Freshman bull rider Hudson Evans has what most riders only dream of having. A dad who has not only competed at the NFR but has actually won it, rodeo bulls out his back door to practice on whenever he wants, and cases of buckles lining the walls in his room.

 

But when a riding accident during the championship round of the Montana State Finals keeps Hudson from competing at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo, the summer before his high school season, he realizes that overcoming the mental part of bull riding is a whole lot harder than coming back from his physical injuries. Everyone expects him to go pro, but what if he isn’t as good as his dad? What if he never wins another buckle?

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In his debut novel, bull rider Hunter Maxwell takes readers on a journey filled with the injuries, mental struggles, slumps, and self-doubt faced by bull riders on their quest to win a world championship.