Left in Texas

Well, that's just great. I've missed the cut-off to apply for a scholarship, so my folks are freaking out about two things now. As if going to school in another city isn't bad enough. As if me agreeing to countless asinine things to keep my parents happy isn't grating on me already. And then I meet Gunner and it all falls apart. He's the man of my dreams, and yet he's the man that tears my world apart...but he doesn't know it. And now I can never see him again. I can never hear his voice again. Most of all, I can never feel my heart beating against his ever again.

It didn't occur to me until it was too late. How right my brothers are, that is. I ran from Clarkstown to Houston to get away. The great escape. Funny how leaving home for all the wrong reasons made everything else look right. Understand that it was just too much. But what I find out in Houston is that Ava's life pales in comparison. I thought I was doing the right thing. I thought everything would turn out okay. Until she vanishes off the campus floors and I don't see her again...for another year. And then I find out the truth, and it changes everything forever. Can we ever get back what we had?

HEA (Happily Ever After)
Ranch romance
Cowboy romance
College romance
Medium heat
Course language
Small town romance
Cliffhanger ending