The Long Ride Home — Kari Lynn Dell

He came in search of his missing horse...and wound up losing his heart.

David Parsons is on the verge of making his pro rodeo dreams come true when his one-in-a-million rope horse, Muddy, goes missing. In the aftermath, David loses everything. His career, his fiancée, his pride. Four years later, David is clawing his way out of the ruins and back up the rankings when he gets the miracle he's prayed for. Muddy has been found on Montana's Blackfeet Indian Reservation. But repossessing Muddy is unexpectedly complicated. Kylan, the teenager on Muddy's back, has had a lifetime of hard knocks. His custodial aunt, Mary Steele, will fight like a mama bear to make sure losing this horse isn't the blow that levels the boy. Even if it's at David's expense. David is faced with a soul-wrenching dilemma. Taking back his own future could destroy Kylan's. And ruin any chance he might have with the fierce, fascinating Mary. It's a long, hard ride to the top of the rodeo world. And for David, an even longer ride home. Unless he can find a trail that leads to both.

Warning: This book is blush proof. Should come with a "prim and proper" warning label. There is no nudity, no violence to speak of, but there is some sensual kissing and mildly R-rated language.