Lyndsay McKenna continues her Wind River series with the story of Dair Wilson and Noah Mary. They met while Dair is recuperating from being hit by an IED in Afghanistan and losing her WMD dog Zeus in the attack. Fast forward a few months where both end up working together on the Bar C, a ranch run by a former military couple, who employ veterans. The Wind River Valley is a place where a lot of vets live and work. While training a mean horse, Dair is injured and ends up in a wheelchair while recovering.

Noah is concerned and very sensitive to the feelings that Dair has while going through what feels like another setback. As Dair works through her problems from her childhood and being an amputee, she and Noah get closer as the time goes by. While the Bar C is fought over by an alcoholic father and his daughter, things escalate to a confrontation between Dair, Noah, and Harper, another wrangler on the ranch, with the abusive father of the owner. Taking things slow and working as a team the people of the Bar C become a family and team.

Lyndsay McKenna shows the reader what life is like for a modern-day military veteran with PTSD and an amputation. I was very moved by WRANGLER'S CHALLENGE and hope there are more stories in this series.