Love Me

A Boulder Ranch Novel

De: Ashley Willow

Narrado por: Angelina Rocca, Connor Crais

Miranda Wells has lived in the same small town her entire life. Being a country girl through and through, there was no real reason to put her college degree to use. Not when she loved every minute of working at Boulder Ranch.

One night, she finds herself alone with her dad’s best friend and they share a stolen kiss. When Miranda seeks Hayden out to talk about what happened between them, that stolen kiss becomes two, and they both know the only way they’ll be able to fight their attraction, is if they stay away from each other. It’s then that Miranda decides to branch out and start a new life. A life away from Boulder Ranch and everything she’s come to know and love.

Hayden Scott thought the hardest thing he’d ever have to face after the loss of his late fiancé was the prospect of being forced to retire from bronc riding after a devastating shoulder injury. That is until a stolen kiss with his best friend’s daughter brings on feelings too strong to fight. He does his best to stay away from Miranda, but when his best friend asks him to accompany her on a weekend trip to pick up horses, they decide to give in to their desires just once. Just one time to get it out of their systems, before leaving it all behind them.

In the blink of an eye, Hayden finds himself the sole guardian of a grieving teenage girl. When Miranda’s mom takes the girl under her wing, Hayden and Miranda’s lives become even more connected than they ever imagined. Now they must find a way to juggle their feelings while also making sure to put the people they love first.

©2025 Ashley Willow (P)2026 Ashley Willow

Sweet love story

Great audiobook! It was a father’s best friend sort of cowboy romance. It had the age gap done tastefully well. With the ranch girl and the rugged but very sweet cowboy. It had the angst and the tension and the “will we be caught” that we all love. Super fun book I would recommend. I read it as a standalone without reading any others and wasn’t confused at all. So it can definitely be read that way.

Small town, BIG romance

Ashley Willow delivered another great Cole County excursion, giving us a peek into the lives of Miranda and Hayden played by the incomparable Angelica Rocca and Connor Crais, in dual style. They bring the characters to life with a warmth and spark that leave no room for doubt their feelings for each other, even though she is his best friend’s much younger daughter! Highly recommend, anything put out by Ashley, Angelica or Connor are automatic listens for me!

Alll my favorite tropes

If you like Age gap, small town cowboys, dads best friend romance. This is perfection. Angelina Rocca and Connor Crais nailed it as always. Two of my favorite narrators.
This follows Hayden and Miranda and how they navigate the attraction without her parents knowing.

Hayden and Miranda

Back at Boulder Ranch and whew… I’ve been waiting for Miranda and Hayden’s story. This is a true slow-burn age gap romance where he falls hard - but refuses to cross the line because her dad is his best friend. Enter: one night together meant to make the feelings disappear… except spoiler alert 👉 it absolutely does not. 😮‍💨🔥

What I love most about Love Me is - characters that feel real - the kind you get emotionally attached to, the kind you’d absolutely be friends with IRL. I devoured this book in one day and didn’t want to leave Boulder Ranch when it was over.

🎙️ Audiobook lovers, listen up:
Dual narration by Angelina Roca and Connor Crais was chef’s kiss. Connor Crais as a cowboy? Yeah… that works for me 🥵🐎 Both narrators handled multiple characters beautifully while keeping the yearning, tension, and emotional depth front and center for Hayden and Miranda.

If you love small-town cowboy romance with slow-burn tension and forbidden feelings, then Love Me and all of the Boulder Ranch series needs to be on your TBR immediately.

Swoon Worthy

Man oh man can you say swoon worthy x1000 with the infamous hot cowboy, Hayden Scott. This man is a perfect combination of cinnamon roll and a man of many pleasurable talents. He's the kind of man who will remember your favorite color, food dish, and ice cream flavor. In addition, he takes in his god daughter without a second glance because he is simply a man of honoring his word. Then you have our FMC, Miss Miranda Wells, a woman that is fearless when need be, loyal to a fault, and yet has a habit of hiding her true feelings. I loved her back and forth banter with Hayden, they were definitely each others match! When Miranda and Hayden finally give into the forbidden temptation it is without a doubt delicious and sweet IN ALL THE BEST WAYS POSSIBLE! Narrators Connor Crais and Angelina Rocca delivered a performance worth remembering with strong want to listen over and over again! Connor's voice is so irresistible you will be melting to the floor and feeling all the feels you know and love. Angelina's voice is full of heart, sass, and emotion to make this an enjoyable experience!