Love and secrets are unpredictable and there's no telling what the future will hold. Growing up in a Pennsylvania mining town, Francesca Collins never imagined how a stipulation in her father's would upend everything she holds dear. It forces her to make a decision, but is it one she willing to live with? After the hardships from the civil war and the death of Frannie's father, Cole Seymour is determined to keep her safe from angry miners and those in town who wish her ill-will. What he doesn't anticipate is his promise to her father included far more than he was willing to give or so he believed. Desperate and with no other options, Frannie convinces Cole to help her but a week later, threats come at her from all sides. She flees town, leaving Cole with nothing but regrets and unanswered questions. Five years later, Cole heads to Montana, looking to find his fortune in the gold mines. Little does he realize, he's about to rediscover the one woman he could never forget - Frannie. Beneath the Thundering Sky is the first hot read in the Thundering Mountain Ranch series. Every book in the series can be read as a standalone with a happily ever after in each one.