A legacy of strength. A past cloaked in shadows. A love that could bridge them both.

Helen Reed is the “son her father never had,” a woman more at home in the blacksmith’s forge than the parlor. While she commands the vast Sunrays Ranch with iron-willed competence, she fears her strength makes her unloveable. To honor her father’s memory, she vows to build a dam to tame the treacherous Orange River—but she cannot do it alone.

Shawn Mulder is a brilliant engineer fleeing the sabotage and corruption of the railroads. He arrives in Bridgeport to find his family shattered: his aunt and uncle are dead under mysterious circumstances, and their ranch is drowning in unexplained debt. When he meets Helen, he finds a partner whose intellect and spirit match his own.

As the dam rises, so does the danger. Between a lethal con artist lurking in the shadows and a violent act of sabotage that leaves Helen fighting for her life, Shawn must protect the woman who has captured his soul.

In a frontier defined by grit and grace, can two souls bound by duty survive a web of deceit to build a future that will stand the test of time?

The Ranch Daughter’s Dream is a gripping, clean Western historical romance where high-stakes mystery meets heart-stirring devotion.