Duke

Lucky River Ranch, Book 4

By: Jessica Peterson

Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Lila Winters

One chance meeting on a Texas ranch. One wild, too-charming cowboy. One snowed-in night that changes everything.

Wheeler Rankin isn't here for romance—she's come to Lucky River Ranch to visit her best friend, wrangle a business deal, and prove herself to everyone who ever doubted her. But when she collides with Duke Rivers—resident heartbreaker, restless cowboy, and brother to her best friend's new flame—sparks fly hotter than a Texas summer.

Duke has always dreamed of more than dusty trails and small-town life. He's itching to see the world, but one unforgettable night with Wheeler changes his course. When a blizzard and a business road trip leave them stranded together, their no-strings flirtation ignites into something deeper.

But passion brings complications—and unexpected news threatens to upend everything Wheeler's built. As family pressures, old wounds, and new dreams collide, Duke is determined to stand by her side, ready to forge a future neither of them ever imagined.

Can two fiercely independent souls trust in love, face their fears, and find home in each other's arms? Or will the ghosts of the past keep them apart for good?

Welcome back to Hartsville, where family is found, love is hard-won, and every cowboy has a story worth telling.

Duke is a standalone romance in the interconnected Lucky River Ranch Series.

©2025 Jessica Peterson (P)2025 Podium Audio

The Lucky River Ranch bunch is such a fun group!

I finished the audiobook for Duke with a smile on my face- the Lucky River Ranch bunch is such a fun group to read about! Accidental pregnancy is not a trope I seek out, but I knew that author Jessica Peterson would write a story I'd enjoy. Duke is the definition of a green flag man- he's just a fantastic guy and I really loved all the cowboy boot business detail! The epilogue was just a treat. The audiobook is narrated by Stephen Dexter and Lila Winters and I really enjoyed their performances.

Good narrators

She’s best friends and business partners with his sister in law. Instant attraction but she try’s to avoid it until he goes to help her on a work trip and things heat up when they get snowed in. I usually try not leave spoilers but for this one I must, so spoiler warning for the following. I really like that when she finds out that she is pregnant there is a lot more thought behind the decision to keep the pregnancy or not. Most pregnancy tropes just do a quick, what do I do, oh I keep it. But this one had a lot more back and forth and thought behind the decision so I appreciated seeing that portrayed here. HEA.

Duke

I love this book so much .. So cute how they where not sure what they wanted and in the end they had a happy ever after.. dislike how her dad was not a fan .

Amazing for this cowboy romance

WOW- Jessica Peterson has done it again. I was over the moon when I got this Advanced Copy! This is the 4th book in the Lucky River Ranch series. Don't let the accidental pregnancy trope stop you from reading this one. I absolutely enjoyed this one and Im not the biggest fan of that trope. This series has just captured my heart and managed to make me love every minute of their "mistake". I thought that She depicted this so well and I wanted to this book to keep going on because I was so invested in their relationship.

I need to grab a shelf trophy... and maybe an audio trophy because Jessica Peterson always has amazing voice narrators.

Everything

I can’t get enough of this series… Makes MY heart full and happy… I seriously wish the series would never end