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

“And where do I like to go on vacation?” 


“You don’t. You work all year long on the ranch. Labor is your liking.” 


Again, he was surprised, and replied, “I don’t go on vacation?” 


“Never. And if you did, I never knew about it. But I’m pretty sure you never went.” 


“You like Riding Ranch. You’re comfortable there.”


I didn’t even have to think about the answer: “Hercules.” 


We were silent for a few seconds, and then he floored me with: “Tracy.” His saying the name of the woman from Tulsa caught me completely off guard. “What do you know about her?” 


I swallowed saliva down the back of my throat and felt nervous. But there was no reason to feel that way, though, since we were both adults, and friends. Then I answered, “Nothing at all. That was your business.” 


Chapter 8