Ivory Peaks Romance

She broke up with him a decade ago. He's back in town after finishing a degree at MIT, ready to start his job at the family company. Can Hunter and Molly find their way through their pasts to build a future together? On his first Sunday back in Ivory Peaks after finishing his technology degree at MIT, Hunter Hammond comes face-to-face with Molly Benson. He's just lost track of his little brother, but the old flame he's harbored for Molly since she ended their high school relationship a decade ago is rekindled instantly. Molly Benson, after succumbing to parental pressure and wanting to explore other options for a boyfriend, did break up with Hunter back in high school. She's never forgotten him, though, even when she married another man. Now that she's divorced, she carries emotional scars and personal feelings of unworthiness from a marriage she should've never agreed to. Hunter's kissed a lot of girls since his teenage relationship with Molly, just like his uncle once advised him to do. He inherited his two billion from his father when he turned 21, earned a degree in bioinfotronics from MIT, founded an organization to help injured military personnel and police officers, and fell in love with another woman - all while wearing his cowboy hat in Cambridge. Their paths diverged, and when Hunter finishes up his work with his foundation, he returns to Ivory Peaks to start working in the labs at HMC, the family company. Through it all, his heart has never recovered the piece he gave to Molly all those years ago...can his first love be the one that becomes forever? Get more Hammond family saga and amazing inspirational cowboy romance in His First Love, a brand new novel that starts a brand new series in beautiful, mountainous Ivory Peaks!

They broke up over twenty years ago. She's lost everything when she shows up at the farm in Ivory Peaks where he works. Can Matt and Gloria heal from their pasts to find a future happily-ever-after with each other? Matthew Whettstein has been working the Hammond family farm for over fifteen years-every summer when the family left for Coral Canyon. This year, though, he's brought his children after checking his ex-wife into an alcohol treatment program. His heart is bruised and he's looking for a chance to heal as he figures out how to be a single dad. When Hunter and Molly start an equine therapy program for children on the farm, Matt pours everything he has into it. They need more help, and that's when Matt comes face-to-face with a woman he dated way before he met his wife: Gloria Munson. Gloria has lost everything in her childhood home of Sugar Pond-where Matt's from too. She's broke and desperate for a job. As the two work together and start to bond again, their romance from long ago is rekindled... Can Matt's second chance for happily-ever-after be right in front of him?

He moved to Ivory Peaks with his daughter to start over after a devastating breakup. She's never had a meaningful relationship with a man, especially a cowboy. Can Boone and Cosette help each other heal enough to build a happily ever after...and a family? Boone Whettstein is usually the life of the party. He loves to laugh, and though his wife died from a rare blood disease six years ago, he's always had a sunny outlook on life. Until he finds out the second-most important relationship to him isn't as real as he thought. He packs up everything he owns and moves to Ivory Peaks with his 12-year-old daughter. She's not happy to be leaving her friends, but Boone has other problems-namely, Cosette Brian, the administrator at the equine therapy unit on the Hammond Family Farm, where Boone now works. Cosette has had a rocky past with men, and she doesn't appreciate Boone putting his hands on her, even if he was trying to keep her from falling. But as they continue to work together, she sees a softer side of the blustery cowboy-a side he usually keeps hidden, a side she really wants to get to know. Can Boone try for a third time to have the loving wife and a mother for his daughter? Or will the past rise up and haunt them both too much to make happily ever after impossible?

Their relationship has been nothing but loose goats, a leaking roof, and her complete humiliation after he pays her mortgage so she won't lose her farm. Travis wants to go back in time and start over with Poppy, but he doesn't know how. Can a small town speed-dating event get their second chance off on the right foot? Travis Thatcher has found his life's calling as a cowboy. After leaving behind his big-city life as an investment banker, he's finally sure of who he is and what he wants. He's been trying to get in the good graces of the woman who owns the farm next door, Poppy Harris. They've had a rocky past, especially when she thanks him for being a good friend and neighbor. He doesn't want to be either of those. Well, he does, but Travis wants more. He wants to take care of Poppy and her son, and his protective streak and ability to care for them physically, emotionally, and financially won't stop needling him. As they start to spend more time together, both on and off her farm, Poppy comes to see how good Travis's intentions were - and still are. But she's got a lot of baggage and an extremely proud streak, and she's not sure if she can let the handsome cowboy into her life and onto her farm. It's always been the one safe place for her and her son. Will Travis be able to make his fourth date into forever? Or will their relationship be doomed because of a past good deed Poppy didn't want?

They once had a few summers together. Now, Michael Hammond is back in town after a devastating injury overseas. He's looking to reset and recover...not to fall in love. Of course Mike looks for and hopes Gertrude Whettstein will be on the farm. She was so much of Ivory Peaks and so important to him when they were teens. He'd once thought they'd take their summer puppy love into adulthood, but life got in the way. Gerty and Mike haven't seen each other for almost fourteen years...until she walks up behind him while he's admiring her horses. Gerty returns to the safety and security of Pony Power, the Hammond Family Farm, her family, and horses after a devastating split from her fiancé. She's been north and south across the country, working with horses and competing in the rodeo, but Ivory Peaks is where she goes when she needs to heal. Face-to-face with Mike, the boy she'd once relied on and liked so much, she wonders if they've been brought back together after all this time for a special purpose. Her wounds are all internal, while Mike's are on the outside, but the spark between them as adults is as hot as ever. Can Gerty and Mike make their second chance romance into a happily-ever-after?

She's had a crush on him for decades. He's finally in a place where he feels ready to date the boss's daughter. Can Cord and Jane take their relationship to the next level without getting burned? Jane Hammond has grown and matured a lot over the years. So much so that she's now working in the accounting department at the massive family company in downtown Denver. But she's living on her family's farm, which her older brother now owns. Her father lives in the generational house, and he still has his eye on Jane's wild streak. That, and that alone, has kept her from pursuing Cord Behr, the cowboy who's worked her daddy's farm for fifteen years. Cord has secrets no one knows but Jane's father. The man took him in when he shouldn't have, and he's loved Cord as a son, guided him, and taught him. Cord won't do anything to upset Gray Hammond - but his feelings for the man's daughter have been growing and growing since her return to the farm. And she's an adult now... So when her cousin gets married, Cord makes his move and asks Jane to dance. The spark is hotter than ever now that it's been uncovered, but they have a long way to go to build happily-ever-after. Can she make her father see she's not fourteen years old anymore? And will it even matter if Cord can't tell her the truth about his past?

He's a seasoned cowboy on a delivery mission. She's a resilient hobby farm owner braving the winter storm. Can Keith and Lindsay forge a bond in the heart of a tempest and find love in the calm that follows? Keith Whettstein is no stranger to life's challenges - a seasoned cowboy from the renowned Hammond Family Farm, he's weathered his fair share of trials. Yet, as he finds himself caught in the thick of a snowstorm, delivering a horse to the remote Lewis farm just days before Christmas, life takes an unexpected turn. When an unfortunate slip leads to Keith's injury and the horse falls atop him, it's Lindsay Lewis who comes to his rescue. Born and bred in cattle country in Texas, Lindsay is as tough as the weather that lashes her land, yet she nurses Keith with a gentleness that belies her exterior. Bound by circumstance and the fury of nature, Keith and Lindsay are forced to hunker down together just days before his sister's wedding, weathering the storm that rages outside. Confined within the cozy warmth of Lindsay's home, a hot bond begins to form between them, forged in adversity and kindled by shared experience. But Keith's best friend and co-worker is Lindsay's older brother, and they both wonder if they're starting something they can't finish. Then Keith decides to take Lindsay to his sister's wedding. There, she'll have to meet everyone important to him, and that's not a small number when it comes to the farm where Keith was raised... Will they find the courage to explore the growing connection between them? Can their faith carry them through the trials they face, leading them toward a happily-ever-after they never expected?

Tag has secretly admired Opal from afar. He even went so far as to ask her out, but the timing was all off, and now he's just awkward around his best friend's little sister. Then, she finds Tag in a precarious situation as he's breaking a horse. Can their unexpected reunion mend the fences between them and finally lead them to the forever love they've been waiting for? Opal Hammond is at a crossroads. She's on sabbatical from her high-profile job as a doctor in California, and now that she's in Ivory Peaks with her brother, his wife, and their new baby, Opal can't imagine driving away. She's tried dating over the years, and no one has ever been a fit. In fact, she believes she's destined to be single forever. That no one will ever emerge as her One True Love. Taggart Crow is the foreman on Gertrude Hammond's small family farm, and he's become Mike's best friend in the year he's worked there. So that means Opal, as Mike's younger sister, is completely off-limits. Too bad his heart sings and the heavens open every time he encounters the woman. When Opal is injured while Tag's breaking a horse, his guilt eats him alive. So he's right at her side on the way to the hospital. When she comes back to the farm. Everywhere. And the more time they spend together and the more he takes care of her, the more he can't deny his feelings. So when he asks her out for the second time, Opal says yes. She's still not sure she's marriage material, but she's told Tag more of her personal secrets than anyone else. Can they find their own brand of happily-ever-after right there in Ivory Peaks? Join Opal and Tag as they heal together in HIS EIGHTH RIDE, the next installment in the captivating Ivory Peaks series. Immerse yourself in the powerful Hammond Family saga and experience the romance, resilience, and faith that this compelling series is known for.

He's a fun-loving rodeo trainer with a heart of gold who can't stay in one place for too long. She's lost her family farm and simply wants a place to call home. Can friends and opposites Tucker and Bobbie Jo find a way to make their dreams align? Tucker Hammond has been adrift since his best friend told him he wasn't going to rejoin the rodeo circuit after an injury that brought them both home to small town Ivory Peaks. Tuck needs another client to train and manage, because he's slowly suffocating by staying in one place for so long. He needs purpose and a sense of fulfillment. His father reminds him that he still hasn't done anything with his inheritance, as all Hammonds are given a large sum of money and tasked to do something good with it. He's helping his CEO cousin when he runs into Bobbie Jo Hanks–literally. He spills his soda all over her, and her fiery, salty personality lights up his whole world. So it's no wonder that he rushes to get her a fresh set of clothes…and then plans a date. Thankfully, she's broken up with her long-distance boyfriend now, and Tuck's long-time crush can finally be realized. As they explore their budding romance through rooftop picnics and hikes in the Rocky Mountains, it's clear their connection runs deeper than friendship. But then, an exciting new rodeo client has Tuck packing his bags again. He's not sure how to blend his desire to build a rodeo training and management empire and give Bobbie Jo the safety and security of a home. Good thing he has all that money… But Bobbie Jo resists the idea of Tuck buying his way into her life. Can she work through her reservations to realize he's not trying to buy her love–he's offering her a home and his heart? And, before it's too late, can Tuck realize that the greatest journey of all is the one that leads him back to Bobbie Jo's side?

She's always been great at handling animals, but when it comes to people-particularly gorgeous cowboys-things get a little more complicated. As the traveling vet for the small town of Ivory Peaks, Kristie Higgins has crossed paths with the new Hammond Family Farm foreman more times than she can count. Mission is handsome, quiet, and more than a little intimidating-especially after that awkward first meeting where he insulted her boots. But when he finally musters the courage to ask her out, Kristie's own confidence takes a nosedive. Mission Redbay has been at the Hammond Family Farm for eighteen years, and he's always preferred to stay in the background. He's observant, quiet, good with his hands, and keeping his distance. But as the new foreman, Mission finds himself thrust into a spotlight he's never wanted-and a certain pretty vet keeps making his head spin. He knows there's more to Kristie than her icy exterior, and he's drawn to her in a way he can't quite explain. Mission has carried the weight of his past for a long time, and letting someone in feels like a risk. But maybe, just maybe, Kristie is worth it. When his granddad tells her about his secret crush, sparks fly between them, walls come down, and love might just get a second chance to take the lead… if Kristie and Mission are willing to take a leap of faith. An enemies-to-lovers romance set against the beautiful backdrop of small town Ivory Peaks, His Tenth Dance is a story of love, second chances, healing, and learning to trust-both yourself and the one who holds your heart.