{"product_id":"dust-and-desire-paperback","title":"Dust and Desire - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAtreus Rosewood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA quiet investor. A younger cowboy with fire in his eyes. One summer in Sagebrush that changes everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDustin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI came to Sagebrush to start over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a messy divorce and a coming out I should've done years ago, I left behind the city, the boardroom, and the version of myself I no longer recognized. I invested in the Baker Ranch, helped build their rodeo arena, and tucked myself away in the far end of the property, hoping peace would follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt didn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone around me has someone. And while I smile and play along during town events and holiday dinners, the truth is-I'm tired of being the one who always goes home alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Alex walks into my life like he owns the place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's cocky, charming, built like trouble, and wears his cowboy hat like it's a crown. He calls me city boy with a wink that lights me on fire. And when he catches me skinny-dipping in the creek, he doesn't look away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow I'm falling, fast and hard, for a man who makes me feel like I've been missing something my whole life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI don't settle. Can't. I've spent my life drifting from one ranch to the next, never staying long enough to get hurt. But Sagebrush feels different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe feels different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDustin Corvus is older, steady, the kind of man who knows how to listen-and how to make me fall apart with just a look. He's quiet strength wrapped in slow-burning heat, and every time I try to keep my distance, I end up wanting him more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut if I stay, the past might catch up to me. And if I go, I might break something I never knew I needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDust and Desire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a magnetic, achingly intimate romance between a guarded cowboy who never stays and the quiet man who makes him want to. With scorching heat, heart-deep emotion, and the kind of slow-burn tension that will leave readers breathless, this is a small-town love story you'll feel in your bones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of age gap, opposites attract, found family, and second chances under the wide Texas sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet ready to fall in love with Sagebrush all over again\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47498375528669,"sku":"9798232426415","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/bVJSFajSKF9798232426415.webp?v=1771992756","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/dust-and-desire-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}