Stray

Rowe Ranch, Book 1

By: DJ Krimmer

Narrated by: Maxine Mitchell, Sean Masters

A Steamy Small-Town Romance with a Grumpy Cowboy, Found Family, and Heartbreak

"She’s a firestorm in scrubs, and I’m about to get burned."

Ozzy
Taking a job as a private nurse on a family ranch in Virginia was supposed to be a temporary fix—a way to disappear, lay low, and keep my past where it belongs. My patient? A grumpy old man with one foot in the grave and a foul mouth to match my own. Easy enough. His family? A whole different story. Jackson Rowe is a problem I don’t need. A rugged cowboy with a sharp stare, a sharper tongue, and a body carved by hard work and bad decisions. He’s watching me too closely, peeling back my layers with nothing but silence and those storm-cloud eyes. He wants to know my secrets. But trust isn’t something I give, and getting close to me comes with consequences.

Jackson
My father is dying, and my family is barely holding it together. The last thing we need is a sarcastic, guarded-as-hell nurse stirring up trouble. But Ozzy Davenport isn’t just trouble—she’s a goddamn hurricane in eight inch heels. She pushes, I push back, and somehow, that friction turns into something neither of us saw coming. She acts like she’s untouchable, like she’s already halfway out the door. But I see her. I see the fight in her, the fire. And I know one thing for sure—whatever she’s running from is catching up. And this time, I won’t let her run alone.

©2025 DJ Krimmer (P)2025 Blue Nose Publishing, DJ Krimmer

This is a must listen to!

6 ⭐️-Huge thank you to Bluenose Audio for the ALC.

Let’s start with the narration. Sean Masters is Jackson. Exactly how you’d picture him: rugged, warm, and grounding. He nailed every emotional beat and side character with ease. And Maxine Mitchell… come on. The range, the emotion, the delivery she’s one of the queens of narration for a reason. Together, they made this story hit even harder.

Now let’s talk about the book itself CRIMINALLY underhyped. Why is no one screaming about this one? There wasn’t a single thing I disliked. Jackson is the ultimate book boyfriend hot rancher, protective, gentle, and so emotionally in tune. Ozzy is a strong, witty FMC with so much depth. Ozzy’s witty comments had me laughing out loud.

And don’t even get me started on the side characters!!! Leroy, Theo, Carter, Jensen, Derek, Morris… every single one added heart and personality.

This story is beautiful, healing, emotional… an absolute masterpiece that deserves all the hype and then some.

one of the best

this is a new author for me and I was not disappointed. but besides the writing was the' performance by these narrators. superb is not strong enough to describe the way they brought this story to life. so many dark. tropes that they made you hear and feel. can't say enough about the MMC's deep voice and the FMC's voicing of her trauma. loved it

Wonderful story and narration!

This story has me laughing, crying, stomach in knots. Please pay attention to the trigger warnings. This was beautifully written. You feel the emotion. The narrators performance was top tier.

amazing LIstien

Maxine Mitchell and Sean's performances in the audiobook are phenomenal. Their emotionally charged performances reduced me to tears. They truly brought "Stray" to life.
I could tell from reading "Stray" that it was a spin-off of another series, so I'll go back and read "Derek" because it's about the oldest Rowe brother and Ozzy's best friend. This is one of the best romances I've read this
year. I've read it all year, and it's definitely going on my list of favorite books I've read this year.

Holy. Moly.

This was one of the best books I’ve listened to in a long time.
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