Gold Buckle Dreams

He can ride out eight seconds on a bucking horse. Falling in love might be what finally brings him to his knees.Navy SEAL Jackson "Jax" Goodnight has a smart mouth, a cowboy's stubborn streak, and injuries that could end the career he's built his life around. At his best friend's wedding in Australia, he's determined to enjoy the whiskey, survive the dancing, and keep his troubles to himself.Then Jaye Müller asks him to stay.Jaye has buried herself in her work as a nuclear engineer and the demands of caring for her aging parents. A trip to Australia is supposed to be a chance to celebrate her best friend's happiness. She never expects to find a little of her own with a Colorado cowboy who makes her laugh-and makes her feel things she thought she'd put behind her.One night together should be easy enough to leave on the other side of the world.Except neither of them can stop thinking about it.Back in the States, late-night calls become the best part of their days. Visits end too soon. Somewhere between his terrible jokes and the tenderness he rarely lets anyone see, Jaye begins to imagine a future with him. For the first time, Jax wants something beyond his next deployment.But getting close means opening doors they've both kept firmly shut. When the past catches up with them, everything they've built begins to unravel.Gold Buckle Dreams, Book Three in Riain Wacx's Seabee Heroes series, is a heartfelt, steamy military cowboy romance about second chances, the people who call us home, and finding the courage to stay.