The Wild Valley (Wildflower Canyon #3)
Maya Alden
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
3.88
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· 14 ratings · 349 pages · Published: 18 Jan 2026
What he doesn’t know is that he crushed mine.
I’m Sarah Kirk, and this is my story.
Ten years ago, I left Wildflower Canyon with my reputation in shreds and Cade Mercer’s hatred in my rearview mirror. He believed I betrayed him. I couldn’t defend myself—not when the man I loved turned against me.
Now I’m back to run my late father’s veterinary practice and clear my name. Cold stares follow me everywhere, but in ranch country with only two vets, they sometimes have no choice but to call me.
Cade makes it clear he wants me gone, especially when his little girl takes a liking to me and I fall hard for her. But when his precious Angus falls sick, to Cade’s chagrin, I’m the only one who can help him.
As Cade and I work together, there is no denying the sparks between us. When we uncover that someone is poisoning his ranch’s future one head at a time, I realize the truth about the past won’t set us free—it will tear us apart.
The Wild Valley is an angsty cowboy romance featuring your favorite tropes:🐎 Cowboy
🐎 Second Chance
🐎 Enemies to Lovers
🐎 Falsely Accused
🐎 Single Dad
🐎 Small Town
🐎 Other Woman Drama
🐎 Betrayal & Grovel
🐎 Medical (heroine is a veterinarian)
🐎 Slow Burn
🐎 Complete Standalone
Content Warning: This book contains themes of assault, trauma, and recovery. You can get a complete list of trigger warnings on the author’s website.
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Tagged as:
- contemporary 4
- m-f romance 4
- enemies to lovers 4
- second chances 4
- betrayal 4
- tortured heroine 4
- western 3
- other man/woman 3
- single father 3
- working class hero 3
- small town 3
- cowboy hero 3
- suspense 2
- competent heroine 2
- possessive hero 2
- mystery 2
- angst 2
- forced proximity 2
- sweet/gentle heroine 2
- independent heroine 2
- take-charge heroine 2
- grumpy/cold hero 2
- cruel hero/bully 2
- white collar heroine 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- animal death 4
- animal abuse 4
- suicide / ideation 4
- victim blaming 4
- rape 4
- past sexual abuse 4
- mental trauma 3
- misogyny 3
- past abuse 2
- abuse between mcs 2
- slut shaming 2
- third party sexual assault 1
- abuse 1
- third party abuse 1
- body betrayal 1
- self harm 1
- geography
- north america 3
- usa 3
- colorado 3
- Format
- dual pov 4
- first person pov 4
- male pov 1
- interconnected standalone 1
- standalone 1
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The 'Wildflower Canyon' series
3.80 · 62 ratings
contemporary · betrayal · m-f · from hate to love · other-man-woman · cowboys · small town · angst · western · audiobook · slut-shaming · usa · length-medium · second chances · standalone-first · male-pov · mystery · misogyny · suicide · dual-pov
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