She doesn't need anyone's help. He's not asking permission. ​​​​​​​ She's been strong alone for too long. Cassidy Henderson has run her family's cattle operation single-handedly since her father's stroke five years ago. She doesn't need help, doesn't want a partner, and definitely doesn't have time for the arrogant livestock broker from Fort Worth who shows up claiming her prize breeding bull was stolen. Over her dead body is anyone taking what she's fought so hard to build. He came for answers. He found her. Walker Kane isn't really a livestock broker?he's an undercover investigator tracking a sophisticated cattle theft ring across the Hill Country. Henderson Ranch is just another stop on his investigation. But Cass Henderson is nothing like he expected: fierce, stubborn, and so beautiful it makes his chest ache. The more time he spends with her, the harder it becomes to remember he's supposed to be using her, not falling for her. When evidence points to Cass's own brother, Walker faces an impossible choice: complete his mission or protect the woman he's come to love. And Cass must decide if she can forgive a betrayal?or if some lies cut too deep to heal. Stubborn Hearts Surrender is the second book in the Wild Hearts of Copper Creek series?an enemies-to-lovers Western romance about trust, betrayal, and learning that asking for help isn't the same as giving up.