RIDE FAST, LOVE SLOW. A WILD MERCY RANCH NOVEL - LD SHELDON

Ride Fast, Love Slow is an emotional contemporary cowboy romance about a woman who has spent years outrunning grief, a steady rancher who refuses to rush her heart, and the wounded land that brings them both back to life.

Wren Mercy knows how to survive.

She runs Wild Mercy Ranch with grit, sleepless determination, and a stubborn refusal to let anyone see how close the place is to breaking. Between storm damage, rescue horses, family secrets, and the care facility calls about her mother, Wren has no room for weakness, no patience for pity, and no interest in being saved.

Then Kashton "Kash" Wiley comes back into her orbit.

Quiet, capable, and maddeningly steady, Kash owns neighboring Iron Creek Ranch, a place tied to Wild Mercy by old agreements, old grief, and a fire that changed both families forever. He does not try to tame Wren. He does not try to take over. But he sees too much, waits too well, and keeps showing up with the kind of patience Wren does not know how to trust.

When a polished developer sets his sights on Mercy Ridge, the beautiful stretch of land Wren refuses to sell, old truths begin rising from the ashes. A forgotten access agreement. A hidden receipt. Letters from the dead. A brother's memory. A father's regret. A past everyone tried to survive without speaking aloud.

To save the ranch, Wren must decide what is worth protecting, what is finally ready to be faced, and whether love can stand beside her without taking the reins.

Tender, atmospheric, and deeply rooted in ranch life, Ride Fast, Love Slow is a slow-burn romance about grief, courage, found family, healing, and the quiet power of being loved without being rushed.

At Wild Mercy Ranch, the wild runs free, and mercy takes its time.