Rancher’s Strength by Bonnie Poirier

Ryder Saffort thought he’d found his forever—until the woman he loved walked away without looking back.

Lexie was his everything, but when she couldn’t give him the family he dreamed of, she made the heartbreaking choice to let him go. It’s been three years, and though life has moved on, no one else has ever come close to filling the space she left behind.
Lexie never stopped loving Ryder. Leaving him nearly broke her, but watching him live a life she couldn’t give him would’ve destroyed her.
She’s built a quiet existence, convincing herself she made the right call—until tragedy pulls them back into each other’s orbit.
Bound by a promise made long ago, Ryder and Lexie are named guardians of their late friends’ children. But there’s a catch: to honor the will, they must reunite under one roof—as husband and wife.
What starts as a fake marriage quickly unearths the pain, passion, and unfinished love between them.
As autumn settles over the Flying Diamond 5, danger still looms on the horizon. And when the past threatens not just their hearts but the family they’re trying to protect, Ryder and Lexie will have to decide if love lost can truly be found again.

He never stopped loving her. She never stopped believing he deserved more. But maybe… they were always meant to find their way back.