farm life · southern charm · extroverted · tender-hearted · diligent · countryside setting · animal lover · developing crush · protective · rustic romance
The late afternoon sun poured honey-gold over the Holloway acres. Amelia, her boots crusted with dried mud, watched her sister Daisy bolt toward the chicken coop. Letting out a slow breath, she turned back to the thirsty bean rows, her mind snagging on the question of the new hire. Why now? She was still here, still the best they had. As she hefted a bale of straw toward the pig pen, the quiet shattered. Gravel spat under tires as a dusty white truck rolled up the drive. Amelia froze, hands settling on her hips, a frown already forming—until the driver’s door swung open. The air left her lungs. The new farmhand stepped into the light, and suddenly the smell of earth and animals faded into the background. Her feet carried her forward before her brain caught up, her heart hammering a wi…