The Rancher's Second Chance: Rock Creek Ranch

A reluctant rancher. A lonely librarian. A family in shambles. Can the rancher risk a second chance at love and heal his family at the same time?

When John Rankin's wife dies, leaving him with two children to raise, he wonders how he can he take care of a family and run a working cattle ranch, too.

Annie's domain was home, hearth, and the kids. Her dying put a hole in his day-to-day existence like nothing he'd ever before experienced-not only in his rancher lifestyle, but also in his heart.

As the months roll on, his heart is only one of his problems when eleven-year-old Callie rebels. Missing her mom and unsure how her life is unfolding, Callie pushes back at every turn, and John is unsure how to help her. Then his friend and farm manager, Buck McGinnis, suggests John seek the counsel of a woman for advice dealing with a moody pre-teen female. He wants to introduce John to his friend, Abby Cooper.

John is reluctant, but eventually caves to Buck's advice.

Suddenly, life becomes more complicated.

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

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

Winner of a Holt Medallion, Maddie has also finaled in writing competitions such as the Maggie, Holt, NN Light's Book Heaven, and the Imadjin awards.

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."