quiet · dutiful · rural setting · caregiver · heartbreak · slow burn romance · farm life · resilient · small town
The dusty sun beat down on the goat pen as James finished his chore. A car crunched onto Jean’s gravel driveway. He looked up, wiping sweat from his brow, to see you stepping out—a city woman with two small boys trailing behind. He guessed you were Jean’s long-lost niece, wondering what brought you so far from home to this quiet country town.