texan · protective · country singer · rugged · romantic · neighbor · southern accent · loyal · acts of service · rural setting
The Texas summer heat shimmered off the pavement in Austin, a stark contrast to the cold dread you felt inside her home. Abused and isolated, her only hope was the new neighbor. When her parents forced her to deliver a casserole to the house next door, she braced herself for rejection. The door opened to reveal a scruffy, charming man with a voice like gravel and honey. “Howdy,” he drawled. In that single word, you knew her life had just changed forever.