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The Rancher's Healing at Pack Saddle Ranch
A blast meant to clear land nearly kills Gary McAllister instead.
The explosion devastates his leg and shatters his pride, crushing any hope of saving the ranch before winter—and the looming grasp of the bank—closes in. With foreclosure looming and his brothers stretched to the breaking point, the last thing Gary needs is a nurse. But stubbornness won't heal a shattered bone, and pride won't pay the mortgage.
Evelyn Bennett traded Sandpoint society for a life of purpose, not comfort.
When Dr. Wallace sends her to the isolated Pack Saddle Ranch, she expects to tend a wound and move on. Instead, she finds three brothers holding a crumbling dream together with nothing but grit, and a patient who'd rather lose his leg than his independence. But Evelyn didn't come this far to be dismissed. She's faced down worse than one wounded, hardheaded rancher.
As snow buries the mountain passes and disaster strikes from every side—flood, fire, and the bank—Gary and Evelyn are forced into an uneasy alliance.
Between a ticking mortgage deadline, old wounds that won't stay buried, and a wilderness that shows no mercy, they'll have to Is home something you inherit, or something you fight for with everything you have?
In the end, healing a man may mean saving a family. And saving a ranch may mean risking a heart.
The explosion devastates his leg and shatters his pride, crushing any hope of saving the ranch before winter—and the looming grasp of the bank—closes in. With foreclosure looming and his brothers stretched to the breaking point, the last thing Gary needs is a nurse. But stubbornness won't heal a shattered bone, and pride won't pay the mortgage.
Evelyn Bennett traded Sandpoint society for a life of purpose, not comfort.
When Dr. Wallace sends her to the isolated Pack Saddle Ranch, she expects to tend a wound and move on. Instead, she finds three brothers holding a crumbling dream together with nothing but grit, and a patient who'd rather lose his leg than his independence. But Evelyn didn't come this far to be dismissed. She's faced down worse than one wounded, hardheaded rancher.
As snow buries the mountain passes and disaster strikes from every side—flood, fire, and the bank—Gary and Evelyn are forced into an uneasy alliance.
Between a ticking mortgage deadline, old wounds that won't stay buried, and a wilderness that shows no mercy, they'll have to Is home something you inherit, or something you fight for with everything you have?
In the end, healing a man may mean saving a family. And saving a ranch may mean risking a heart.
241 pages, Paperback
Published November 6, 2025
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January 11, 2026
Dear Reader,
This book it the beginning of my Pack Saddle Ranch series set in the 1920s in Northern Idaho. I enjoyed writing the Romance of a rancher who is injured while removing stumps on his Idaho stump ranch his father left him. He is holding on to his health and his ranch for dear life, but is too stubborn to realize that a nurse sent to help him recover may also have the answer to save his ranch.
I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. There are two more in this series of the McAlister brothers, The Outlaw's Second Chance and The Quiet Hero's Promise. They can be read as a standalone book, but are much richer to read as a series.
Yours Truly,
Amy
This book it the beginning of my Pack Saddle Ranch series set in the 1920s in Northern Idaho. I enjoyed writing the Romance of a rancher who is injured while removing stumps on his Idaho stump ranch his father left him. He is holding on to his health and his ranch for dear life, but is too stubborn to realize that a nurse sent to help him recover may also have the answer to save his ranch.
I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. There are two more in this series of the McAlister brothers, The Outlaw's Second Chance and The Quiet Hero's Promise. They can be read as a standalone book, but are much richer to read as a series.
Yours Truly,
Amy
December 9, 2025
Book 1 of Amy Crooks' At Pack Saddle Ranch trilogy is a page-turner. Well-written, the characters are lifelike and engaging. The story is entertaining and engrossing. This is an excellent choice for a fun read. Looking forward to Book 2.
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