After the First Frost: A High-Heat Cinder Ridge Ranch Romance

By H. Thorne

Cassidy Hale and Reed Sullivan have spent thirteen years turning attraction into an argument. One broken fence finally leaves them nowhere to run.

Cassidy can fix a fence, move cattle, manage a crisis, and tell Cinder Ridge's foreman exactly where his bad ideas belong. What she cannot fix is Reed, the maddeningly capable owner of the neighboring ranch and the one man who has always seen too much.

When a frozen water intake and an ice storm force them onto the same side, old friction becomes something far hotter. One night under Reed's roof makes it impossible to pretend their rivalry is the only thing between them.

Then an old family agreement puts Cinder Ridge's water supply at risk. Reed may be able to solve the problem, but Cassidy has spent too much of her life accepting love tangled with obligation. She wants him. She refuses to owe him. To claim a future, they will have to separate what their families handed them from what they choose for themselves.

After the First Frost is Book 2 of the Cinder Ridge Ranch series, a high-heat contemporary Western romance with open-door passion and a complete happily-ever-after.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HHTJ2QTS
• ISBN13: 9798171990183
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 113 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"