The Rancher's Heart - Carolyne Aarsen

Anara Kittering left her hometown carrying more than a broken heart - she left carrying guilt, a failed marriage, and the wreckage of choices that should never have been hers to make.

Now she's back, taking over her family's beloved bakery and trying to build a life that's finally her own. The last thing she needs is Morgan Properzi's steady presence reminding her of everything she threw away. Of plans they once made together. Of dreams she buried the day she married the wrong man.

But Morgan hadn't forgotten her either. Not even close.

He stayed in Kittering Creek, working the land, raising his younger sister, building something solid. Always steady. Always faithful. And never quite able to stop wondering what went wrong between them - or whether it was too late to make it right.

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wo people shaped by old wounds, old insecurities, and other people's interference. A love that never quite died - just went quiet under the weight of years, regret, and things left unsaid.

Kittering Creek is a small town. There's no avoiding what's still between them. No pretending the past didn't happen. And maybe that's exactly the point.

Because some things are worth coming home to. Some love is worth fighting through the hard conversations for. And some second chances arrive quietly - wrapped in the warmth of a place that never forgot who you were.

The Rancher's Heart is the kind of story that settles into your heart long after the last page.

Pick up your copy today and come home to Kittering Creek.