The Cowboy’s Return by Carolyne Aarsen

A heartbroken rancher. A pregnant ex-girlfriend. Can one last goodbye make a brand-new start?

Everyone Lucas loved has left him behind. So, after a medical discharge cuts his military service short, he plans to sell his late parents’ ranch and move on. But the pain of his past comes rushing back when he bumps into his charming ex-sweetheart and sees she’s carrying another man’s baby.
Summer’s swollen belly is a constant reminder of her shameful secret. As she counts down the days until she can give the newborn up for adoption, the old flame she never got over reappears at the worst possible moment. And though she longs to pour out her soul, she fears honesty would mean losing him for a second time.
As the in-home nurse for Lucas’s estranged grandmother, Summer can feel years of unspoken emotions rising to the surface. While Lucas tries to resist their attempts at reconciliation, part of him wonders if opening his heart could change the course of his troubled life.
Will Lucas and Summer risk sharing their painful truths and uncover a way back to each other’s arms?