"The truth has a way of surfacing. It just takes longer than gossip."

Asher

Walker Lake doesn't need another slick-talking developer knocking on ranch doors, and sure as hell not on mine. I know exactly who Kassi Carter works for, and I should've shut her out the second she showed up flashing that bright smile and false promises. But she keeps slipping past my defenses - through late-night texts, stolen glances, and the way her little girl looks at me like I hung the moon. She's the enemy. So why does she feel like the only thing I've been waiting for?

Kassi

I came to Walker Lake to build a better life for my daughter - a steady paycheck, a chance to prove myself. Falling for the grumpy cowboy who hates everything I represent? Not on the blueprint. Asher is stubborn, frustrating, and impossibly protective...especially when he's kissing me like I'm already his. But when my job and my heart collide, the truth threatens to destroy us both. Because in a town where secrets don't stay buried, loving him might cost me everything.