Tempting Her Wild Heart (Wild Hearts of Spruce Ridge Book 2) - Wild Hearts of Spruce Ridge, #2

She left to chase the world. He stayed to build a life. Now, they're colliding again after decades apart. Can you ever really outrun your heart?

Becca
I was never meant to stay in Spruce Ridge. This town and Wild Hearts Ranch are my past, not my future. For years, I chased adventure, painting the world with colors and memories, never looking back. But when my dad's stroke brings me home—just temporarily—I find myself stepping back into a life I thought I'd outgrown. The biggest surprise? Riley Hayes. My first love. The boy I left behind, now a man with a teenage daughter and a steady life I don't belong in. Being around him stirs old feelings, ones I swore I'd buried long ago. But staying still has never been my strong suit… and loving Riley? That was never my problem. Leaving him was.

Riley
Becca Monroe is back. The girl who once held my whole heart—the same girl who shattered it—is standing in my classroom, sketchbook in hand, filling the spaces of my life I thought were long closed off to her. I should keep my distance. I should remember that Becca never stays. But when she agrees to teach art at the high school, our paths cross every day, and despite my best efforts, I can't ignore the pull between us. My daughter adores her. My heart still knows her. But can I really trust the woman who ran from Spruce Ridge—and me—once before? Or am I setting myself up for another goodbye?

They say you can't go home again… but what if home is where your heart has always belonged?

All books in the Wild Hearts of Spruce Ridge series are standalone romances based in one Montana small town, with each book featuring one of the sisters of the Monroe family of Wild Hearts Ranch. You can read the books in the series out of order, but it's best to read the series in order, as each of the books' characters make an appearance in previous books in the series.