Ellison Mills was my childhood best friend, something I thought would last forever. Until she left Blackstone Falls and didn’t look back. The rich girl, prim and proper, and way out of my league, Ellison was never meant to get caught up with a farm boy like me - but that didn’t stop us growing up. She was wild back then, always looking for trouble - not that anyone would ever believe it. We should have had a real chance at love. Instead, I was forced to let her go and she’ll never know why. Ten years later, Ellison is back in town and it feels like she never left. She still makes my heart race and my blood run hot. And catching her skinny dipping or climbing through my bedroom window is only the beginning. Being with Ellison and owning the farm are all I’ve ever wanted and now that I have her, I won’t let anything jeopardize our future. So when her father shows up on her doorstep, I’ll do everything I can to keep the peace. But the secret he’s keeping will shake Ellison to her core, rocking the foundation we’ve worked so hard to build. This time, I’m way past falling. All I can do is hold on tight, and hope I can catch my girl before she hits the ground.

He may be in charge, but this sheriff just got served. Being the youngest sheriff in the county wasn’t part of the plan. But neither was becoming a single dad and asking my daughter’s hot as sin guardian to help out until I get my feet under me. A temporary fix. The only person less likely to settle down than me is the woman currently occupying my guest room. The professional soccer player is meant for the flashy life Nashville has to offer, not the quirky small town one and that suits me just fine. But it’s not fine - because Nessa Hart is everywhere - invading my home and my senses. She’s forbidden and tempting and absolutely not here for me. My daughter deserves the world and that means keeping my hands to myself where Nessa is concerned. But like the rest of the nation, I fell hard for the soccer star with one cleat out the door. That frantic late night kiss was a mistake but what happened after would change us forever. Some say the best things in life are free, but I think they’re unexpected.

_When the boss' wife asks me to fill in for a stranger photoshoot the only answer is yes. And man am I glad I did._ At twenty-three, most people think I have no business chasing after the divorced, single mom more than a decade older than me. But they’d be wrong. I’ve lived more in my time than most will in the entirety of theirs. I survived the kind of life that will crush you if you give it too much space to breathe. But I’m still standing. One look at Lana Richards, and I know why. She’s beautiful and sassy and there’s no denying the way my body lights up when she’s near. She’s the kind of woman that consumes you and makes you beg for more. She's everything. They say age is only a number but it might just be our downfall. Especially when her ex-husband finds out I’m more than just warming her bed. She’s scared but I can’t help if she won’t let me in. How can we be meant to be, when everything is falling apart?