Della

 

To secure my family’s livelihood, I’m supposed to say I do to the man my father chose for me.

 

Instead, I run before I make it to church.

When I get stranded for three days in a tiny western town, the last thing I expect is to crave the comfort of a gorgeous rancher with warm eyes who offers me a soft place to land when everything is falling apart.

 

Turns out, cowboys do it differently.

 

When he makes me feel desired instead of disdained, and cherished rather than conquered, Jaxon Wills becomes a temptation I simply can’t resist.

 

Soon my freedom no longer looks like running, and with every sunrise, I discover that losing everything is the key to finding myself.

 

My future was never mine to begin with, but when the lie it’s built on unravels, will I be brave enough to choose the life I want?

 

 

Jaxon

 

Getting involved with a runaway bride is dumb, even for me.

 

I tell myself that offering a stranger a place on my ranch to ride out a storm is simple Wyoming hospitality, and I want to show her that there is still good in this world.

 

It has nothing to do with the fact that the world blurs at the edges when I look at her.

 

But after a few short interactions, I know it’s no longer a question of if I’ll hold out, it’s how long. Even I know whatever is happening between us doesn’t happen twice.

When I accept that Amberheart Valley is more than just a stopover, it’s where she’s meant to stay, I quit fighting my feelings and start fighting for hers.