"Darlin', I need you to look at me. I promise, no one is going to hurt you again. I'll make sure of it." Wright Taylor thought he was going to die. His body hurt, he could barely see. He'd never wished for death, until his dad pushes him out of the car and leaves him in the hands of complete strangers. Alexander "Xander" Lawson moved back to Family ranch six months ago after a breakup. He missed his family, but at thirty-five-years-old, he didn't like not having a plan further than living in the guest house on the ranch his older brother inherited. When a wedding is interrupted in the most heartbreaking of ways, Xander jumps into action to care for the young man that is left lying in the gravel. Xander feels an immediate connection to him, but it doesn't make sense. Wright is the complete opposite of Xander's type. It's a long road to recover- both physically and mentally, for Wright, but he's grateful that the Lawson family is standing beside him every step of the way, especially Xander. He's everything that Wright wouldn't let himself dream of. Can he heal from what happened enough to really build a life with this man and the family that found and rescued him?

Zaya ran away from home. From the home that hadn’t really been home for years. Not since her parents experienced what it was like to live among the elite. She missed her old life, missed being able to make her own choices, but like her mom she couldn’t reap the benefits of the same money she complained about. So, she made a plan and left. The only problem? That plan didn’t go past ditching the cell phone, cutting her cards, and driving until her car broke down. It’s three days of driving, sleeping in her car or cheap motels, and crossing state lines. It isn’t until she stops in a town small enough to not require traffic lights that her plan starts to shift. Paxton Lawson has always been the go-to. Working on the ranch while attending university, heading up drills in the soccer practices, maintaining her high GPA; it all gets overwhelming sometimes. She just wants a space where she can let go and focus on what she wants now and again. But she can’t tell her family and friends that. They depend on her. That changes when she meets Zaya. Paxton’s first assumption of a rich city girl fantasizing about living that ‘small town life’ changes when Zaya proves herself with a hands-on rescue. Paxton starts to wonder if maybe there’s something between them and maybe, hopefully, she found the one thing she needs in the woman that’s slowly stealing her heart