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

The ballsy hustler cleared his throat, tipped his hat to Pax, and said, “I came to get you back. You’ve been gone a little too long.” 


“There’s nothing to get,” Pax responded, still atop Triton. “My life is different now.” 


“I know about your accident, your amnesia, and whatnots. It’s time you clear your head and get with me again. I want to take you to Tulsa for a few weeks and care for you.” 


Pax shook his head. “I’m not into you, Tracy. Things have changed since then.” 


“What kind of things?” The interloper took a step forward, spreading his legs aggressively wider. His hands were still planted on his hips, and he was clearly looking for a fight. The look he gave us said he wasn’t going to go back to Tulsa empty-handed. He’d come for Pax and nothing was going to stop him.


Chapter 23