The Corbin Brothers Series

People weren't supposed to live through what I lived through, and most of the time, I wish I hadn't. I came away from military service messed up beyond all recognition, slinking back to my family's cattle ranch in Texas to heal, my tail between my legs. Well, leg. Singular. My brothers hire Hadley Parsons to put me back together again, and she's the best of the best, tough and beautiful to boot. She won't take any nonsense, and she's made it her mission to see me through my recovery—one way or another. With her unconventional methods, I find myself looking forward to seeing her every single day. But nobody's perfect. I'm living proof of that. Hadley also has a past that rears its ugly head just as often as mine, and only time will tell if we can heal each other's wounds.

Our ranch has been in our family for generations and generations, and it's said that ranching runs in Corbin blood. If that's true, though, I must not be a Corbin. I've always dreamed of doing something different—anything different—from the ranch, but blood is blood, and I can't see my brothers' dream go under. But when the ranch faces a real threat, I don't have a choice but to do the unthinkable . . . 

I don't know what it will take to get noticed in this family, but I'm pretty sure it won't take long to get my brothers' attention when I start associating with one of the most notorious women in town. Peyton Crow is best known for granting instant gratification to lonely souls in town, but she's a lot more than she seems. Once you get past all the sex and conflict, she has a heart of gold and a love and understanding for horses that rivals my own. But will my brothers finally take my ideas for expanding the family ranch seriously? And will Peyton ever see that she's worth much more than anyone gives her credit for?

I have secrets in my past that need to stay there—things I don't talk about. But when one of those nightmares comes back to life, there's nothing I can do to hide those terrible things from my brothers any longer. Amelia Banks makes frequent appearances in my nightmares, both of us survivors of a sadistic serial killer from my time away from the ranch as a cop. I thought that was all over and done with—it had almost killed me and driven me crazy. But when Amelia shows up on the ranch, terrified that the killer is hunting her once more, I start to realize that some things are never really over.

I've been taking care of the ranch and my brothers ever since our parents died and have watched my brothers pair off with women who love them one by one. I'd like to experience some of that love, too, but I only have eyes for one woman . . .  But it would be too complicated. There would be too many factors against us being together. But I can't get her off of my mind—even as our ranch suffers a brutal attack that might end the family business for us Corbins once and for all.