Avery Holcomb is tired of people taking things from him - his place in the family company, his job, even his wife (by his brother, no less). When he’s had enough, he drives away from Clarksville, Tennessee, with nothing but his trust fund to look for a better life. One stop in a convenience store just across the Texas border hands him the chance to have those literal greener pastures and more, and he grabs hold with both hands. In the blink of an eye, someone is trying to take the ranch he bought for a song, and this time, it’s the former owner’s great-granddaughter. Lydia Kinsey is a thorn in his side. She’s the most aggravating, annoying, persistent, beautiful, sexy hellion who’s ever crossed Avery’s path, and as much as he hates her for threatening him, he wants her with everything in him. The kiss he gives her to shut her up in front of a local diner full of patrons infuriates her, but he has a feeling it also lit her fire just as it did his. It doesn’t take him long to figure out that Lydia has secrets, and he’s determined to uncover them, even if it means sending her to jail. Her apology is their turning point, and in one smoldering evening, “down on the farm” takes on a whole new meaning for Avery. But some other force is at work there, an evil one, and without intervention, there’s a good chance that they’ll never see the happily ever after together that they both want so badly. The Small Town Southern Boys series is a collection of independent novels, each in a different southern state with its own flavor and designed so you can jump in anywhere. Discover a world of hunky home-town sexiness that just won’t quit and see for yourself why the temperature’s always hellahot when there’s a drawl coming from those lips with a slow, charming smile.