When Jacob Roberts inherits his estranged father’s ranch, he's burdened by debt he's too proud to speak of and the responsibility of caring for his younger brother. Upon arriving to take control, he discovers the ranch has also been left to his half-sister, someone he’s never met. What he doesn’t expect is to find her best friend there, a woman whose quiet resilience slowly begins to crack the walls he's built around himself.

Anna Anderson, suffocated by her privileged life in Savannah, escapes her controlling parents to join her best friend on the ranch she inherited. She never imagined being drawn to the quiet strength of her best friend’s brother, though his cold, stubborn heart both fascinates and unsettles her.

As Jacob and Anna clash over the ranch’s future, they grow closer than either could have anticipated. With a persistent suitor pursuing Anna and Jacob’s feelings becoming impossible to ignore... will Anna’s heart remain untouchable, or will Jacob finally break through his walls and claim the woman he’s come to love?

Tropes: Lost Family, Brooding Hero, Forced Proximity

"Taming the Brooding Rancher's Pride" is a historical western romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.