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Broncos and Ballads
Christian Contemporary Romance
Broncos and Ballads
Book 2 of the Healing Springs Ranch series
310 pages · First published 2025
Country music star Brock McQuaid has built his career singing about love, but a painful breakup leaves his romantic image—and his reputation—with a problem. Meanwhile, supermodel Venus Vargas is reeling after the longtime best friend she expected to marry announces his engagement to someone else. A carefully staged relationship offers both celebrities a way to save face, and soon they're pretending to be the perfect couple. But as Venus spends time with Brock and his matchmaking family at Healing Springs Ranch, their manufactured romance begins to feel surprisingly real. With their careers, hearts, and public images at stake, Brock and Venus must decide whether they're willing to risk an authentic relationship when their agreement comes to an end. Perfect for readers who enjoy fake dating, celebrity romance, and cowboy heroes, this playful love story makes an inviting read by the pool.
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Romantic rejection and heartbreak; public embarrassment and scrutiny of personal relationships; pressure surrounding celebrity reputations and a deceptive public romance.
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Red Carpet Cherry Fizz
Bright cherry and sparkling lime capture the red-carpet glamour of Brock and Venus's fake relationship, where the cameras see a perfect couple long before either realizes their feelings might be real.
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- Garnish: Use a matching citrus wheel, berry, or herb from the recipe when available.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Ranch Water
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Crisp tequila, lime, and sparkling water bring a taste of ranch life to Brock and Venus's carefully staged romance, where a country music star and a supermodel discover that real love can't be scripted.
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- 2 oz tequila
- 3/4 oz fresh lime juice ↗
- 4 oz sparkling mineral water ↗
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- Fill a highball glass with ice. Add tequila and lime juice, top with mineral water, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Lime wedge.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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