Irish Winters is an award-winning author who dabbles in poetry,
grandchildren, and rarely (as in extremely rarely) the kitchen. More prone to
be outdoors than in, she grew up the quintessential tomboy on a farm in rural Wisconsin,
spent her teenage years in the Pacific Northwest, but calls the Wasatch Mountains
of Northern Utah home. For now.
The wife of one handsome husband and mother of three perfect sons,
Irish divides her time between writing at home, and travelling the country with
her man while – writing. (Seriously, what else?)
She believes in making every day count for something, and follows the
wise admonition of her mother to, “Look out the window and see something!”
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He’s heartsick and battle-weary.
Maverick Carson returned home from war with too much pain and not enough honor. Searching for a way to forgive and forget, he quits The TEAM and starts to walk. He's walked all the way to Wyoming when the sight of a pretty girl riding a massive draft horse steals his breath—until the hillside gives way beneath the horse. Rushing to her aid, he runs straight into the world of China Wolf, the headstrong owner of the Wild Wolf Ranch and the owner of the finest Percherons in the country.
She doesn’t need a man in her life.
Never has. Never will. China Wolf has responsibility enough between the rowdy horses she loves, the wayward sister she tolerates, and the precocious niece she adores. Besides, Maverick’s made it clear he’d rather hit the road than hang around her ranch. Why should she care? She doesn’t—not until she glimpses the cowboy in his eyes. Maybe she needs a man after all.
Never has. Never will. China Wolf has responsibility enough between the rowdy horses she loves, the wayward sister she tolerates, and the precocious niece she adores. Besides, Maverick’s made it clear he’d rather hit the road than hang around her ranch. Why should she care? She doesn’t—not until she glimpses the cowboy in his eyes. Maybe she needs a man after all.
Just. This. One.
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Character Casting
Maverick - Atesh Salih
Maverick was one of Alex
Stewart's junior agents before he got fed up with life and walked away from The
TEAM. Recently returned from Afghanistan, he's a Marine who loves his country,
but he still hasn't come to grips with the death of his younger brother.
Dark-haired, scruffy and brooding, he's looking for something when he ends up
in Wyoming. He just doesn't know what.
China - Zooey Deschanel
China Wolf is the determined
owner of the Wild Wolf horse ranch in Wyoming. Long, black hair and deep blue
eyes, she manages her 'kids,' a couple dozen Percheron draft horses, as well as
a couple hundred head of cattle. Except for the help of two ranch hands, she
does everything pretty much by herself and she's okay with that arrangement.
She loves her life. The hard work. The Wild Wolf. Her kids. All of it.
Leesel - Karlie Kloss
Leezel, China's sister, is one
big party waiting to happen, and not in a good way. She's been running from
responsibility since the day she was born. A mean-spirited woman, she's raising
her daughter, Kyrie, on her own, not that that's a good thing. Leezel has
chopped, chopped reddish-brown hair, dresses inappropriately, would rather be drunk
than not, and chases men. Maverick included.
Kyrie -Eloise Webb
Kyrie is a five year old, skinny
little girl. She looks just like her Aunt China whom she adores and calls Andy
China. She has a speech impediment, not that Leezel would notice. Kyrie
loves the stray cats that hang around China's barn, but mostly, she craves
China's love and affection.
