When Delilah Downs arrives at her grandparents' farm for the summer, she expects lazy afternoons under the Southern sun and the quiet comfort of country life. What she doesn't expect is Ezra Thomas. Tatted up, gold-toothed, and full of slow-burning charm, Ezra is nothing like the farm boys Delilah grew up around. He's rough around the edges but intoxicatingly smooth when he wants to be. At first, their chemistry is undeniable-long glances across the fields, stolen moments in the barn, the electric thrill of a love that feels forbidden yet fated. But as the weeks pass, Delilah starts noticing things about Ezra that don't sit right. The way he watches her when he thinks she isn't looking. The possessiveness in his touch. The whispers among the ranch hands about his past-stories that don't quite add up. By the time Delilah realizes the truth, it's too late. Ezra's love isn't just intense-it's consuming. And out here, miles away from the nearest town, there's nowhere to run.
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