For Polly Carson, working the land on a Montana ranch is a dream come true—and the perfect place to hide. No one in River Junction knows she’s on the run, carrying secrets dangerous enough to threaten the close-knit family she’s grown to love. Not even the rugged cowboy who rescued her battered body from the bottom of a ravine realizes who she really is… or why she chose this ranch as her refuge.
Clint Goodman, foreman of Grace Star Ranch, can’t explain why Polly feels so familiar—or why protecting her matters so much. Drawn to her quiet strength and fierce independence, Clint finds himself lowering walls he swore he’d never drop again. But Polly’s guarded heart and his own painful past make trusting each other anything but easy.
As their slow-burn romance begins to blossom, shadows from Polly’s past creep closer. Strange events, whispered lies, and carefully planted doubts make Polly question everything—including her own memories. Someone wants her afraid. Someone wants her silent.
And someone is determined to make sure she never feels safe again.
With danger closing in and the truth finally within reach, Polly and Clint must decide if love is strong enough to stand against deception, fear, and the secrets hiding in the shadows.
Return to River Junction, where rugged cowboys, courageous women, and love strong enough to weather any storm await. Each book in the Cowboys of River Junction series can be enjoyed as a standalone—but readers love returning to this unforgettable Montana town.
Award-winning and best-selling author Lucinda Race is a lifelong fan of fiction. As a young girl, she spent hours reading mystery and romance novels and getting lost in the fun and hope they represent. While her friends dreamed of becoming doctors and engineers, her dreams were to become a writer—a novelist.
As life twisted and turned, she found herself writing nonfiction but longed to turn to her true passion. After developing the storyline for the McKenna Family Romance series, it was time to start living her dream. Her fingers practically fly over computer keys she weaves stories about with mystery and happily ever afters.
Lucinda lives with her two little dogs, a miniature long hair dachshund and a shitzu mix rescue, in the rolling hills of western Massachusetts. When she's not at her day job, she’s immersed in her fictional worlds. And if she’s not writing mystery, suspense and romance novels, she’s reading everything she can get her hands on.