His To Keep
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He's nearly sixty. She's nineteen.
What began as a summer internship became the love of a lifetime.
Amos Hartwell doesn't do second chances. Widowed for over two decades, he's devoted his life to his Wyoming ranch, his grown sons, and the quiet stillness of a life without complications. At almost sixty, desire feels like a thing of the past-until Lilah Morgan arrives.
She's young. Spirited. Curious.
And everything he didn't know he was missing.
Lilah doesn't belong in boardrooms and corporate offices. The open land calls to her. So does the quiet, gruff rancher with hands made for work and eyes that see right through her. What starts as a thrill-an impossible connection-deepens with every glance, every lingering touch.
She was never supposed to fall.
He never thought he'd feel this way again.
But now, neither of them wants to let go.
When the world questions them, when family pushes back, when age becomes a number people can't ignore-Amos must decide if he'll keep hiding his heart... or finally claim the woman who's made him believe in love again.
"His to Keep" is a sizzling, emotionally rich romance about forbidden love, second chances, and the kind of connection that only comes once in a lifetime. For fans of age-gap, possessive heroes, strong heroines, and open-door intimacy wrapped in heart and heat.
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