I fall in love with Lila Bennett the moment she smiles at me across her bookstore.
Unfortunately, she's already sworn off love.
After a lifetime of being the son of a man who never claimed me, all I've ever wanted is a place to belong. I found it in Stone Creek. In Sunday dinners, hard work, and a woman who keeps everyone at arm's length.
When I ask Lila out, she says no.
When she jokes about a friends-with-benefits arrangement instead, I say yes.
The rules are simple: no dating, no labels, no public displays of affection. Friends in town. Something more behind closed doors.
Lila thinks we're protecting our hearts.
I know I'm falling harder every day.
Because the more time I spend with her, the more certain I become that she's it for me.
The problem?
Lila learned a long time ago that love ends with someone leaving.
And when I finally tell her how I feel, she proves it.
Now I have one chance to show her that some people stay.
And that I'm not going anywhere.
A steamy small-town western romance featuring friends-with-benefits, a hero who falls first, a cinnamon-roll cowboy with hidden intensity, chosen family, a snowed-in weekend, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Tropes Inside:
• Friends with Benefits
• Hero Falls First
• Cinnamon Roll Cowboy
• Small-Town Romance
• Found Family
• Forced Proximity (Snowed In)
• Opposites Attract
• Emotional Healing
• He Falls Hard, She Falls Slowly
• Learning to Trust Again
• Slow Burn to Forever
• Happily Ever After
Genre: Romance
Unfortunately, she's already sworn off love.
After a lifetime of being the son of a man who never claimed me, all I've ever wanted is a place to belong. I found it in Stone Creek. In Sunday dinners, hard work, and a woman who keeps everyone at arm's length.
When I ask Lila out, she says no.
When she jokes about a friends-with-benefits arrangement instead, I say yes.
The rules are simple: no dating, no labels, no public displays of affection. Friends in town. Something more behind closed doors.
Lila thinks we're protecting our hearts.
I know I'm falling harder every day.
Because the more time I spend with her, the more certain I become that she's it for me.
The problem?
Lila learned a long time ago that love ends with someone leaving.
And when I finally tell her how I feel, she proves it.
Now I have one chance to show her that some people stay.
And that I'm not going anywhere.
A steamy small-town western romance featuring friends-with-benefits, a hero who falls first, a cinnamon-roll cowboy with hidden intensity, chosen family, a snowed-in weekend, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Tropes Inside:
• Friends with Benefits
• Hero Falls First
• Cinnamon Roll Cowboy
• Small-Town Romance
• Found Family
• Forced Proximity (Snowed In)
• Opposites Attract
• Emotional Healing
• He Falls Hard, She Falls Slowly
• Learning to Trust Again
• Slow Burn to Forever
• Happily Ever After
Genre: Romance