The Cowboy and the Stray (Wolves of Maddox Ranch, #1)

A bruised runaway.
A guarded cowboy.
And a ranch full of secrets.

Fleeing Las Vegas with nothing but a bruised body and a shattered heart, Tess never expected to crash-land, quite literally, into the middle of Texas ranch country. Her plan was disappear, heal, and never be found. But when she wakes up in a stranger’s bed on a sprawling, secretive ranch run by people who are far more than they seem, hiding becomes impossible

Calder Maddox didn’t ask to be Alpha. He sure as hell didn’t ask for the injured redhead who showed up in his barn, bleeding, beautiful, and clearly running from something… or someone. Letting her stay is a mistake. Falling for her is worse

But the more time Tess spends among the people of Hollow Ridge, the more she senses there's something wild lurking beneath their calm exteriors. Something ancient and animal. And Calder? Calder isn’t just the rugged cowboy with haunted eyes and a protective streak a mile wide. He’s dangerous in a way that calls to the broken, feral parts of her soul

In this heart-pounding, slow-burn paranormal romance, secrets don’t stay buried, enemies bite back, and fate has claws.

🔥 Small-town suspense
🐺 Protective alpha shifter
🩸 Bruised but fierce heroine
💔 Found family
🛠️ Ranch life, danger, and redemption
💞 Forced proximity, sizzling tension
🫣 Trigger domestic abuse in memory, stalking

Welcome to Hollow Ridge. Where the wolves are real, the danger is closer than you think, and love might be the most dangerous thing of all.