RETURN OF THE RANCHER – Janice Maynard
Harlequin Desire #2848
ISBN: 978-1-335-73537-9
January 2022
Contemporary Series Romance

Wyoming – Present Day

Farris Quinn and India Lamont divorced five years ago after he emotionally pulled away from her. She could no longer live in a loveless marriage. But one day, Farris contacts India and asks her to come to Wyoming immediately and to plan to stay for a while. She could turn him down, but her curiosity gets the better of it. India arrives and learns that Farris’s mother, Dottie, has an incurable heart disease, and because he sometimes travels as part of his business, he wants India there to help his mother through her final months. India agrees but worries that being close to her ex will cause her to fall for him again. Needless to say, living together and talking to each other again does stir the flames of desire. But there is still the one thing that keeps them apart: why they split up in the first place.

Despite the divorce, there is still love simmering underneath the surface. In RETURN OF THE RANCHER, India and Farris unknowingly get a second chance at love. There is no doubt about their sexual attraction. But India felt frustrated toward the end of her marriage to Farris when he emotionally shut himself off from her. She wanted children. He told her no. Why? Was there another woman? Had he fallen out of love with her? Despite the breakup of their marriage, India still has fond feelings for Dottie. To hear that she will die within the year tugs at her heartstrings, which is why she couldn’t turn down Farris’s plea to come live on the ranch and watch Dottie. Of course, his mother does a little bit of matchmaking in hopes of bringing her son and his ex back together. Will it work?

RETURN OF THE RANCHER is an emotional tale with plenty of sizzling love scenes. It’s clear that India and Farris still care for each other, but he continues to push back at wanting a second go at their marriage. Will he ever explain why he torpedoed their love in the first place? The story is set on an isolated ranch where the only inhabitants of the ranch house are Farris, India, and Dottie. As such, there are plenty of scenes that leave our couple alone together. Will they find their way back to love?

It’s cold in Wyoming and India and Farris are given plenty of time to warm the bed as they work their way back to a possible reunion. Don’t miss the sizzling intrigue in RETURN OF THE RANCHER.

Patti Fischer