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With a new development going in on the north end of Three Rivers, Camila Cruz is desperate to win the plumbing bid for the mom-and-pop plumbing shop she joined when she came to town four years ago. The project would keep the shop open and allow Cami to buy it from the owners who are ready to retire. It would be the perfect Christmas present.

Boone Carver has landed in Three Rivers, Texas, glad to be near extended family and away from the ranch where his misdiagnosis cost the lives of hundreds of cattle. He bought the animal clinic and has been trying to make a life for himself one pet at a time. The office administrator, Nicole Hymas, has never liked him, and he's not sure why. But it doesn't matter. He's only at the animal hospital three days a week and finding more peace as he participates in the equine therapy program at his cousin's ranch.

Navy Richards is 35 years of tired — tired of dating the same men, working a demanding job, and getting her heart broken over and over again. Her aunt has always spoken highly of the matchmaker in Three Rivers, Texas, and Navy knows the legends and magic of the town like the back of her hand. So she takes a six-month sabbatical from her high-stress job as a pediatric nurse, hops on a bus, and meets with the matchmaker. Then she meets Gavin Redd.

A contemporary cowboy retelling of the classic fairy tale Cinderella. Cal Hodgkins, cowboy veterinarian at Bowman's Breeds, isn't planning to meet anyone at the masked dance in small-town Three Rivers. He just wants to get his bachelor friends off his back and sit on the sidelines to drink his punch. But when he sees a woman dressed in gorgeous butterfly wings and cowgirl boots with blue stitching, he's smitten. Too bad she runs away from the dance before he can get her name, leaving only her boot behind....

The ranch foreman, a veterinary technician, and their second chance at happily-ever-after.... Foreman at Three Rivers Ranch, Garth Ahlstrom left Montana after the death of his wife and started over in Texas. Almost three years later, he's got a crush on Juliette Thompson, and things were going great between them when she unexpectedly cut him out of her life. Months have passed, and he can't get her out of his head. So he parks at the end of her street, hoping for a glimpse of her, hoping she'll give him another chance.

Tanner's in Three Rivers, a changed man, to compete in the rodeo. He's glad to be forgiven of the misdeeds he's done, and he looks to his friends in Three Rivers as examples. He's ridden hundreds of bulls over the years, but when he draws Lucky Number Thirteen, the personal stakes for winning go up. He's never made it to the eight-second bell on this bull. And he doesn't this time, either.

Landon Edmunds has been a cowboy since birth, even winning in the rodeo for several years before an injury ended his career. He returned to his hometown of Gold Valley, where he works at Horseshoe Home Ranch as a cowhand, but now he's looking for something of his own. He's thinking of buying a horse ranch and training horses for the rodeo, but when an old high school friend returns to Gold Valley, he turns to construction instead.

Veterinarian Layla Guyman has appreciated Logan's friendship and easy way with animals when he comes into the clinic to get the service dogs. When she attends his brother's wedding, she sees him through new eyes. But with his future at Steeple Ridge in the balance, she's not sure a relationship with him is worth the risk. After all, she's got an established practice in her East-Coast hometown, and he's talking service dog training all the way across the country in California. Can she rely on her faith and employ patience to tame Logan's wild heart?

Travis Thatcher has found his life's calling as a cowboy. After leaving behind his big-city life as an investment banker, he's finally sure of who he is and what he wants. He's been trying to get in the good graces of the woman who owns the farm next door, Poppy Harris. They've had a rocky past, especially when she thanks him for being a good friend and neighbor. He doesn't want to be either of those. Well, he does, but Travis wants more. He wants to take care of Poppy and her son.

They once had a few summers together. Now, Michael Hammond is back in town after a devastating injury overseas. He's looking to reset and recover...not to fall in love.

Breeann Richards plans events that everyone loves at Whiskey Mountain Lodge, where she lives and works. But when it comes to matters of the heart, she fears hers has been broken 10 times too many, most recently by a man who made her pay for everything. So much so, that Bree had to get a second job to make ends meet.

Dwayne Carver is set to inherit his family's ranch in the heart of Texas Hill Country, which would be great if his first love wasn't raising and training horses. In order to keep up with his ranch duties and fulfill his dreams of owning a horse farm, he hires top trainer Felicity Lightburne. Felicity, wracked with grief over the death of her father, can't stand to stay on her family farm anymore, so she takes the job at Grape Seed Ranch sight unseen.

Professional snowboarder Sterling Maughan has sequestered himself in his family cabin in the exclusive mountain community above Gold Valley, Montana, after a devastating fall that ended his career. Lost, with no direction and no motivation, the last thing he wants is company. But Norah Watson has other plans for the cabin. Not only does she clean Sterling's cabin, she's a counselor at Silver Creek, a teen rehabilitation center at the base of the mountain, and she brings her girls up to the cabin every 12 weeks.

Sissy Longston has been the accountant at Last Chance Ranch for over a year now. She's been dating as much as possible, now that she's decided her world-traveling days are over. She's not having a lot of luck, and she's started to wonder if she waited too long to pursue marriage, family, and the house with the white picket fence. Her ex-fiancé, David Merrill, works at the same ranch, and he's been careful to make sure their paths don't cross. But he's also joined the Christian dating app Sissy has, and they set up a blind date, not knowing they'll be meeting the other for dinner.

In the charming town of Pineville, boutique owner Andrea Larsen is grappling with the overwhelming sense of loss during the Christmas season. The absence of her beloved Mama casts a somber shadow over what should be a joyous time, making every festive decoration and twinkling light feel like an unwelcome reminder of her loneliness. As Andrea navigates through the holiday hustle and bustle, she can't help but reflect on the choices she made in the past, particularly her hasty judgment of her former boyfriend, cowboy Lawrence Collins. Little does Andrea know, Lawrence hasn't forgotten about her.

Morris Young has always felt like the odd man out in the huge Young family. He’s one of the youngest brothers, excluded from the band until now, and the only one without a child. His pro-football career lasted a mere three years, and his marriage about the same amount of time. He’s been divorced for a few years now, but his feelings for his ex are as strong as ever. So when he runs into Leighann Drummond, the sparks are immediate and hot.

Georgia Beck owns the bookshop in downtown Coral Canyon, and she knows the Young family well. After all, one of her best friends is the librarian, and Abby just married Otis's brother, Tex. When her ex-boyfriend keeps coming round the shop, trying to get her back, she needs a convincing reason for him to leave her alone. That reason is a new boyfriend, and the only person in the shop at the time is Otis Young. He's always keen to help a woman in distress, but he wasn't expecting a fake kiss to spark something very real inside his wounded heart.

Blake Gibbons knows farming like the back of his hand. He knows when to plant, what to do if an early frost comes, and how to deal with pests. He also knows how to fix old buildings, and when his construction work takes him to the bakery, he meets Erin Shields, the niece of the bakery owner. Erin has moved to Brush Creek to help her aunt and uncle with the pie-making side of the bakery. Divorced a year ago, she's determined to find a way to support herself and her kids. Both Blake and Erin will have to search their souls—and rely on God—to find their path to a happily ever after.

Elise Murphy tends to the grounds and animals at Whiskey Mountain Lodge—and she's just fine working with plants and animals who don't talk back. She's shy and petite, but is finding her place among the louder Whittaker family the longer she works for them.

Beau Peterson has been to seventeen cowboy weddings over the years he's lived and worked at Three Rivers Ranch. And now, his best friend is getting married, making it eighteen. He used to be a real ladies' man, and he didn't get serious about dating until a few years ago. Then he couldn't find anyone worth being serious about. Then, as he's conducting interviews for a new Stable Manager at the ranch, he watches as someone faints right there in his kitchen. And not just someone. Someone he's met before and been told to stay away from. Charlotte Wisenhouer. His best friend's younger sister.