From the sound of a bell to the buck of a bull, a person's fate can shift in an instant. One choice, one action, one second can change everything.

Being a champion bull rider is all Rhett Rogers has ever dreamed of and lucky for him he has the talent to become a star. But fate is a fickle thing, and every ride is an eight second gamble against being the best, or landing among those who wish they were. As fate would have it, Rhett finds himself grappling with the decision to face his fears or save those he loves while succumbing to a life that fails to set his soul on fire. But making that decision isn’t as easy as he’d thought it’d be.

Kaylee Slayton has dealt with her fair share of disappointments her whole life. But none compare to the sadness triggered by the one man she should have been able to depend on— her dad. Alone in this world and hoping to make something of herself, she leaves the only life she's ever known behind. Swearing off anything to do with rodeos in the process. Love and trust are hard to come by, forcing her to not only guard her heart, but let it harden all together.

A quick run in with a certain cocky, attractive and positively magnetic man leads her to question the wall she built so high. The only problem is he comes paired with a cowboy hat.

Their need to find themselves brings them together, but her stubbornness and his desire for a thrill could ruin everything.

Is it true that love can conquer all?

TROPES:
Set in early 2000's
Rom-Com
Bull Rider
Black Cat FMC/ Golden Retriever MMC
Small Town Country Romance / Cowboy Romance
Slow burn
He Falls First
Dislike to Love (loosely "Enemies to Lovers")
On Page Spice