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The Hatley Family
Series · 2 books · 2024-2025

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#2

The Last Promise You Made

2024

RYDER HATLEY After my ex stole from me and took off, I swore off anything that even looked like a relationship. I survived by devoting myself to the ranch and my family, keeping my head down, and accepting some of us just aren’t meant for happily ever afters. Until a spitfire undercover agent shatters everything I believed by introducing me to a little girl who’s supposedly mine. Now, my world centers around keeping the child safe from the danger in her past and keeping my hands off the sexy agent who is guaranteed to do what all the women in my life have done before her—leave. Until then, I have to protect them both while somehow guarding my heart. GIA KENT I’d already cleared Ryder Hatley and his family from ties to the cartel I’m hunting. But when a dead woman in a hotel leaves behind a little girl who appears to be his, I’m sent back to the wilds of Tennessee to investigate once more. What I can’t do is let the arrogant cowboy see how he makes my heart race. I’m only in this middle-of-nowhere town until I make sure the girl is safe. To do that, I need to uncover the secret her mother was hiding. There’s no way I’ll get attached to the grumpy rancher turned doting father. No way I’ll see the three of us tucked into his home as the family I never wanted. Not even a common enemy can force us to trust each other after our rocky start. Desire is an inconvenience I won’t cave into. Falling in love is absolutely out of the question… Inspired by "A Little Bit Trouble" by Brothers Osborne, this fast-paced, standalone, heartfelt adventure is sure to make you hold your breath and keep turning the pages.
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#3

The Last Dance You Saved

2025

RAFE I swore I’d never go back to the ranch that brought me nothing but pain and heartbreak. But when my brother dies in a mysterious accident, what choice do I have? Once I’m there, it isn’t just seeing how my daughter flourishes that cracks open old wounds. It’s the woman with bluebell-colored eyes who shows me just how empty my life has become. SADIE When the jewels in my grandmother’s attic lead me on an adventure to find our family’s roots, I never expect it to cost me my heart. And now that a tormented cowboy and his lonely daughter have claimed it, a little danger won’t scare me off. If Rafe thinks he can send me away to keep me safe, he’s got a few things to learn about the Hatley family. We don’t disappear when the worst hits. We double down and fight for the win. And with love at stake, I’m willing to bet it all. Inspired by Nate Smith’s “Fix What You Didn’t Break,” this grumpy-cowboy, single-dad, small-town romantic suspense will tug at your soul and leave you with a smile on your face. Interconnected standalone series Can be read in any order

Author

L.J. Evans
L.J. Evans
Author · 28 books

Award winning author, LJ Evans, lives in Northern California with her husband, child, and the three terrors called cats. She's been writing, almost as a compulsion, since she was a little girl and will often pull the car over to write when a song lyric strikes her. A former first-grade teacher, she now spends her days reading and writing, as well as binge-watching original shows like Ted Lasso, Wednesday, Veronica Mars and Stranger Things. If you ask her the one thing she won’t do, it’s pretty much anything that involves dirt—sports, gardening, or otherwise. But she loves to write about all of those things, and her first published heroine was pretty much involved with dirt on a daily basis. Which is exactly what LJ loves about fiction novels—the characters can be everything you’re not and still make their way into your heart. Find out more about LJ and her books at www.ljevansbooks.com

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