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

Don’t lie to yourself because you have always known about Colby, Len, Christopher, Max, Douglas, Lucas, Mark, Allan, and the others. Those are all clients of mine; men from ranches around the area; closeted cowboys who have paid me for sex; men who carry the same secret as you carry everyday of your life. I have never kept information from you about my work. You know about my life. You know how I make money. You cannot think for once that you were the only man in my life that I shared weekends with. Don’t be a fool. I suggest that you begin to think clearly. I’ve never betrayed you, Pax. Never. Believe me when I write this. 


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