Vivienne Clayton has been under my skin since I was twenty-three. The wrong kind of under my skin. The kind that keeps you up at night and makes you mean in the morning.
She left nine years ago after one reckless night I've never been able to forget. No goodbye. No explanation. Just gone.
Now she's back - a veterinarian with sharp eyes and a sharper mouth - and a deadly outbreak on my ranch means I need her expertise. So, I move her into my guest bedroom like a man with a death wish.
I run a billion-dollar empire. I've held my family together since I was fifteen. I don't lose control.
But Vivienne is hiding something behind that easy smile. Something heavy enough to break her voice when she thinks I'm not listening. And every day she's on my land, every late night in my barn, every argument that ends with her standing too close and breathing too hard, my control gets a little thinner.
I know I should keep my distance.
I've never been good at should.
✔️ Billionaire cowboy ✔️ Second-chance romance ✔️ Family secrets & small-town drama ✔️ Steamy, emotional, unforgettable
I went into Wyoming Redemption expecting a hot cowboy, second-chance tension, and plenty of emotional damage and it absolutely delivered.
Vivienne was easily my favorite part. She’s funny, messy, sarcastic, and refreshingly flawed. I especially appreciated that her sobriety wasn’t treated like a convenient tragic backstory; it genuinely shaped her character and her journey.
Then there’s Barrett: quiet, protective, emotionally repressed, and casually owning a billion dollar ranch. So, naturally, I never stood a chance.
What really worked for me was the history between them. Their relationship had real weight behind it hurt, grief, regret, and years of unresolved feelings so the romance felt like more than just instant chemistry.
My biggest issue with some of the editing. The book felt longer than it needed to be, some of the emotional and internal monologues became repetitive, and I noticed enough to occasionally pulled me out of the story.
That said, the heart of the book still worked for me. It had humor, chemistry, angst, family drama, and two beautifully flawed people trying to find their way back to each other.
Come for the cowboy. Stay for the emotional damage. Bring a red pen.
* Second chance / unfinished history * Billionaire cowboy/rancher * Forced proximity * Small-town * Family drama and secrets * He falls hard but tries to maintain control * Sharp-tongued heroine / quieter, controlled hero * Dual POV