The Pieces We've Lost

The Road and the Rodeo, Book 1

By: H.K. Green

Narrated by: Bryant Walker, Alexa Elmy

The first book in The Road and the Rodeo series by H.K. Green, an angsty, black cat x golden retriever romance about a team roping cowboy from Montana and the Texas girl who wants anyone but him...

It's been fifteen years since the tragedy that took not only the life of Ellison Wilson's father but her entire world. Since then, she's done everything she can to separate herself from the thing they both loved: rodeo. But each year, on the anniversary of his death, she makes an exception for her mother and goes back to the place her heart once belonged.

All Colter Carson wants in life is to rope steers, take home buckles, and make his family proud. After he lost his chance at love, he gave up on fairytales, focusing solely on being a cowboy. But Colter's never been known to back down from a challenge. So when the girl who wants nothing to do with him or his career stumbles into his life, the only thing he wants to do is win her heart.

Nothing will change the fact that Ellison's dad is gone. And she's convinced nothing could change her view on the sport that cost him his life. Not her mother, not an act of God, and definitely not some cowboy from Montana who thinks he can sweep her off her feet and ride them into the sunset.

When the road and the rodeo are all Colter's ever needed, what lengths will he go to get the girl and heal his own heart?

Contains sensitive content. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website.

©2024 H.K. Green (P)2025 Podium Audio

So pleased with this read!!

One of my new favorites and absolutely can’t wait until August 5th for the next book!! 10/10

Loved every minute of it!

I loved every minute of this book, can’t wait to start the second!
I love the romance and I love how accurately the rodeo world is dipicted

Cowboys

As a widow with a daughter who was 17 when her daddy died and she has struggled the past 5.5 years I could relate to this story. The very end touched my heart and made me cry sweet tears. I pray my daughter finds a man like that to marry.
The story was good - although I did struggle with some of the accents - I have been to the HLSR and the announcers do not sound like that. But it was good overall.

Good story!

This was a great story about rodeo. The author was spot on about how rodeo runs and the animals, which I loved. The story line was interesting but main characters were a little weak. The hot scenes were easily skipped and not over the top. I will listen to the next book because you get caught up in all the characters and want to know what happens next.