Mitch — Ann B. Harrison

Mitch Cooper lives to be a bull rider and he's at the top of his game when a monster animal gets the better of him after the bell rings. - Injured but not out, he needs to win the next two rounds to take out the big prize but a family emergency calls him home. His mom has been trampled by steers helping on the ranch and they don't know if she'll make it. He heads home, regret his companion on the long drive. He should've been there for her after his father died but everyone convinced him to follow his dream. Now he wonders if it's all too late.Bridgette Harkness has loved Mitch since they were teenagers. - She knows that he won't be able to stay home once his mom recovers, no matter how much she dreams otherwise. Wanderlust is in his blood and it won't help that she doesn't believe he can put down roots. As a counsellor, she's her own worst enemy, second guessing every move and the possible outcome. She refuses to give him the chance to stay, no matter how much she wants him. All it will take is for the next shiny idea to get in his mind and he'll leave her again. She refuses to risk her heart, even when the odds are in her favor.