Wind River’s Unsmiling Rancher: A Wind River Romantic Comedy (Wind River Romances)

He needed a wife. His daughter needed a mother. Neither expected to find love.

Three years after losing his beloved wife, Clay McAllister has become known throughout Wind River as the unsmiling rancher. He has buried himself in his work, convinced that loving someone again would only invite more heartache. But every time he looks into his young daughter Emily’s eyes, he knows she deserves something he cannot give her alone—a mother’s love.

Reluctantly, Clay agrees to let his sister help him find a bride.

Rebecca Simms arrives in Wind River by stagecoach, eager for a new beginning. Her first moments in town are anything but graceful when she loses her footing climbing down from the coach and lands in an undignified heap, leaving everyone—including Clay—with an unforgettable first impression.

Bright, compassionate, and hopelessly accident-prone, Rebecca seems to attract one mishap after another. Yet wherever she goes, laughter follows. Before long, Emily adores her, the townspeople embrace her, and even the hardest hearts begin to soften.

Everyone’s... except Clay’s.

Determined to protect himself from another devastating loss, Clay keeps Rebecca at arm’s length, no matter how naturally she fits into his home or how easily she wins his daughter’s heart. But as the weeks pass, he begins to realize that the greatest risk isn’t falling in love again...

...it’s letting the woman meant for his family slip away.

Filled with laugh-out-loud moments, tender romance, memorable characters, and the warmth readers have come to expect from the Wind River series, Wind River’s Unsmiling Rancher is a heartwarming historical romantic comedy about healing after loss, finding family in unexpected places, and discovering that sometimes love begins with a tumble from a stagecoach.