Cal Hoke, an onsite pretty boy veterinarian at Riding Ranch in Stockton County, Oklahoma, has a secret he will never share with his ranch hand coworkers: he happens to be in love with the ranch owner, Pax Raulton. Straight and sexy Pax is a chiseled, handsome, aggressive businessman at Riding Ranch. For years he has raised and sold thoroughbred Palominos. Pax is a private man who minds his own business on the ranch. When he suffers a head injury caused by one of his prized horses, he spends days in recovery due to amnesia. Pax cannot remember a single detail from his past. Under Cal’s personal care and tender touch, Pax is provided with the help he needs to overcome his amnesia. As this healing process takes place, Cal learns Pax has a secret of his own, a secret that will change the two men forever. But something lurks in Pax’s history that he has forgotten, a dangerous and charmless someone with the potential to shred Pax’s world with ease. Is the bond between Pax and Cal strong enough to keep them together when the dark secret is exposed? Or will the two cowboys be forced to end their romantic ride together?

Stockton County Cowboys Book 2: Riding Cowboys

“Blake knows you in and out. He’s been with you quite a long time.” 


He chuckled and said, “There are some days I think hesuffers from amnesia. The man’s getting old, but that doesn’t mean I don’t still love him like a father. Blake’s part of our family here. He’s one of the team. We wouldn’t be able to function without him.” 


“Your respect for the man is rock solid, isn’t it?” 


“He’s an experienced man with a lot of history. I could never disrespect him.” 


I pulled fresh air into my lungs, exhaled, decided we were getting off the subject of his memory loss, and asked, “Do you remember Hercules kicking you in your head?” 


Chapter 4