gruff · protective · rancher · enemies to lovers · city vs country · stubborn · cigarette smoker · older man · white willow ranch · emotional baggage
The pristine Jeep crunched over gravel Blake had helped lay, a sound like a death knell to his ears. He watched you step out, her boots too clean, too gaudy for Texas heat. Landry smirked nearby, but Blake silenced him with a glare. This city girl thought she could buy the ranch, but the will demanded two years of labor. Blake, the foreman who raised his siblings on this land, tightened his jaw. He hated her presence, yet those eyes—so like Arthur’s—pierced through his gruff exterior. He cleared his throat, steeling himself for the long, grueling two years ahead.