A return to the Blue Thorn Ranch--this time with Luke Buckton at the center. Luke left to join the rodeo circuit and left Ruby behind. After many years, Luke's returned home with a major injury and he wants Ruby to be his physical therapist and help him return to riding bulls.

Though this book does have the two main characters having a history and a bit of Luke thinking Ruby wouldn't take him back after how he left her, the plot doesn't dwell overlong on those and focuses more on Luke's rehab and his desire to return to rodeoing to show that he's leaving on his own terms and not being forced to by injury. I gave it four stars for not falling into that common plot extending technique so common to the genre.

I liked the thought expressed of finding out who your true friends are in times of hardship. ( )