Lyla Whitney managed to escape her hometown. Since then, she's been avoiding certain things at all costsālike small-town setbacks, her familyās farm, and suffocating under too many expectations. Oh, and love, of courseābut that's one thing eluding her.
Aside from that, things are wonderful for her in Bostonāthe big city she chose to run to. That is, until her heartbroken little sister beckons her back to the very place she ran from: Whitney Farms.
Lyla braces herself to be there againābut only temporarily. Only through her sister's impending divorce. What she doesn't expect is the newestāand hottestāresident at the farm.
Newly single and free to do as he pleases, Gentry Bodine meets Lyla and at once, she rises to the very top of that list. His craving for her is demanding, undeniable.
With an attraction so palpable, even the inexperienced and gun-shy Lyla can't resistāespecially when lured with poetic, seductive notes from the unexpected southern charmer.
But when they fall into temptationāof what appears as fleeting summer funāboth must decide: Will they give love a fighting chance?