Broken Hero

I don’t have time for Lucy Rhodes.

I’m a former Marine, a ranch owner, and if my sister is to be believed, a hermit. Since I returned to my small home town, I’ve spent every waking moment turning my family’s ranch into a resort. The absolute last thing I need is a blonde complication.

But then Lucy comes to town for the summer. She’s running from demons of her own, and somehow, she runs straight into me.

She awakens something in me that I thought gone.

She’s young and beautiful, sure, but it’s more than that. She doesn’t look at me like I’m damaged. She listens when I speak, and when she opens up to me, I know I want to spend my life protecting her.

But as we grow closer, one thing feels inevitable… I’m going to let her down somehow, just like I’ve let everyone in this town down. I don’t know how to be the man she deserves.

I’m not the man I once was.