Rescuing Marcus

Second Chance Ranch #5

by Cynthia Dees, Sarah Dees

He's spent his career telling other people's stories. She's spent hers making sure nobody tells hers.

Paige Summers came to Montana to become unsearchable. She runs the animal rescue's social media, keeps her rheumatoid arthritis to herself, and has no intention of ever being anyone's headline again.

Marcus Webb is a journalist chasing the developers circling the valley and investigating the toxic boss Paige used to work for. He doesn't plan to fall for a source. He definitely doesn't plan to fall for the one woman in Haven Creek who has every reason not to trust him.

Then a story runs with her diagnosis in it, permanent and public, and there are cameras at the rescue’s gate. He swears it wasn’t him who exposed her, but can she believe him?
He gave up two career-defining stories to protect her. It wasn't enough. Now he has to prove that staying isn't something you write down — it's something you do the morning after.

A tender, slow-burn, closed-door romance about second chances, found family, and a rescue dog who was right about everyone all along.

Cynthia Dees is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 100 romances, and Sarah Dees is a lawyer and published author. Join them at Second Chance Ranch for love, laughter, found family and friends in this sweet and emotional series about strong, but wounded, men, rescued animals, and close-knit women getting a second chance at love.

301 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2026

About the author

With over two million books sold worldwide, Cynthia Dees/Cindy Dees is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 80+ books. A 2-time RITA winner and five-time RITA finalist, Cindy writes thrillers, military romance, and romantic suspense.

As Cynthia Dees, she writes clean and wholesome romance with a twist of fun. A former U.S. Air Force pilot and part-time spy, Cindy draws upon real-life experience to fuel her stories of love on the edge. A mom, dog mom, and craft addict, Cynthia draws on her quirky family to write stories of hearth and home, love and laughter. When she's not typing like a maniac, she can be found playing with (or being laid on by) her very large Doberman Pinscher named Waffles, cooking, cross stitching, gardening, and traveling. She loves to chat with readers, and her blog and social media links are on her websites, www.cynthiadees.com and www.cindydees.com

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