The Lonely Road

I was hired to destroy her. I did. Then I fell in love with her.

I’m Mason Brooks, and this is my story.

When powerful men have problems, they call me. I’m a morally flexible fixer—the best in the business.

Taya Morningstar is a problem I’ve been hired to handle. She’s a lawyer with a savior complex—principled, honorable, too big-hearted for her own good. She works for people who can’t afford to lose. This time, she’s fighting for someone in my employer’s crosshairs.

My job is simple: get close to Taya, dismantle her case, and walk away. So I seduce her, let her believe what we have is real—then I hand her case to opposing counsel and make sure she loses.

But for the first time in my life, I can’t walk away from the devastation I caused, because I’ve fallen in love with my mark. If I want to be the man Taya deserves, I have to do something I’ve never done before—earn back the heart I broke.

The Lonely Road is an angsty cowboy romance featuring your favorite tropes: Major Betrayal & Grovel, Cowboy, Small Town, No Cheating, Complete Standalone.

Author’s Note: The Lonely Road contains significant Southern Ute cultural elements, including depictions of the Bear Dance, traditional regalia, language, ceremony, and community life. I have worked with sensitivity readers and consulted those who know the Southern Ute community throughout the writing of this book, and I am deeply grateful for their generosity and guidance. Any errors that remain—and there may be some—are entirely my own, and I offer my sincere apology for them. It was never my intention to misrepresent a culture I have enormous respect for, only to honor it as truthfully as fiction allows.