Peaktop Dude Ranch Series by Jill Haymaker

What if you had a second chance with your first love?Pamela Emery, aged fifty-six, walked out of the courthouse with her divorce papers in hand. Life as she’d known it was over. Why had she let her son and his wife talk her into going with them on a vacation to a Colorado Dude Ranch? She just wasn’t in the mood, but she wouldn’t let them down. She’d spend a couple weeks with her adorable grandchildren, and with any luck, she’d come back home in a better frame of mind... moreWhat if you had a second chance with your first love?Pamela Emery, aged fifty-six, walked out of the courthouse with her divorce papers in hand. Life as she’d known it was over. Why had she let her son and his wife talk her into going with them on a vacation to a Colorado Dude Ranch? She just wasn’t in the mood, but she wouldn’t let them down. She’d spend a couple weeks with her adorable grandchildren, and with any luck, she’d come back home in a better frame of mind.Kenneth Tucker glanced around the Peaktop Dude Ranch dining room at all the young families. He felt more than a little out of place. It was his first vacation since his wife died five years ago. Was there anyone here his age? Spotting the only other person in the room who looked like she was over forty, he decided to try to strike up a friendship with a stranger. Little did he know she wasn’t a stranger at all.When Pam and Ken realize they not only knew each other in high school but were high school sweethearts, the sparks that sizzled between them almost forty years ago come crashing back. But can they trust their fragile hearts to the one person who broke them all those years ago, both believing that the other dumped them? Will they discover the real truth, or is it just too late for their ill-fated romance?Peaktop Dude Ranch, where love soars to new heights. less

Sometimes love finds you when you’re not even looking.ALLIE PEYTON, age twenty-three, is not in the market for a boyfriend. With a year left of college and a demanding career ahead of her, the last thing on her mind is a serious relationship. When she comes home to her family’s dude ranch, high in the Colorado Rockies, for one last carefree summer, she’s content to sit back and watch others fall in love... moreSometimes love finds you when you’re not even looking.ALLIE PEYTON, age twenty-three, is not in the market for a boyfriend. With a year left of college and a demanding career ahead of her, the last thing on her mind is a serious relationship. When she comes home to her family’s dude ranch, high in the Colorado Rockies, for one last carefree summer, she’s content to sit back and watch others fall in love.TY YOUNGER, age thirty, just landed his dream job, and his first real job away from his father’s Texas cattle ranch. Being fire chief in the small Colorado mountain community of Peakview County comes with a lot of responsibility, especially in a year where wildfires are exploding all over the state. He doesn’t trust women—never has—not since his own mother left when he was an infant.When a massive wildfire threatens Peaktop Dude Ranch, the only home Allie has ever known, she finds herself leaning on the new, arrogant fire chief. Soon, the flames that are bearing down on Allie’s home don’t compare to the flames that sizzle between the two of them. Can they save the ranch, and in the process find a lasting love that neither of them expected?PEAKTOP DUDE RANCH, WHERE LOVE SOARS TO NEW HEIGHTS. less

The magic of Christmas can heal even the most broken hearts.When Maggie's Vinson's life is changed forever by an unimaginable tragedy, she flees to Peaktop Dude Ranch, high in the Colorado Rockies, where no one knows her and she can escape her past. For five years, she's able to put her secret and her feelings behind her, content to cook meals for other people enjoying their lives. Christmas is the hardest time of year for her, bringing back memories of the love she lost... moreThe magic of Christmas can heal even the most broken hearts.When Maggie's Vinson's life is changed forever by an unimaginable tragedy, she flees to Peaktop Dude Ranch, high in the Colorado Rockies, where no one knows her and she can escape her past. For five years, she's able to put her secret and her feelings behind her, content to cook meals for other people enjoying their lives. Christmas is the hardest time of year for her, bringing back memories of the love she lost.Gary Anderson lost his wife to cancer four years ago. He's given up on ever finding romance again, but this holiday season he can't help noticing Maggie. She's one of the most charming women he's ever met, but she's holding something back. Wouldn't it be nice to have a partner to share the holidays with again?Can the magic of the Christmas season bring together two people who need each other more than they know? Or will the secrets of their pasts keep them from finding happiness even during the happiest time of year?Peaktop Dude Ranch, where love soars to new heights. less