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Narration by Samantha Brentmoor & Sebastian York

The Blackwells of Montana, Book 5 

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From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes the final installment of the Blackwells of Montana series, Where You Belong, a small-town, second-chance romance set in Bitterroot Valley!

Brooks

Fifteen years ago, I’d planned a romantic proposal, but that was the day Juliet walked out of my life and never looked back. I never wanted to see her again and decided that love wasn’t for me. But now, Juliet has returned to Bitterroot Valley and opened a restaurant. Catching glimpses of her around town makes my heart ache. I want to hate her. I wish she’d do what she does best and go away. Instead, I find myself wanting to be near her. Helping her. Touching her perfect skin. I don’t want to love her. I don’t want to need her.

Juliet

Coming home to Bitterroot Valley might have been a mistake. Just because I grew up here doesn’t mean I belong here. Honestly, I’ve never felt like I belong anywhere. But once I was finally free from the man who lied and controlled me, I knew I needed to be in Montana. My new restaurant, Sage & Citrus, is a big hit, and I’m making friends. But more importantly, Brooks is here. I know he doesn’t want me, but having him nearby is a balm to my jagged heart. The more I see him, the more I’m reminded that Brooks Blackwell is my soulmate. But has too much time passed? Or will we finally get our happily ever after?

Where You Belong by Kristen Proby is a second-chance romance fifteen years in the making. Juliet walked out on Brooks just as he was ready to propose, and the wounds from that separation never fully healed for either of them. Now she’s back in the same small town — both of them small business owners, him a mechanic, her a chef — and in a place this size, there’s no avoiding each other.

What makes their reunion so compelling is the layers beneath it. This isn’t just two people rekindling old feelings; it’s two people carrying years of harbored anger, unspoken hurt, and a longing neither has ever been able to shake. The push and pull between them is immediate — shifting from tension to frustration to something neither can deny — and it never feels rushed or superficial. Brooks slowly lowers his walls as he watches Juliet quietly rebuild her life, while Juliet wrestles with old regrets and the fragile possibility of something new. Their chemistry is sweet, slow-burning, and deeply earned.

The little details make it even better: her secret tattoo, the dream home he bought and planned to fill with a library just for her. These two were made for each other, and the story doesn’t make you wait until the final pages to feel it. You actually get to spend real time with them together, which makes the emotional payoff that much more satisfying.

Juliet carries secrets that complicate her path forward, but her quiet resilience makes her incredibly easy to root for. Brooks’s devotion — even when he’s hurting — is the kind that makes you swoon. The surrounding family adds warmth and well-timed humor that balances the heavier emotional moments, and the small-town setting gives everything a cozy, grounded feel without sacrificing depth.

The audio experience elevated the whole thing. Narrated by Samantha Brentmoor and Sebastian York, their dual performance captures every ounce of longing, frustration, and tenderness. Their narration is captivating, and together they bring out the full weight of this couple’s history. I felt every word.

If you love a slow-burn, second-chance romance with real emotional stakes and a warm community at its heart — this one is it. I am so sad this series is over, but Proby’s new series, Triple Creek Ranch, started off great with Safe Haven, so something to look forward to!

3/2026 Stacy Alesi, AKA the BookBitch

WHERE YOU BELONG by Kristen Proby. Narrators: Samantha Brentmoor & Sebastian York. Dreamscape Media (December 11, 2025). ASIN: B0FFBQ1CY9. Listening Length: 8 hours and 43 minutes.

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Narration by Savannah Peachwood & Connor Crais

Triple Creek Ranch, Book 1

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From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby comes an emotional romance where two best friends reunite at Triple Creek Ranch, proving that home is where love finds its way.

Fifteen years ago, my best friend found salvation at the Triple Creek Ranch, transforming from an angry foster kid into a hockey legend. Now, with his adoptive father’s death forcing him home, Ryker’s trading his hockey stick for ranch life—and I’m not sure my heart can handle having him this close again.

I’ve spent the past decade raising my troubled nephew alone while building my career as an audiobook narrator. When my boy needs a fresh start, Ryker offers us sanctuary at the ranch. But living under the same roof with the man who’s always owned my heart ignites feelings I’ve tried hard to bury.

Between helping manage a struggling ranch, watching my nephew find his way, and dealing with the shadows of Ryker’s fame, we discover our connection is stronger than ever. But when threats from his past surface, we’ll have to decide if our second chance is worth fighting for.

Ryker and Gideon are fifteen-year-old foster kids who luck into a life-changing placement with Ray and Deb, owners of the Triple Creek Ranch. The couple also frequently cares for their niece, Willow, and when they adopt the boys a year later, the three kids become inseparable. Growing up on the ranch, they learn the value of hard work and responsibility — and watching Ray and Deb together, they learn what love is supposed to look like.

Years later, Gideon is a Secret Service agent and Ryker is a star NHL player, but they drop everything when Ray is hospitalized. They make it in time to say goodbye, and his loss hits them both hard — this man who became their father in every way that mattered. Having already lost Deb a few years earlier, they know Ray spent his remaining time missing her terribly, and that knowledge softens their grief, just a little; Ray and Deb are together again.

At thirty-five and nearing the end of his playing days, Ryker takes Ray’s passing as his cue to retire from hockey and come home to the ranch. Meanwhile, Willow has become the legal guardian of her teenage nephew, Aiden, who has been testing her patience and her limits. When he gets suspended for fighting at school, she reaches out to Ryker and asks if Aiden can spend the summer working on the ranch. He agrees without hesitation — but quickly realizes that Willow driving an hour each way every day isn’t going to work for anyone. So while he’s already in the middle of remodeling the house, he quietly adds something extra: a professional recording studio, built out for Willow.

Willow is a successful audiobook narrator who works from a studio she had built into a closet at home, so when Ryker first suggests she stay at the ranch for the summer, she turns him down flat. That changes the moment she sees what he’s created for her — a beautiful, fully equipped studio tucked into one of the ranch house’s spare bedrooms. She agrees to move in, Aiden gets set up in the bunkhouse with the other ranch hands, and suddenly the arrangement works perfectly for everyone. Well, almost everyone. Willow’s feelings for Ryker have shifted into territory that is decidedly unsisterly, and to her surprise, she’s not the only one struggling with that.

The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to pretend otherwise. Aiden is thriving — so much so that Willow starts wondering whether leaving at summer’s end makes any sense. Gideon watches it all unfold with nervous eyes, knowing that if things go sideways between Ryker and Willow, the fallout will ripple through all of them. But happily, no such disaster comes. They find their way to each other and to the life that was always waiting for them on the ranch.

Crais and Peachwood bring these characters to life with warmth and depth, making it easy to fall into this story and hard to leave it. I loved every minute, and I’m already looking forward to the next book in the series, due out in April.

2/2026 Stacy Alesi, AKA the BookBitch

SAFE HAVEN by Kristen Proby. Narrators: Connor Crais & Savannah Peachwood. Brilliance Audio (February 17, 2026). ASIN: B0FGF9JQFV. Listening Length: 7 hours and 44 minutes.

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