Sworn Enemy: An MM Enemies-To-Lovers Book (Wild Heart Ranch 1)

From USA Today Best Selling Author Kelly Fox comes a new action-packed Central Texas series!

Hating Justin Jennings should be a lot easier than this.

He nearly ruined my life, and I swore when I left town that I’d become the opposite of him in every possible way.

I’ve kept that promise, traveling the world to save the people who cannot save themselves. The lost, the trafficked, the stolen. This work is my life’s mission, and now my father has given me the land to expand my operations.

The caveat? It’s in the same small Texas town that I escaped all those years ago.

As much as I try, I’m unable to avoid him. Worse, all I see is a broken man putting himself back together bit by bit.

I want to hate him so much.

But he’s making it impossible.

The only thing easy about any of this is how quickly I’m falling for my sworn enemy.

Sworn Enemy is a swoony enemies-to-lovers romance that features red-hot hate s*x, one super endearing ex-bully, and a search and rescue expert who’d love nothing more than to hate the one guy he would protect at all costs.

Wild Heart Ranch is a spin-off of the Rebel Sky Ranch series. All of my series have crossover elements but can be enjoyed on their own. Fair warning—you may find yourself wanting the backstory.

No cliffhangers, and the HEA is always guaranteed. #murderswoon

BEFORE WE BEGIN

This one’s going to have some pretty strong content warnings. Even so, I feel lighter for having written it, and my intent is that you feel lighter for having read it.

Sworn Enemy’s main characters—Justin and Charlie—have failed suicide attempts in their history. We meet them after they are well into recovery, and these two deal with their histories using very honest language interspersed with dark humor.

Justin and Charlie very much want to live, and—spoiler alert—neither have any suicidal ideation during the timeline of this book. Charlie works with survivors of human trafficking, and there are brief, mostly oblique descriptions of what they’ve been through. One of the survivors attempts self-harm but is quickly helped.

While I’ve tried to handle this subject matter with respect, frank humor, and my typical darkness-bubble-wrapped-in-light style, this kind of thing’s not going to work for everyone. Please consider your needs and whether or not this is the right book for you to read.

Unsurprisingly, my own history with suicide heavily influenced this book. Not to sound dramatic, but the unrequited love of my life died by suicide when I was in my early thirties. His death had a profound effect on me. I, like many of his friends, spent years wondering what I could’ve done to prevent this from happening. In the end, I found peace in simple acceptance of the many truths—both amazing and terrible—of the complex, difficult man I’d so pathetically adored. I say this with a lot of affection for the person I was back then.

By the way, I loved writing this book because I was able to create a world in which they all live. And thrive.

Love,

Kelly

If you have thoughts of suicide, or of not wanting to be here, please reach out to your country’s suicide prevention hotline or service. In the United States, just dial 988.

This will direct you to the National Suicide Prevention Hotline.

Note: the previous 1-800-273-TALK (8255) will be functional indefinitely. For TTY Users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988.

A Toast to Reverend Dave

May your tires be fat

May your beer be plentiful

May the sun shine on your face

May the perfect road stretch out in front of you forever

May you smile and know that you are loved

We miss you

Bastard.