But one sprint out of a Texas chapel left me drowning in satin, heartbreak—and small-town gossip spreading like wildfire.
Hiding out in Silver Creek—the hometown I once couldn’t wait to escape—was supposed to be temporary.
Then I ran straight into Cole Lawson.
My ex–best friend.
My first heartbreak.
Now the town’s hottest bad boy with a slow-burning gaze that promises trouble.
Adam, my almost-husband, looked perfect on paper—safe, stable, predictable.
But beneath the surface was a control I could no longer ignore.
Cole is whiskey heat and reckless edges—the man who let me go once… and isn’t making that mistake again.
He’s fighting to save his family’s ranch.
I’m trying not to fall for him all over again.
But every look, every touch, every late-night moment pulls me deeper into something I never really left behind.
This time, I need more than stolen kisses and almost-promises.
I need him to choose me. To fight for me this time.
Because if I stay, I could lose everything—my heart, his ranch, and the life I thought I wanted.
And if I leave… I lose the only man who’s ever felt like home.
One runaway bride.
One dangerous second chance.
And a town watching to see if love is worth the risk.
