Alive and Wells (Wells Ranch #1)
Bailey Hannah
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
4.09
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 47 ratings · 311 pages · Published: 20 Nov 2023
But she needs a job—and refuge from her abusive soon-to-be-ex-husband.
If only her new boss, Austin Wells, would make it clear whether he hates her or wants her. His gaze makes her feel things she hasn’t in years. Though getting over her ex by getting under her grumpy boss isn’t worth the potential fallout.
Austin’s a gruff, no-nonsense rancher who’s seriously regretting letting his head cook hire her own help. As far as he’s concerned, Cecily won’t be sticking around for long. Nobody ever stays. And the wedding ring indent still on her finger makes her more trouble than she’s worth.
When Cecily’s past catches up with her, Austin discovers that she’s already placed a branding iron on his heart. He wants her to stay. First, he needs to keep her safe.
CW/TW: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (ON PAGE), PHYSICAL VIOLENCE (ON PAGE), DEATH OF PARENT AND GRANDPARENT (DISCUSSED), TROUBLED PARENT-ADULT CHILD RELATIONSHIP (DISCUSSED), ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION (ON PAGE), RANCHING ACTIVITIES (BRANDING, CASTRATION, VACCINATION, ROPING - ON PAGE), EXPLICIT SEX SCENES
Tagged as:
- cowboy hero 12
- grumpy & sunshine 12
- contemporary 12
- forced proximity 11
- western 11
- grumpy/cold hero 10
- dual pov 10
- boss & employee 10
- small town 10
- first person pov 9
- tortured heroine 9
- workplace/office 8
- slow burn 8
- m-f romance 8
- competent heroine 7
- found family 7
- cheerful/happy heroine 6
- age gap 5
- hurt/comfort 5
- praise kink 4
- take-charge heroine 4
- funny 4
- enemies to lovers 2
- bodyguard/protector hero 2
- cheating 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past abuse 10
- third party abuse 6
- abuse 5
- graphic violence 2
- geography
- canada 7
romance tags
The 'Wells Ranch' series
96 ratings 4.17 ·
first-person-pov · western · canada · dual-pov · m-f · contemporary · found-family · cowboys · small town · caretaking · angst · explicit-open-door · breeding · past-abuse · competent heroine · working class heroine · humor · friends to lovers · praise-kink · forced proximity
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