Layton Morris and his brother Mike
grew up not knowing what it would be like to live in a normal home. With no
running water or electricity in their home, no parents around to protect them,
they quickly learned how to survive and depend only on each other.
When a tragic
accident takes Mike away from Layton, and the only other person that he ever
let into his heart walked away from him, leaving his heart shattered, Layton
focuses all of his time and energy into the ranch he and his brother dreamed
of. He makes a vow to himself to never let love in again. The last thing Layton
needed or wanted was more heartache.
Whitley Reynolds
grew up in a privileged home in upstate New York. When she landed the star
football player in high school no one was surprised, not even Whitley. She
dreamed of a life with Roger living in New York City and happily followed him
there.
The first time
Roger hit her for arguing with him about a dinner party, she forgave him. The
more it happened, the further Whitley withdrew from her friends and family. One
fateful day things go to far. Whitley makes a promise to herself and finds the
courage to do the one thing she thought she’d never be able to do.
Fleeing with her
best friend Courtney, Whitley was determined to put her past behind her and
start a new life in the small town of Llano, Texas, where no one would ever
find out about her past.
Will they both ever
learn to trust and love again, or will their pasts come back to haunt them, keeping them both alone and…Broken.
Excerpt
I rode along the fence line, just trying to clear my head.
This was where I did my best thinking. I loved it out here. I could get lost,
just being in the quiet of it all.
“Motherfucker! Son of a bitch! Stupid-ass car! Oh my God, I
hate you!”
What in the hell?
I came up over a small hill and saw a silver Lexus RX pulled
off on the side of the road. The girl standing next to the car, kicking the
wheel, was obviously from the city. She was dressed in light gray slacks and a
sheer white blouse. Her brown hair was pulled up and piled loosely on top of
her head. The way she was screaming at the tire and yelling at the car made me
smile instantly.
Too fucking cute. Damn
city girls.
“Piece-of-shit car!”
I let out a small laugh. “Excuse me, ma’am. You’ve got a
problem with your car?”
She spun around and threw her hands on her hips as she
tilted her head. When she crinkled up her nose, I guessed it was something she
did when she got mad.
“No, cowboy. I like standing on the side of the road in
Texas in the middle of July, yelling at my piece-of-shit car. I get a kick out
of it.”
Wow. What a bitch.
Yep, city girl. Bet she’s from New York or somewhere like that. “Wow. Full
of spit and fire, and here I was, trying to be a Southern gentleman and help
you out. If you prefer that I keep moving along, I’ll be more than happy to—”
“No! Wait! Oh God, please don’t go. I’ve been here for
almost an hour, and not one car has gone by. Not one! My cell phone doesn’t
have a signal, and you’re the first person I’ve seen. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean
to be such a bitch. I’m late for my first big job interview, and I really
wanted this to go so differently.”
When she tried to hold back a sob, my heart sank.
Ah, shit.
I guided Cricket up against the fence, and then I pulled my
leg over and jumped.
“Oh shit! Aren’t you afraid your horse is going to run
away?”
I smiled at her and turned to look at Cricket, who seemed
just as amused by her comment as I was. “You know, I think Cricket might
actually like you. She’s not one for taking to people, but look at how she’s
staring at you.”
I turned to see the city girl peeking over at the horse with
a serious face. She slowly turned back to me and smirked.
“Are all Texas cowboys so…friendly?” She used air quotes as she said friendly.
I gave her my oh-so-famous smirk with a dimple. She didn’t
want to, but her lips cracked with the slightest grin. My heart dropped, but I
quickly pushed away the feeling.
“Nah, I’m one of a kind,” I said with a wink. “What’s going
on with the overpriced piece of junk?”
She looked back at the car and then at me. “I didn’t call it
that.”
“No, ma’am, you didn’t. I did.”
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Who is Kelly Elliott?
Really I'm just a wife to a wonderful
Texas cowboy who has a nack for making me laugh almost daily and supports my
crazy ideas and dreams for some unknown reason...he claims it's because he
loves me.....so I'll just go with that one!
I'm also a mom to an amazing daughter who constantly is asking me to make her something to eat while she has her fingers moving like mad on her cell phone sending out what I'm sure is another very important text message!
Oh...and I like to sit down and write in my spare time!
I live in the Texas hill country and one of my favorite things to do is go for hikes around our property with my second favorite man, Gus....my chocolate lab and my sweet girl Rose, our golden retriever. When I'm not outside helping the hubby haul brush or move rocks or whatever fun chore he has in store for me that day, you will find me inside reading, writing or watching HGTV and soaking in a nice hot bubble bath.....yeah that last one I just made up but it sure does sound nice!!!
I'm also a mom to an amazing daughter who constantly is asking me to make her something to eat while she has her fingers moving like mad on her cell phone sending out what I'm sure is another very important text message!
Oh...and I like to sit down and write in my spare time!
I live in the Texas hill country and one of my favorite things to do is go for hikes around our property with my second favorite man, Gus....my chocolate lab and my sweet girl Rose, our golden retriever. When I'm not outside helping the hubby haul brush or move rocks or whatever fun chore he has in store for me that day, you will find me inside reading, writing or watching HGTV and soaking in a nice hot bubble bath.....yeah that last one I just made up but it sure does sound nice!!!
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