In the Charm

He was only passing through—until the sheriff’s daughter gave him a reason to stay.

Chris Friessen has spent months traveling alone on his Harley, searching for freedom before returning to the expectations waiting at his family’s ranch.

Then a South Dakota sheriff and his chief deputy pull him over without cause, force him into handcuffs, search his belongings, and warn him to stay out of Martin.

Chris rides into town anyway.

JD Cayhill has spent her life taking care of everyone else. She runs her family’s lodge, feeds the community, and lives beneath the protection of a father who believes loving her gives him the right to decide her future.

Chris is the first man in years who asks what she wants.

But one invitation to dinner draws them into a dangerous struggle with JD’s father, a possessive lawman, and a secret from her past that reveals how far both men will go to keep her under their control.

Chris can still leave Martin.

But walking away from JD may be the one choice he can’t make.

Sometimes the most unexpected turn leads straight into the kind of trouble worth risking everything for.