Whiskey Skies

Callie Monroe thought her life was over. After years of heartbreak and a brutal custody battle, she'd made peace with the idea that love wasn't for her. She had her daughter, Maisie. She had her strength. That was enough.

She escaped Dallas with nothing but her daughter, a rented cottage, and a determination to build a new life in a small town where no one knew her name. Copper Creek was supposed to be her fresh start—a place where she could breathe again, where Maisie could grow up safe and loved, where the past couldn't touch them.

Then Clay Blackwood walked into her life.

Clay is a PBR World Champion—charming, confident, and everything Callie has learned to be wary of. He's also a man with a gentle touch and a fierce protective streak that makes her believe in things she'd stopped believing in long ago. He sees her strength, not her scars. He sees her potential, not her past. And he's willing to fight for her and her daughter, even when she's not sure she's worth fighting for.

But Callie is terrified. Of trusting someone with her heart again. Of letting Maisie get attached to a man who might leave. Of believing that maybe, just maybe, she deserves a second chance at happiness. Of the vulnerability required to let someone see the broken parts of her and love her anyway.

Clay is patient. He's willing to move at her pace, to prove himself day after day, to show her that some loves are worth the risk. But how long can he wait before she realizes that what they have is real? And can Callie learn to trust again before her past catches up with them?