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The Bull Riders #3
Maverick
Maverick Quinn has never played the hero. After losing everything that once mattered, he’s content to be the bad guy—gruff, guarded, and always in control. But when Stella Lane bets herself in a reckless poker game, Maverick can't walk away. He wins her—and then leaves her untouched. It’s not about honor. It’s about the one line he refuses to cross… again.
Stella’s a rising star in the barrel racing world—fiery, stubborn, and unafraid to go after what she wants. She doesn’t understand Maverick, but something about him pulls her in. So when he offers her a job training a troubled horse with Olympic potential, she agrees—she left that life behind after a fight with her parents and the chance to try again is tempting. But so is he.
Working side by side on Maverick’s isolated ranch, the chemistry between them ignites into something fierce and undeniable. But Maverick’s past is a wound he won’t let heal. And when the truth comes out, Stella must decide if her heart can handle a man who doesn’t believe he deserves to be loved.
A deeply emotional opposites-attract romance with a wounded cowboy, a brave heroine, and a love story that just might heal them both.
Stella’s a rising star in the barrel racing world—fiery, stubborn, and unafraid to go after what she wants. She doesn’t understand Maverick, but something about him pulls her in. So when he offers her a job training a troubled horse with Olympic potential, she agrees—she left that life behind after a fight with her parents and the chance to try again is tempting. But so is he.
Working side by side on Maverick’s isolated ranch, the chemistry between them ignites into something fierce and undeniable. But Maverick’s past is a wound he won’t let heal. And when the truth comes out, Stella must decide if her heart can handle a man who doesn’t believe he deserves to be loved.
A deeply emotional opposites-attract romance with a wounded cowboy, a brave heroine, and a love story that just might heal them both.
224 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 19, 2025
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42 people want to read
About the author
Maisey Yates
1,177 books3,027 followersNew York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Maisey Yates lives in rural Oregon with her three children and her husband, whose chiseled jaw and arresting features continue to make her swoon. She feels the epic trek she takes several times a day from her office to her coffee maker is a true example of her pioneer spirit. In 2009, at the age of twenty-three Maisey sold her first book.
Since then it’s been a whirlwind of sexy alpha males and happily ever afters, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Maisey divides her writing time between dark, passionate category romances set just about everywhere on earth and light sexy contemporary romances set practically in her back yard.
She believes that she clearly has the best job in the world.
Since then it’s been a whirlwind of sexy alpha males and happily ever afters, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Maisey divides her writing time between dark, passionate category romances set just about everywhere on earth and light sexy contemporary romances set practically in her back yard.
She believes that she clearly has the best job in the world.
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October 2, 2025
Majority of the time I love MY books.
This one, not so much.
Rating 2.5
This deals with a widower, his dead wife is very much a part of the entire story.
I liked the hero okay but struggled warming up to the heroine.
Majority of the book was more about them having sex and not much heart/romance/relational issues until the last couple chapters.
I needed more emotional and relational development between the two.
Skimmed a lot, sex scenes are becoming fillers to me. I come for the romance.
Again this MY book just didn't work for me.
This one, not so much.
Rating 2.5
This deals with a widower, his dead wife is very much a part of the entire story.
I liked the hero okay but struggled warming up to the heroine.
Majority of the book was more about them having sex and not much heart/romance/relational issues until the last couple chapters.
I needed more emotional and relational development between the two.
Skimmed a lot, sex scenes are becoming fillers to me. I come for the romance.
Again this MY book just didn't work for me.
September 25, 2025
A commitment to life together
What an incredible story of fighting and figuring out what one wants out of life. Both Maverick and Stella had a lot to adjust about. Their whole lives were in front of them and they had to be brave to make that commitment. Finally they both were on the same page and found their happily ever after.
What an incredible story of fighting and figuring out what one wants out of life. Both Maverick and Stella had a lot to adjust about. Their whole lives were in front of them and they had to be brave to make that commitment. Finally they both were on the same page and found their happily ever after.
September 23, 2025
fun and sexy
I really loved this Maisey Yates western romance between a younger barrel riding heroine and a big bad rodeo villain.
I really loved this Maisey Yates western romance between a younger barrel riding heroine and a big bad rodeo villain.
October 16, 2025
I love a good man who is rough on the outside and a softie on the inside.. I really loved Maverick and Stella’s story. This was a really great read. I devoured it.
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