Ranger — Aubree Valentine

A war-torn soldier.A heartbroken widow.And a special horse that brings them together, helping them find their new beginning. Beckett Ivan has seen things that most people cannot even begin to imagine. He's lost friends that were more like family, and he's witnessed unspeakable things happen to innocent people. With a broken spirit and a broken leg on top of it, he's headed to Freemont, Indiana, where his best friend's widow is now running their ranch on her own.He promised Tristan that if he made it back home, he'd see to it that she was taken care of, and that's what he intends to do. What he hadn't planned on was falling in love...Fallon Covalt was mourning the greatest loss of her lifetime. Now she's trying to hold it all together and keep the ranch that her late husband Tristan loved so much. Pregnant with their second child, she's barely got the energy to keep it together most days—that is until Tristan's best friend, Beckett, shows up on her doorstep, insisting on giving her a hand. A daily reminder of all Tristan was, Fallon is determined to avoid the soldier who's taken up residence in the barn loft. All too soon though, she begins to see past what's on the surface and realizes that Beckett needs her more than he's let on. With a little help from her favorite horse, Ranger, the two are forced to work through their grief together.They say time heals all wounds but what happens when Beckett's time stateside is up? Is Fallon in for another heartache or does fate have different plans for the man who's taught her how to love again?