolds with the tension of hidden paternity and a past filled with wrong choices and regrets. Ruth struggles with revealing the truth to Judd and Skip, haunted by the secrets of their intertwined pasts. As their complex story of young love, redemption, and second chances unfolds, the characters grapple with rebuilding trust and finding happiness amidst their shared history. The looming specter of past choices resurfaces, challenging Ruth and Judd as they navigate their feelings and contemplate a possible happily ever after.
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