Healing Hearts: Riverbend Valley #6

She bought the ranch to rebuild her life. He sold it to follow his calling. A sixty-day pact might just rewrite both their futures.

Dr. Sophie Lawson walks away from a prestigious equine veterinary career in Seattle, shattered by the betrayal of a manipulative mentor who stole her work and eroded her confidence.

Hoping to reclaim her future, she puts a deposit down-sight unseen-on Ironwood Creek Ranch in the quiet town of Riverbend Valley, Montana, longing for a fresh start and a place that feels like home.

Luke Harding, a former aerial firefighter haunted by the loss of his best friend in a tragic crash, is selling that very ranch-his inheritance from a beloved uncle. Preparing to return to the skies with the Forest Service, he views the sale as a final farewell to the past and a step toward his purpose.

But when Sophie arrives early and leaps into action during a foaling emergency, Luke is stunned-not just by her skill, but by the quiet strength behind her guarded heart and the strong attraction he feels toward her. She makes a full cash offer with one bold condition: Luke must stay for sixty days to teach her how to run this large working ranch.

Their arrangement is temporary.

The pull between them is not.

As days stretch into weeks, Sophie and Luke navigate pasture rotations, irrigation systems, and emotions that come faster than expected. Sophie must learn to trust her instincts again, while Luke confronts the lie that love only leads to loss. Beneath Montana's wide-open sky, faith takes root, trust begins to grow, and a spark of attraction blossoms into something deeper.

But when a wildfire erupts and Luke is called into danger, the fragile future Sophie barely allowed herself to hope for stands in jeopardy. Now she must trust her instincts-and put her faith in the One who never fails.

For readers who enjoy soul-deep storytelling, small-town hospitality, and redemptive love stories rooted in faith, Healing Hearts delivers a moving tale of second chances, spiritual renewal, and the kind of love that endures.