The Hometown Hero’s Fourth of July
By Tanya Agler
Ruby Canyon Book 1
New Series Coming in June of 2026!
From first love to rival bids…
To forever?
Newly retired pro quarterback Josh Golden returns to Ruby Canyon, Wyoming, to open a kids’ football camp. Except Erin Perkins, his high school sweetheart, is bidding on the same property—the Triangle W ranch. Erin manages the Triangle W and wants to keep it as a working ranch for military veterans like herself as they adjust to leaving the service. Josh hasn’t seen Erin in fourteen years, but he’s thought about her. A lot. Even in spite of their land dispute, she still charms and challenges him. As the ranch’s fate divides the town, Josh finds himself facing the biggest decision of his life—fulfill a longheld career dream or rekindle a love sweeter than any 99-yard touchdown?
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Tanya Agler attended twelve different schools before her family settled in Georgia. She graduated from the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!) with degrees in journalism and law. Now she lives in metro Atlanta with her wonderful husband, four children, and two dogs (Linus the Beagle and Corky the Yorkie).
When she was younger, her grandmother would bring home Harlequin novels, and Tanya loved reading them. Now she writes small-town contemporary romance novels, which revolve around hope, family, and second chances. Look for Thanksgiving with the Firefighter (Ruby Canyon book 2), coming in November of 2026.
Tanya loves tea, classic movies (think Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart), and hiking to waterfalls. She’s currently working on the first book of her new Virtues of Violet Ridge series for Harlequin Heartwarming.

