Life in foster care wasnāt easy. Life after prison? Unforgiving. But Iām determined to stay out of trouble, and Iām gaining a foothold on the closest Iāve ever known to normal.
Then, thanks to a pair of escape-artist dogs from the sanctuary where Iāve found work, I cross paths with my bossā neighbor, Ty Adams. Heās a horse trainer, and winter is his quiet season. Itās also the season when he gets restless and lonelyātwo things I know all about. Heās not interested in love or romance. Iām just happy someoneās interested in me at all, even if emotions are strictly forbidden.
When weāre not together, Iām thinking about him. When we are together... Well, Iām definitely thinking about what he does to me and what I want to do with him.
As we keep each other warm through the Vermont winter, this feels a lot more than physical. Somehow he soothes my pain, and I wonder if Iām touching something deep inside him too. But Ty wonāt let himself love anyone. I never had a chance. And now, with my past closing in, I could lose the one man I hoped I could count on. The one I thought might be different.
When his present and my history collide, is it too much to hope heāll choose me?
CW: Sick horse and a minor accident involving a horseāno animal deaths or serious injuries/illnesses.
Life in foster care wasnāt easy. Life after prison? Unforgiving. But Iām determined to stay out of trouble, and Iām gaining a foothold on the closest Iāve ever known to normal.
Then, thanks to a pair of escape-artist dogs from the sanctuary where Iāve found work, I cross paths with my bossā neighbor, Ty Adams. Heās a horse trainer, and winter is his quiet season. Itās also the season when he gets restless and lonelyātwo things I know all about. Heās not interested in love or romance. Iām just happy someoneās interested in me at all, even if emotions are strictly forbidden.
When weāre not together, Iām thinking about him. When we are together... Well, Iām definitely thinking about what he does to me and what I want to do with him.
As we keep each other warm through the Vermont winter, this feels a lot more than physical. Somehow he soothes my pain, and I wonder if Iām touching something deep inside him too. But Ty wonāt let himself love anyone. I never had a chance. And now, with my past closing in, I could lose the one man I hoped I could count on. The one I thought might be different.
When his present and my history collide, is it too much to hope heāll choose me?
CW: Sick horse and a minor accident involving a horseāno animal deaths or serious injuries/illnesses.