Rodeo in the Blood

Rusty Blackstone thought he had conquered the toughest arenas in rodeo, until life handed him a challenge no championship buckle could prepare him for. When Jenny, his first love, reveals a heartbreaking truth-that Rusty is the father of her five-year-old son-his world tilts. The twist? Jenny is now the ex-wife of Warren Weston, Rusty's lifelong rival in both the rodeo ring and matters of the heart... and Warren claims the boy as his own. As Rusty grapples with fatherhood and unfinished love, fate deals him another unexpected card: the inheritance of a weathered Montana ranch, miles from the glare of competition but heavy with the weight of legacy. Meanwhile, Warren wages a bitter legal battle to reclaim the sprawling ranch he believes was stolen from him-his family's birthright, now lost in courtrooms and family feuds. Yet even as the feud deepens and family loyalties are tested, both Rusty and Warren cling fiercely to their rodeo dreams, chasing the thrill of the arena while fighting battles far more personal outside of it. When Warren marries Rusty's sister, the two adversaries are forced to confront more than old grudges. They must navigate loyalty, pride, and the fragile threads that bind a family together-whether by blood, choice, or circumstance. Brimming with tension, heart, and the unyielding spirit of the American West, A Montana Inheritance continues the Rodeo in the Blood saga with bold emotional stakes. Jim Overstreet brings back the grit and grace of Rusty, Warren, and the unforgettable cast of Montana ranchers and rodeo champions in a story where every turn of the dirt reveals a deeper truth about love, forgiveness, and the inheritance that truly matters.

Rusty Blackstone and Warren Weston have spent their whole lives trying their best to spite each other. But they're about to find out what they're truly made of-in the biggest competition of their lifetimes. The son of wealthy ranch owners, Warren Weston is an only child, torn between the demands of his father and the adulation of his mother. Rusty Blackstone's father is a fiddle-footed cowboy, and his mother holds two jobs to feed him and his sisters. Rusty works hard and barely realizes that they are poor. The two boys become bitter rivals at their first encounter. They grow up on Montana ranches but see the world from completely different perspectives. When rodeo becomes their passion, they take their rivalry to the roots that have shaped them and the ground they've worked. A novel spanning twenty years under the blue Montana sky, A Montana Rivalry is a love song to the rancher's grit, and to the determination that drives the fiercest loyalties.

Spanning the ranchlands of Montana, the brutal arenas of professional rodeo, and the backroads between them, The Pickup Men plunges readers into a world where old grudges never die-and loyalty comes at a cost. Rodeo pickup man Boomer Augustine is violent, ruthless, and driven by an inherited feud. Determined to punish World Champion steer wrestler Rusty Blackstone simply for his last name, Boomer sets in motion a chain of events that threatens families, careers, and lives. Without ever meeting, Boomer's wife and Rusty find themselves in an uneasy alliance, forced to protect what matters most while navigating a world where silence can be deadly and courage isn't always enough. Gritty, emotional, and fiercely authentic, The Pickup Men is a story of loyalty tested, grudges revived, and the dangerous choices made when conflict rides in after dark. Written by a lifelong cowboy, this fifth installment of the Rodeo in the Blood series delivers tension, heart, and hard-earned wisdom-proving that in rodeo, the toughest battles aren't always fought on horseback.