Crossroads Ranch: Book 1
Publication Date: June 24, 2026
Welcome to Scandal, North Dakota, where loyalty runs deep and rivalries never die—especially between a country girl and a city boy who’s forgotten his roots…
Calder
I swore I’d never return to my family ranch and brewery. Those memories are best left buried in the dust. But when my father passes, it’s on me to shut down and sell up. The problem? Meredith Winslow—the girl running my father’s business. Except she’s no longer a girl… In those tight jeans, with a hotter-than-hell smirk and a fiery temper to match, she’s all woman. And she’s refusing to leave.
Meredith agrees to show me the ropes so I can help out until we sell. It’s exhausting work, so why can’t I sleep at night? Is it the paper-thin wall between us, the question of what she’s wearing to bed, or the thought of taking away the only home she’s ever known?
Meredith
I’ve worn my boots to the bone at Crossroads, feeding the horses by day and serving beer to the locals by night. Then brooding, bossy, sex-in-a-suit Calder turns up to kick the door closed on my life with one perfectly polished shoe.
This is the place I grew up wild and free. Calder says we have to leave it all behind. And I can’t let that happen…
Because somewhere between the eye rolls and heated arguments, early morning starts turn into late night flirting. Calling last orders turns into roaming hands and finally knowing what his stubble feels like against my neck. Riding side-by-side with our legs brushing turns into a hard, fast, stolen moment against a fence post…
Our chemistry burns hotter than any North Dakota summer. But this man might take everything from me—and if he keeps looking at me with those sparkling brown eyes, I’m worried I might just hand it right to him…
A smouldering, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers Western romance that will have you swooning all night long. Perfect for fans of Elsie Silver, Lyla Sage and Jessica Peterson.
A shared tragedy lights a spark in a heated enemies-to-lovers Western romance.
Reeling from the sudden death of her older sister and brother-in-law, the last thing Meredith Winslow needs is pressure from the Cross brothers—namely, Calder Cross.
Author Walker Rose pours on the emotions in Trouble Brewing. The three sons, estranged from their father for two decades, still hold a grudge about Meredith’s sister marrying their father.
Meredith and Calder square off about the future of the two family businesses that she has been managing, leading to plenty of friction.
Trouble Brewing kicks off a promising start to a new series rife with tension and off-the-charts steam.
Walker Rose writes romance books that are sassy, sultry, and a little bit country. After working in the healthcare field, Walker hung up her lab coat and opened her laptop to start writing. She lives in rural North Dakota with her own romance hero, four kids, and any cats that decide to call her place a home.
