Cherry Tree Ranch

A girl inherits a ranch and falls for the rodeo rider she can't have in this cosy, small-town cowboy romance for YA readers, ideal for fans of My Life With the Walter Boys, Lynn Painter and Jenny Han. When Dahlia solely inherits her beloved grandpa's ranch, her life turns upside-down. Her decision to stay instead of going to college is easy, but she needs to raise money fast to avoid selling - and all she has to save her heritage are the sour cherries from the orchard and the sweet honey from her bees. Her second problem? Local rodeo rider, Cash, who she can't stop running into. Between their old family enmity and his star-rider girlfriend, Dahlia knows she should keep her distance - and focuses on the attentions of her school friend, Wyatt. But when Cash rescues her after a bee sting and comes to work with her in the orchard, the attraction becomes even harder to bear. Along the way, Dahlia discovers letters and diaries in an old barn that reveal a tragic love story from generations before. Among them, a secret is waiting to come to light... Could the mysteries of the past be the key to unlocking the ranch's future? And could the love growing between Dahlia and Cash heal the wounds of their families' history? A gorgeous cowboy romance for YA readers, with a cosy, small-town ranch setting and a compelling historical mystery to unravel Beloved romance tropes including forbidden love, fated mates, forced proximity and love triangle An empowering coming-of-age story with themes of growing up and identity, family and ancestry, forgiveness and closure