Callie: Rock Creek Ranch: 2 (The Parker Ranches)

When Callie McKenna's New York future collides head-on with her Montana past, she is faced with making a life-altering decision.

Callie McKenna is going home. Her father has suffered a fall from his horse and she is needed back at the ranch. She temporarily leaves New York and her promotion behind to be with her family in Montana, planning only to stay until her father is well again.

What she doesn't expect is to rekindle an old relationship with ranch hand, Murphy Reynolds.

Nothing goes according to plan. Callie must face her past, to not only mend some family fences, but to figure out what is happening between her and Murphy. She knows the choices she makes now will shape her future. But will that future be with Murphy and her family on the ranch, or will it be back in New York, where her promotion waits along with that quaint little brownstone she adores?

Writing flirty contemporary romance, mystery and suspense, and upmarket women's fiction.

Maddie James writes stories from the heartland, from small towns to ranches. As M.L. Jameson, she pens gritty paranormal and romantic suspense. Madeleine Jaimes writes upmarket women's fiction focused on friendships and relationships.

In 2022, Maddie celebrated her 25th year of publishing romance fiction, with nearly 80 published titles to date. Affair de Coeur claimed Maddie, "shows a special talent for traditional romance," and RT Book Reviews said, "James deftly combines romance and suspense, so hope on for an exhilarating ride."