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The West just got Wilder! Meet the cowboys of Devil’s Ditch Montana, one steamy, instalove story at a time.This is Cam's story - It's not a one night stand, it's instalove!

162 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 29, 2025

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Vanessa Vale

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A USA Today bestseller, Vanessa Vale has written over 100 cowboy and small town romances. She lives in the American West where she's always finding inspiration for her next story.

You can find out more about Vanessa at VanessaValeAuthor.com

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Profile Image for Lawlah.
261 reviews19 followers
January 9, 2026
Cam’s book is the fifth in the series and features small town romance, a veterinarian MMC, groveling, a close band of siblings, a virgin FMC, and so much more.

Cam fell for Taylor at first sight and wanted her immediately. However, things took a turn when he believed Taylor was partly responsible for his father’s accident. Once that came to light, he wanted nothing to do with her, and Taylor began avoiding the Wilder family altogether—especially after her ex played a role in putting Cam’s father in the hospital.

I really enjoyed Cam’s grovel once the truth came out and how he owned his mistakes. I also loved seeing him protect Taylor, especially from her drunk father and her problematic ex. It showed his growth and how deeply he cared for her.

As always, the Wilder siblings were a highlight. Their bond, loyalty, and constant presence added so much warmth to the story.

This was a solid and emotional addition to the series.
Profile Image for Kirsty.
516 reviews11 followers
November 28, 2025
OH. MY. GOD.
Vanessa Vale has DONE IT AGAIN. Every time I think these Devil’s Ditch cowboys can’t get any more obsessive, more protective, more feral for their women… she drops Cam on me and proves I know NOTHING.

This man fell first, fell fastest, fell HARDEST. One look at Taylor and he basically wrote their wedding vows in his head. And the fact that all she wanted was a quick little bachelorette bingo kiss??? GIRL. She had no idea she was about to get tackled by destiny in a cowboy hat.

Cam:

An actual menace.
A walking, talking, groveling, steam-soaked fantasy.
He sees her, decides she’s his, and immediately turns into a full-time protector with the emotional intensity of a man who would burn down the entire county for her.

The way he goes from “hi, I’ll be your first kiss” to “oops, you might’ve brought danger to my family” to “WAIT—LET ME FIX EVERYTHING PLEASE I LOVE YOU” had me giggling, kicking, screaming, CHOKED by the pining.

His GROVELING???
10/10.
No notes.
He could teach a masterclass.

Taylor Reeves:

My sweet cautious V-card heroine who accidentally trips into danger AND the arms of Montana’s most determined cowboy.
She deserved someone to fall for her immediately, to protect her, to want her just as she is.
And Cam? HE UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT.
Their tension?? Their misunderstandings?? Their enemies to lovers but he’s not actually her enemy because he’s too obsessed dynamic??? Perfection.

The Tropes Delivered at Maximum Strength:
• Small Town ✔️
• Cowboy ✔️
• He Falls First (like drops to his knees instantly) ✔️
• Enemies to Lovers (but make it horny) ✔️
• Groveling (my favorite sport) ✔️
• Protector Cowboy Mode: ACTIVATED ✔️
• Mistaken Identity ✔️
• V-Card Heroine (and Cam handles it BEAUTIFULLY) ✔️

Overall? I AM UNWELL.

The spice? Perfect.
The instalove? Delicious.
The drama? Short, sharp, and addictive.
The groveling? Olympic level.
Cam + Taylor = my newest hyperfixation.

Vanessa Vale continues to serve cowboy crack and I continue to inhale it with no shame.

If this series doesn’t get hotter, I’m going to spontaneously combust—but also I CANNOT WAIT. 🤠🔥
Profile Image for Heather Miller.
1,523 reviews47 followers
November 6, 2025
Cam is a veterinarian in the small town of Devil’s Ditch. He has a great practice for the town. He loves his big family. Back in July when his father was injured by the horse, Cam took the horse and got the blood work tested and found out it was drugged. Cam didn’t know who or what happened at the hospital with his father as he was attending to the horse.

Taylor is out on the town one night with her friends celebrating a bachelorette night now. They are playing a Bingo game and Taylor has to go get a kiss from Cam when they see each other across the bar. Once Cam sees Taylor he can’t seem to let her go. But when Taylor finds out his name she bolts away from him and sees him a week later at the riding ranch she works at.

Taylor has been living with her father her whole life. But, she been the one supporting him since she was 14. Now that she’s 22, she tired of working doubles jobs to support them. She wants to be rescued herself. But who can she lean on?

Once Cam finds out who Taylor is he is furious about her and her past. But he also knows it wasn’t her fault. Once Cam finds out she lives in a horrible house with her father he has to get her out from under his roof.

Will Cam be able to love Taylor even though she has a past with his family? Will Taylor be able to move on with her life away from her father?

This is more of a short novella book. Not a full length book.

I did receive a free ARC copy of this book. I am freely leaving a honest book review.
1,152 reviews8 followers
November 15, 2025
4.5 stars

This is book five in the author’s new steamy series, Cowboys of Devil’s Ditch and features Cam, one of nine Wilder siblings and Devil’s Ditch’s local vet. This one picked up immediately after Beau’s ending and caused some friction between Cam and Taylor who was involved in a bit of drama with her ex in the previous book but Cam wound up being a groveling champion not to mention a world class dirty talker.

Taylor didn’t have the best home life after her mother passed. Her father, being embittered at his wife’s loss, spent all his time and money drinking, forcing Taylor to have to work two jobs to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads. Having had the best night of her life with a gorgeous stranger at a bachelorette party only to find out it was with someone she could never have was just the cherry on top of her crappy life.

I loved this one, Cam possessed all of my favorite traits in an MMC (all the men in the Wilder family that I’ve read did, really), obsessed with his woman, possessive and protective, willing to burn down the world for her… makes me want my own wild cowboy!

This is an excellent read for anyone who loves high heat and adoring cowboys. 4.5 stars

I received a copy of this book for free but am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Sara.
2,421 reviews14 followers
November 4, 2025
Another short, sexy read that will grab your attention.

These Wilder brothers sure are something! Cam is the local vet and when a friend of Taylor’s approaches him and his friends at The Roadside bar to mark off the last squares on a Bachelorette bingo card, he points to Taylor and indicates she is who he wants a kiss and article of clothing from.

When he tells Taylor his full name after making her see stars behind The Roadside Bar she runs away because she still blames herself for the attack against Me Wilder at the fair/rodeo. Cam is shocked when the woman he wants runs from him. He is determined to find her and claim her. These Wilder brothers fall fast and hard for their ladies, and don’t let anything come between them and their happiness.

In addition to the steam and insta-love, Taylor is potentially in danger from her ex. This adds a dash of suspense to this novella’s storyline.

I received a free ARC from the author; and I am voluntarily leaving an unbiased review.
Profile Image for Liz.
2,174 reviews15 followers
November 10, 2025
Town veterinarian Campbell Wilder met Taylor Reeves when she was playing bachelorette bingo with her friends, and she had to kiss a stranger. That was all it took for the latest Wilder sibling to fall hard and fast. But when he discovers her name, he turns on Taylor, blaming her for his father’s recent hospitalisation – like she didn’t already feel bad enough about what had happened. He had some grovelling to do when his parents pointed out the error of his ways, and when he saw Taylor’s home life he was quick to step in and whisk her away.

Once again, a quick and easy read with great characters and minimum angst, where you don’t have to think about what you’re reading, just relax and enjoy it. If you’re a fan of instalove, close proximity romances with a small-town setting, you won’t want to miss this book. Loaded with spice, found family and a hint of danger and suspense then the Cowboys of Devil’s Ditch is one series you will love.

1,504 reviews7 followers
January 2, 2026
Cam and Taylor

A Bachelorette Party and a bingo card . As the designated driver for one of my friends getting hitched I was just here ti watch and look out until the hot cowboy chose me to kiss and well thats private only when he tells me his name I panic and run of all the luck my lousy ex caused Cam Wilders family emotional distress and I feel responsible why did my stupid hormones pick the one guy I shouldn't want. Cam she left and when I find her again it's a miracle only when she tells me her name I'm furious until my family tells me to get my head our of my well you know and apologize or just straight up beg her forgiveness she's mine and I really messed things up and when I track her down see what's she's been dealing with there's no way I'm leaving her there in that house. Just as everything is going good the other shoe drops and that shady ex pops back up and scares Taylor can Cam save her.
Profile Image for Praline 99.
1,235 reviews10 followers
October 28, 2025
Cowboy romance.
Taylor is a young woman living with her abusive father and having just broken up with her toxic ex-boyfriend. While trying to recover from her ex's drama, she is invited to a bachelorette party. She didn't expect to fall for the handsome cowboy who is supposed to fill her bingo list. But when he tells her he's one of the Wilder brothers, she's shocked and runs away.
Cam is a veterinarian in his small hometown where he lives with his parents and seven siblings. At a party with his friends, he meets a beautiful woman who came to fill his bachelorette party bingo list. Just when he thought he'd met the love of his life, he was shocked when he learned that Taylor was the woman he shouldn't love.
Will Cam and Taylor have a beautiful story or will their history get the better of them…
Profile Image for Samantha Rodriguez.
257 reviews8 followers
November 8, 2025
Thank you to Vanessa Vale and Literally Yours PR for the opportunity to read and review this book!

We are back in Devil's Ditch for book five of this series! Once again, they can be read as standalones, but I highly recommend you read them in order for the full experience. Our MMC this time is the town veterinarian, Cam. Our FMC is Taylor, a girl who meets Cam on a night out, and who has had a traumatic childhood. Their pasts are more intertwined than they realize, and this sets the tone for the romance aspect of this book. Vanessa does a great job with this short story. It is another easy read, and I really enjoyed reading about how Cam and Taylor navigate their family issues to try and find a happily ever after. We love a cowboy who knows what he wants, and stops at nothing to get it. Another small-town, cowboy romance win!
Profile Image for Joanne.
61 reviews
October 29, 2025
One of the tropes for this novella is groveling, and there was little to none. We meet the MMC in the first book, and here he falls for the FMC who hurt his parents, and tells her to get out of his face. She does so, tells his family what happened, and the family (rightfully so, personally speaking) tells him he has to apologize since she was used by her then-partner. He goes back to apologize (and grovel) but no grovelling ever occurs. It's just MMC and FMC meet, they sleep together, he tells her to get out of his face, finds out what FMC is going through, and offers her a job. That's the whole story.

While I like Vale's Cowboy's of Devil's Ditch series as a palate cleanser, this one was not for me.
776 reviews
October 29, 2025
Party nite her best friend was engaged and the girls were celebrating!

They were at the local pub playing bingo that was more of dares to get your bingo numbers filled! She was the driver for the group so water washer choice of drink so the other girls doing any of the drinking dares! They were so close to getting a bingo but the task was to go to a stranger and give him a kiss and piece of clothing! The bolder girl went to the table with three cowboys and explained what they needed and one cowboy pointed to her and said he would do it but only with her! Heaven help what happens next!
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448 reviews4 followers
October 31, 2025
Dual POV, Spicy, Novella, Instalove, He Falls First, Protective/Possessive MMC, Vet x Horse Trainer/Barrel Racer, Groveling, Virgin FMC, Toxic Parent

Cam and Taylor share a spicy moment as strangers but when she realizes who he is and that her ex boyfriend hurt his mother and sister she runs from him without telling him who she is. When Cam goes to apologize for the way he spoke to her he realizes just how bad her homelife is with her toxic father. Cam sets out to earn her forgiveness and make her his. Expect family dynamics, a very possessive and protective mmc, meddling siblings, and a cliff hanger ending.
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1,148 reviews8 followers
October 31, 2025
Another Wilder brother down! This time it’s Cam, the town’s vet, and what a spicy, explosive take down it is. Bachelorette bingo leads straight to a filthy hot alley hook up with THE girl, the one he knows is meant to be his but after she catches his name and runs off it’s only by chance that he finds her again. And when he does, who she is leads straight to a blow up that has them both avoiding each other, until his family reams him a new one and knocks some sense into him and then it’s full on groveling mode, drug crazy ex-boyfriends, moving her in, protecting the girl, and finally getting his way about keeping her. Another great quick read for the Devil’s Ditch series.
622 reviews
November 2, 2025
Cam and Taylor ❤️

Ohhh my… another great set up for a Wilder brother story!! Taylor was inadvertently involved in Cam’s father getting hurt at a rodeo where his sister Lainey got kidnapped before her competition. But as soon as Taylor realized what it happened, she got rid of the horrible boyfriend that had done the deed. Meanwhile, at a bachelorette party in a bar she meets Cam and as in all the other stories as soon as a Wilder boy sets eyes on a girl? they just know she is the one. I love the continuation of each of these brothers finding the girl that’s just for them. Great story can’t wait for the next one. Be
Profile Image for Jordan Fiest.
2,251 reviews34 followers
October 30, 2025
Cam is book five of the Cowboys of Devil's Ditch Series.

Taylor is out with her friends for a bachelorette party. When their game of bingo needs one of them to kiss a stranger, Cam decides for the ladies and chooses Taylor. What we get is a super spicy moment between these two. Once names are revealed, Taylor runs from her feelings as she knows who Cam is and he won't like who she is. A big misunderstanding gets resolved and Cam finally gets his head back on straight and claims the one for him.
Profile Image for Anne.
87 reviews2 followers
November 10, 2025
Three insta-love stories that hit fast, hard, and steamy — like a roller coaster with no brakes. 🥵🔥

Each couple has undeniable chemistry, and despite the quick spark, every story still feels well-built instead of rushed. The way they fall in love? Totally gave me werewolf-meets-his-mate energy 🤣

Cam
My personal favorite. 🥹 The chemistry between Cam and Taylor felt the deepest and most emotional. The plot pulled me in completely — equal parts spicy and heart-twisting. Taylor’s past broke me a little, but Cam’s steady devotion to her warmed me right back up. He’s the definition of safe but sinful.

Overall, these three books are pure instant chemistry, sizzling steam, and a surprisingly satisfying emotional ride.
2,094 reviews4 followers
October 18, 2025
We first meet Taylor in the previous book and I was eagerly awaiting for her to finally get her happy ever after. Her story is definitely full of triggers so do check out the content warnings for triggers.

While Cam made a mistake initially, his groveling was top notch and there was no way that Taylor would not forgive him. His protective side was definitely so attractive.

This was another page turner from the author and I finished this in one seating.
1,055 reviews8 followers
October 30, 2025
Loved this!

I loved this story of Cam and Taylor! Her horrible ex boyfriend hurt mainly and her Dad. Cam sees Taylor out at a bar for a bachelorette party, but doesn't know who she is. He's instantly attracted to her. When she realizes that he is Cam Wilder, she runs away. But Cam is determined that she's the one. I love these two together. I love this book and series. I highly recommend! I can't wait for Zeb's story.
Profile Image for Jennie Fortna.
2,605 reviews29 followers
October 31, 2025
Cam is book 5 in the Cowboys of Devil’s Ditch by Vanessa Vale. 4.5 stars

This series is an Insta love, small town romance with the Wilder family. Up Next is Cam, the veterinarian and Taylor Reeves, barrel rider. What starts at a bachelorette bingo card game at the local bar to kiss a stranger ends up with a sizzling attraction, age gap, wrongly judged, growling, and protecting what he knows as his forever.
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488 reviews13 followers
November 6, 2025
Best one so far. I like a bit of conflict to the instaloviness. Cam hooks up with Taylor not knowing who she is. She’s part of the ongoing story from Beau and Lainey’s book. He tells her to get out of his sight once he realizes who she is. Then sees he made a mistake because he didn’t know she’d already worked things out with his family. Taylor’s dad and ex were pieces of shit, and I need to know what the deal is with the Trout people.
Profile Image for Rachelle Whynott.
122 reviews6 followers
November 11, 2025
It’s Cam’s turn! This was the first of the series to have a Wilder almost rebuke his choice. This book was so intriguing when it came to Taylor and her story. This being the fifth book in the series really has me invested in the story about how all of this ties together and what is going to happen. This series has me invested a chokehold and I’m here for it.

I received this book as an arc and am leaving my honest review
Profile Image for Sheila Schoenauer.
1,109 reviews12 followers
October 26, 2025
Another Wilder man has found his "one". This match was much needed. Taylor needed someone to not only take care of her but help her get out of the horrible situation she was in. Cam was an idiot at first but he learned his lesson fast and made up for his error. I'm so happy for these two!

*I voluntarily read an advanced copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review*
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104 reviews1 follower
October 31, 2025
No tengo palabras para describir lo mucho que me ha gustado este libro. A pesar de ser una historia cortita, juega perfectamente con la tensión, spice, romance y acción. Como el resto de los libros de la saga, se trata de un romance cowboy romance donde el instalove es un punto clave de la trama. Me encantan las historias de Vanessa
Profile Image for Pernilla Samuelsson.
243 reviews4 followers
November 5, 2025
I love this insta-love kind of romance, when his eyes meets hers he is done for. And just know that she is his.

Taylor needs someone to protect her and Cam is just the right man for the job. When he learned how she was he acted stupid and really stubborn before his parents knocked some sense into him. It does end with a HEA
Profile Image for Donna McEachran.
1,642 reviews35 followers
December 8, 2025
Three of the series about a family of ranchers and the women they fall for. Interconnected characters (apart from the family obviously) with an underlying drama involving a neighbouring family. Plenty of steam and alpha instalove.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Dawn.
93 reviews1 follower
October 22, 2025
So Vanessa does it again!
If you want a quick read filled with heat, instalove, family then this whole series is for you!
9 books each with their own hot cowboy and Cam is no exception.
Do yourself a favor and grab Cam! Or grab each and every one of them...you won't be sorry.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶.5
Profile Image for Vanesa Sandoval-Monrroy.
328 reviews9 followers
October 23, 2025
this has been my favorite so far. i loved the pacing, the plot really made me want to keep reading and i loved cam. he wasn’t absolutely ott possessive. he was sweet and i truly enjoyed that. taylor has been my favorite fmc so far!
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4,299 reviews
October 29, 2025
Cute Quick Read

Loved it, I hate that some parents take there anger out on the kids that have no control over the situation, but I'm happy that she had someone take her to s better place.
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1,481 reviews10 followers
October 30, 2025
I absolutely could not get enough of Cam and Taylor!! I love how caring Cam is and the connection and spark he has with Taylor!! Many emotions and drama heat up this love story so you will not be able to put this book down!! Quick easy read but totally enjoyable!! Grab your copy and enjoy!!
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119 reviews6 followers
October 31, 2025
Cam and Taylor was so cute together. This one has a age-gap of few years and they just worked. The chemistry was on point and the story and drama is just getting better the more one get's to meet all the brother's.
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