She wasn’t what he asked for...
She was everything he needed.
 

Remington Cunningham, a Princeton-educated cowboy, lives a quiet life on his Colorado ranch. His world is steady but shaken by loss and betrayal. When he posts a simple “Help Wanted” sign, he has no idea it will bring Callie Parker into his life.

Callie, trapped in a cold and distant marriage, is just out for a drive to clear her head. She isn’t looking for a job, or a man, or even a conversation. But something about the dusty road and that handwritten sign on the fencepost pulls her in.

Their story unfolds in quiet moments and deep conversations, through journal entries and shared silences. What begins as a working arrangement slowly becomes something more—a connection neither of them expected.

Set against the rugged beauty of Colorado’s Front Range, The Cowboy and the Rose is a tender, time-wrought love story about life's impossible choices, rediscovering the heart’s deepest longings—and daring to choose love when the universe said it was too late.

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The front cover painting by Jay Moore, Jay Moore Studio, captures the magical beauty of Colorado.