Rough and tumble, cocky and charming, bullfighter Joe Cassidy is one of the best in the business… And he's way out of Violet's league. But it's going to take more than impossible odds to keep this fierce single mother from her forever cowboy.

Violet Jacobs is fearless. At least, that's what the men she snatches from under the hooves of bucking horses think. Outside the ring, she's got plenty of worries rattling her bones: her young son, her mess of a love life, and lately, her family's struggling business. When she takes matters into her own hands and hires on a hotshot new bullfighter, she expects to start a ruckus.

She never expected stubborn, showboating, secret heart-of-gold Joe Cassidy.

Joe came to Texas to escape a life spiraling out of control. He never planned on sticking around, and he certainly never expected to call this dry and dusty backwater home. But Violet is everything he never knew he was missing, and the deeper he's pulled into her beautiful mess of a family, the more he realizes this fierce, fiery woman may be offering him the one thing he never could find on his own.

People are falling in love with Kari Lynn Dell's rodeo cowboy romance:

"Look out, world! There's a new cowboy in town."—CAROLYN BROWN, New York Times Bestselling Author

"A fun, wild ride!"—B.J. DANIELS, New York Times Bestselling Author

"Real Ranches. Real Rodeo. Real Romance."—LAURA DRAKE, author of Sweet on a Cowboy series

"An extraordinarily gifted writer."—KAREN TEMPLETON, author of Wed in the West series

Need more convincing? Just watch these sparks fly:

Joe lifted a finger to brush back a strand of her hair, savoring the cool slide of it over his skin. She frowned, but didn't slap at his hand, didn't shrink away when he leaned in. Would she let him kiss her? Maybe, but he was enjoying the slow rev of his engine, the lazy swell of heat, all from just sitting next to her, barely touching. He traced a line down the side of her neck, watching the skin pebble in response. "Go out with me, Violet."

Her forehead puckered. "But…I don't even like you."

"Yes, you do." She sucked in an outraged breath, but Joe only smiled wider.

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Kari Lynn Dell is a native of north central Montana, a third generation ranch-raised cowgirl, horse trainer and rodeo competitor, most recently the 2017 Canadian Senior Pro Rodeo Association Breakaway Roping season champion. She attended her first rodeo at two weeks old and has existed in a state of horse-induced poverty ever since. She currently resides on the family ranch on the Blackfeet Reservation, loitering in her parents' bunkhouse along with her husband, son and Max the Cowdog,with a tipi on the front step, a view of Glacier National Park from her writing desk and Canada within spitting distance.
The third book of her Texas Rodeo series, Tougher in Texas, is a 2018 finalist for the Romance Writers of America's RITA® awards.

"Dell's writing is notable, and her rodeo setting is fascinating, with characters that leap off the page and an intriguing series of actions, conflicts, and back story elements that keep the plot moving... A sexy, engaging romance set in the captivating world of rodeo. " — Kirkus Reviews

"This well-written tale includes strong characters and a detailed view of the world of bullfighting... Readers can look forward to getting a cowboy’s education and a bird’s-eye view on the rodeo circuit." — RT Book Reviews

" Dell’s insight into the world of bull riding is illuminating, and her highly dimensional characters make her a standout in western romance. " — Publishers Weekly