Life at the Double D Ranch has never been simpleโbut for Jack and Riley Campbell-Hayes, love has always been the one constant. Now, as they look to the future, theyโre ready to expand their family. Surrogacy plans are in motion, dreams feel within reachโฆ until an unexpected foster child changes everything. Suddenly, theyโre balancing hope, fear, and the possibility of giving a vulnerable boy a forever home in a story packed with found family, foster-to-adopt, emotional healing, and unwavering love.
Because family isnโt always plannedโitโs built.
As the seasons turn, the Double D becomes a refuge not just for Jack and Riley, but for everyone they love. Eli and Robbie face new challenges in their hard-won relationship, while Liam finds himself drawn to Marcus, offering a chance at healing he never thought possible. With big decisions, quiet sacrifices, and love tested in every direction, this is a deeply emotional journey filled with hurt/comfort, second chances, small town warmth, and interconnected lives that prove no one stands alone.
And then everything changes.
When Riley is pulled into a dangerous cartel situation on a trip across the border, the life theyโve built is thrown into chaos. With danger closing in, Jack must fight to protect his husband, his children, and the future theyโve fought so hard for. Meanwhile, love continues to bloom across the ranchโfrom weddings and new beginnings to hard-fought happily-ever-aftersโproving that even in the darkest moments, hope refuses to die.
Surrogacy journey, foster-to-adopt, found family, hurt/comfort, second chances, small town ranch life, multiple couples, emotional healing, high-stakes danger, cartel suspense, weddings and happily-ever-afters.
RJ Scott writes heartwarming, passionate stories where every man finds his happily ever after. When not writing, she enjoys reading books, watching movies, spending time with her family, following Formula 1 (Forza Ferrari!), and cheering on the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Email her atย rj@rjscott.co.uk
RJ Scott publishes through Love Lane Books Ltd โ based in the UK.