Leather and Lies by Lucy McConnell

The bull rider says he kisses better than he rides, but nobody warned Kinsley Rose he would prove it.

Kinsley pulls into Gritstone, Colorado, with a horse trailer, a locked heart, and daddy issues the size of Texas. She came to this small town to save Stonegate Ranch from a federal land grab, not to trade witty banter with the cowboy next door or fall for his reckless grin and thunder-gray eyes.
Wyatt is an NFR-qualified bull rider with a gentle streak he doesn’t let anyone see. The moment Kinsley’s boots touch his land, he falls first, he falls hard, and there’s no walking away. But Kinsley isn’t the trusting type, and Wyatt’s family name comes with secrets that could bury them both.
In Gritstone, the land remembers. Ghosts linger in the fence posts and the Halloway name is chained to a legacy that won’t stay buried. Saving the ranch means untangling generations of lies, and falling for each other might be the worst idea either of them has ever had.
Leather and Lies is a cowboy romance with a close-knit family, a world that feels full and real, and the kind of slow-burn emotional roller-coaster that will leave you smiling for days. No miscommunication drama. Just grit, buried secrets, and a love that could heal a legacy or destroy it.

Readers are calling it “everything I wanted and more” and “a breath of fresh air.”