A second chance, small-town romance with sizzling chemistry, fake relationships, and the ultimate choice between billion-dollar success and true love!

Cole Thompson has it all—a billion-dollar tech empire, a luxurious Austin penthouse, and more success than he ever dreamed possible. But returning to Mason for his brother’s wedding reveals the one thing his money can’t buy: a second chance with the woman he left behind. Isabella “Izzy” Wright, the town veterinarian who once held his heart, is now engaged to another man—and the wedding is just weeks away.

Izzy has carefully rebuilt her life after Cole shattered it years ago. As Mason’s respected veterinarian with deep community roots, she’s found stability with local real estate developer Noah Johnson—the safe, practical choice who promises never to abandon her. But when Cole returns offering to invest in his family’s struggling ranch, their paths collide, reigniting a chemistry that time and distance couldn’t extinguish.

When paparazzi threaten the ranch’s privacy and Cole’s business reputation, he proposes an arrangement: a fake relationship with Izzy to control the narrative. It’s purely business—until pretending feels all too real. As their charade evolves into stolen moments and heated encounters, Cole finds himself questioning the empire he built, while Izzy’s carefully constructed future crumbles under the weight of unresolved feelings.

The billionaire finds himself increasingly at home in dusty boots, while the small-town vet can’t ignore the pull of the world beyond Mason. When a corporate crisis calls Cole back to Austin, history threatens to repeat itself. Now he must decide what truly defines success—the business he built or the woman he never stopped loving. And Izzy faces her own impossible choice between the secure future she’s planned and the passionate second chance that could break her heart all over again.

THE BILLIONAIRE RANCHER is book 3 in the Thompson Valley Ranch series, an emotional saga of family, legacy, and love in small-town Texas. While each book delivers a complete romance with a guaranteed HEA, the brothers’ interconnected stories create a richer experience when read in order. This heart-tugging contemporary romance features a wealthy city hero returning to his roots, the small-town veterinarian who never forgot him, a love triangle (that involves complicated feelings but no ongoing cheating) that tests loyalties, and the enduring power of second chances.