Sweet small-town clean western romance -- small-town diner owner heroine meets big-city lawyer hero tasked with delivering her mother's final wish, blending family legacy, cousin reconciliation, slow-burn emotional depth, and the kind of love that asks a stranger to stay.

A DYING WISH. A DIVIDED FAMILY. A STRANGER WITH THE KEY TO BOTH.

Delta Lucas once dreamed of leaving Weeping Willow, Texas behind. Her mother's terminal illness brought her home, and now she runs the family diner while her brother manages the steakhouse across town. She thought she'd made peace with the life she didn't choose. Then a stranger walked through her door -- and everything her mother left unfinished walked in with him.

HE CAME TO DELIVER A MESSAGE. HE WASN'T PLANNING TO STAY.

Everett Bloom arrived in Weeping Willow on his law firm's orders, carrying Lorraine Lucas's final request. The diner goes to Delta. The steakhouse gets divided between her brother and their five estranged cousins. The problem? Those cousins haven't spoken in six years -- and bringing them back to the same table might be harder than any case he's ever taken on.

THE JOB WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SIMPLE. Deliver the will. Gather the family. Go home. Everett had a life waiting for him in the city -- an office, a career, a plan. He didn't come to Weeping Willow to fall for the woman keeping her mother's legacy alive.

Then he met Delta.

TOGETHER, THEY'RE HEALING SOMETHING NEITHER OF THEM STARTED. It begins with a will. Delta guiding Everett through the tangled history of a family that forgot how to be one. Six cousins who built six different lives out of the same old wound. Long afternoons turn into longer evenings. Shared meals turn into shared dreams. Somewhere between reunion dinners and hard conversations, the stranger who came to deliver goodbye becomes the reason Delta wants to believe in hello.

ONE SMALL TOWN. ONE LAST WISH. ONE LOVE NEITHER OF THEM SAW COMING.

Delta always thought leaving Weeping Willow was the dream. Everett always thought the city was home. Her mother's final request brought him here for a week.

Choosing each other means choosing to stay.

She's starting to think that might be exactly where he belongs.

Because the best families aren't always the ones you're born into. Sometimes they're the ones a mother's love brings back together.

THE RELUCTANT COWBOY is a sweet, clean small-town western romance featuring:

• Big-city lawyer hero with a reluctant heart

• Small-town diner owner heroine carrying her mother's legacy

• A dying wish that reunites a fractured family

• Six battling cousins learning to forgive

• Slow-burn emotional connection

• Swoon-worthy Texas setting

• Family, forgiveness, and second chances

• No cliffhanger. Guaranteed HEA

Genre: Clean Contemporary Western Romance / Sweet Small-Town Romance / Cowboy Romance
Subgenre Elements: Small-town Texas, family legacy, lawyer hero, diner owner heroine, cousin reunion
Tropes: Reluctant hero, small-town romance, family reconciliation, slow burn, city-meets-country, fish-out-of-water
Tone & Heat: Heartwarming, tender, cozy, closed-door clean

The Lone Star Cowboys series is a sweet, clean contemporary western series filled with swoon-worthy heroes and a small-town Texas setting.

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• Publication Date: December 16, 2022
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• Print Length: 71 Pages
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