Long Live Cowgirls

Molly McKinley has always been the easy one—soft-hearted, free-spirited, and content to take life as it comes. As the youngest of the McKinley kids, she trusts that things have a way of working out, especially when you don’t fight them too hard. In a town where her last name carries weight, Molly is known for her gentle smile, her love of chickens, and her refusal to take life too seriously.

Liam Carson is the exact opposite.

Silver Creek’s only sheriff, Liam lives by rules, responsibility, and control. Raised by a father who believed discipline came before love and shaped by a childhood marked by broken trust, Liam has spent his life convinced that order keeps people safe—and that love only leads to disappointment. Especially when it comes to his best friend’s little sister.

Then one night changes everything.

What begins as an innocent moment between friends turns into something neither of them is prepared for. As Liam struggles to face a reality he never planned for, a quiet threat begins to linger around Molly—one she brushes off as harmless.

But Liam doesn’t.

As his instincts tell him something is wrong, everything starts to unravel. Forced to confront the truth about what he wants—and who he’s willing to fight for—Liam realizes that everything he needs has been standing right in front of him all along.

But some realizations come too late—and some truths can’t undo what’s already been set in motion.