First published 2017
Ben Sterling has traded his rodeo days for farm life in Mystic Creek, Oregon. He wants what his brothers have found: marriage and family. Ben has looked everywhere for the right woman, but only one catches his eye. Sissy Sue Bentley owns the town café and works every day to stay independent. Her alcoholic father and selfish boyfriends taught her that men bring nothing but pain. She refuses to let anyone close. Ben appears whenever Sissy faces trouble, offering help she never asked for. His kindness chips away at her defenses. She starts to believe in the possibility of love. Then Sissy's past crashes back into her present. Ben's devotion alone may not be enough to save what they have built together.
Genres: romance, family-life, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Mystic Creek, Oregon
Period: contemporary
448 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Berkley
Content warnings: abuse, alcohol-abuse