What happens when love gets caught in the crossfire?

Annabelle Jackson is America's sweetheart

Queen of the romcom, Annabelle is set to star in her first Western filming in Mountain Valley. It'll be the first time she rides a horse or handles a gun, and her career is riding on her performance. A superstar since childhood, her moniker of America's sweetheart is well-earned. But Annabelle's got a secret and over the years she's learned to deflect the press through careful misdirection.

Drew Randall lives a simple life

Born and bred in Mountain Valley, Drew raises horses on the ranch he inherited when his parents left town years earlier. After having his heart broken, he's happy with his quiet life in the country. Locally known as a championship shooter, Drew is called in for a favour when the gun handler on Annabelle's film backs out at the last minute. He's happy to take the job but is surprised when Annabelle approaches him with an additional request.

When their worlds collide, it sets off a powder keg

When Annabelle and Drew get together, the chemistry between them is palpable. So when she asks him to act as her boyfriend for the press, he's eager to play the role. But as their attraction deepens, they face internal conflicts between what their heads know, and what their hearts want-leaving them both at a standstill.

Will either of them have the courage to pull the trigger?

At Close Range is the seventh novel in a series of stand-alone steamy contemporary romance stories based in Mountain Valley.