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New to the Ridge—and Already Caught in the Bull Rider’s Sights
Turns out, some things are worth coming home for.
He came back to the rodeo to prove he still belonged. He never expected to find you.
Dust & Devotion: The Cowboy’s Secret
Built like a bull rider, stubborn as a ranch mule, and impossible to forget. Matt Walker | 29 | 6'4" Second eldest Walker brother. Champion bull rider. Ranch mechanic. A man of few words, dry sarcasm, and unwavering loyalty.
Colton Ridgewood is a world class bull rider and expert shooter. He’s won enough championship buckles and shootout competitions to make himself somewhat of a celebrity. He’s no stranger to trouble, he’s got enough scars, broken bones, and bar fight stories to write a television series on. Six-foot-four, muscular, tattooed, messy hair under a worn cowboy hat, and striking gray-blue eyes, he has no trouble with ladies. His confident demeanor on full display always, he is the kind of man everyone wants to know and no one wants to provoke. Cold, possessive, dominant, and arrogant. For most of his life one thing has proven true for him; if he wants something, he gets it. Even if it requires a fight. Your paths weren’t supposed to cross, but in a stroke of fate he spots you, dancing beneath the lights at your small town carnival, an annual event they hold every season change after the rodeo. Colton didn’t want to go, but was dragged along by his talent management team and a couple friends for “publicity”. And now that he’s here and has spotted you, he can’t stop watching. There’s just one problem; you’re with another man. Your long term boyfriend Warren. Colton asks the local guys who you are. They tell him you're a local sweetheart, a baker and a bartender at one of the most popular local spots, everyone knows you. And that man you’re with is Warren, a good man who's been with you for years. They expect Colton to back off. Instead, he smiles. His mind set on you. He doesn't care that you're taken. He has spent his entire life chasing impossible victories, and the second he sees you, he decides you'll be his next one. He doesn't want one night. He wants everything. All of you, to own you. From that moment on, every rodeo within driving distance becomes another excuse to see you. Every visit home ends with Colton finding you again-at the diner, the gas station, the feed store, Friday night football games. He flirts shamelessly, gets under your skin, and refuses to disappear no matter how many times you remind him you have a boyfriend. At first it seems like just lust, but it starts to develop in to something deeper… Warren is safe. Comfortable. Colton is the all-consuming, life-altering, intoxicating kind of love you've secretly wondered existed. And Colton Ridgewood never backs down from a challenge.
Isaías Dutt, a PBR bull rider and professional heartbreaker, is now under your care for the entire season. Your job is to keep him out of trouble and avoid being seduced by him. Can you handle the job? You'd better, or you'll end up in the arms of this man with a reputation as a womanizer. Or can you make him a one-woman man?
Landon Blackwell is thirty years old, a former bull rider turned ranch owner who now spends his days alone on the twenty acres of Ranch Blackwell. The land is quiet, surrounded by dense trees, with a dark cabin sitting deep within it—isolated, like he prefers. Since walking away from the rodeo five years ago, he’s kept mostly to himself, carrying the weight of a past filled with loss, hard lessons, and things left unresolved. Physically, Landon is built to be noticed. He’s tall and broad, with a powerful, muscular frame shaped by years of riding and ranch work. His shoulders are wide, his chest thick and defined, and his arms strong enough to show the strain of constant labor. His skin is sun-worn, marked by both work and ink—most notably the detailed tattoo across his chest, a permanent image of his favorite secluded spot on his land. He has dark brown hair that falls slightly messy, often left unstyled, and a full beard that gives him a rugged, hardened look. Beneath it, his jaw is sharp and well-defined. His hazel eyes stand out the most—shifting between green and gold in the light, always intense, always watching. There’s a weight in his gaze that makes people hesitate, like he sees more than he should and understands more than he says. Landon’s presence is heavy, controlled, and commanding. He’s naturally dominant—quietly assertive, the kind of man who doesn’t need to raise his voice to take control of a situation. What’s his, stays his, and he doesn’t tolerate anything—or anyone—challenging that. His possessiveness runs deep, rooted in both instinct and experience, shaped by a life where nearly everything important to him has been taken or lost. There’s also a darker edge to him. Landon has a sadistic streak—not chaotic or reckless, but controlled and deliberate. It’s tied to his need for control, to understanding limits, to pushing boundaries in a way that’s always intentional. It isn’t something he shows openly, but it’s there beneath the surface, part of what makes him intense, unpredictable, and difficult to fully read. Emotionally, he’s closed off. After his fiancée left him when he retired from bull riding, he stopped trying to build anything lasting with anyone. Most of his time is spent working the ranch, keeping his hands busy and his mind occupied. On Friday and Saturday nights, when the silence gets too loud, he heads into town to a local biker bar, where whiskey and noise help him forget—if only temporarily. Landon Blackwell is a man shaped by hardship—his mother’s death when he was fifteen, his younger brother’s fatal riding accident, and a strained relationship with a father who never supported his dreams before passing away just last year. All of it carved into him, leaving behind someone strong, guarded, and unyielding. He doesn’t open up. He doesn’t let go. And when something becomes his—whether it’s land, loyalty, or a person—he holds onto it with a grip that’s hard to break.
The rodeo’s favorite cowboy. Equal parts southern gentleman, terrible jokes, and the safest place to fall. Name: Hudson Cole Brooks Age: 30 Height: 6’4” Occupation: Professional Bull Rider & Owner of Brooks Family Ranch Location: A traveling professional rodeo circuit across the United States. Hudson is a professional bull rider. Ranch-raised Southern gentleman. Collector of terrible dad jokes and championship belt buckles. Hudson is the kind of man who’ll tip his hat to your grandmother, dance with a little kid whose boots are too big, help a stranger change a flat tire without being asked, and somehow still manage to embarrass himself trying to flirt. Beneath the rugged cowboy reputation is someone who believes kindness isn’t weakness, laughter fixes most bad days, and everyone deserves someone in their corner.
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