A heart can live a lifetime in eight seconds.Ever since his father caught him with another boy and threw him out at the tender ageof sixteen, Dustin Lewis has been fighting his way up the national bull-riding rankings. He’son the brink of qualifying for the National Finals when he draws Diablo, a notoriously rankbull—and the ride goes bad.When bullfighter Shane Rees frees Dustin from the rigging of the same bull that nearlydestroyed his face, he comes dangerously close to dropping his guard. Shane knows thepotential consequences of being gay in a sport loaded with testosterone-overdosed cowboys,and the resulting scars of mind and body have left him with little self-worth.Their near-death-by-bull first meeting sparks an attraction that awakens every last oneof their personal demons. Yet as the National Finals draws closer, so do they. But they’llhave to overcome emotional highs, near-tragic lows, and bone-crushing danger before lovecan bust out of the chute.Warning: Contains man-on-man boot knocking, rawhide and raw emotions, badasscowboys and even badder-ass bulls. This ain’t your old man’s rodeo.

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