When Alex is booted on her ass on a small run down ranch, she is forced to prove her worthiness of her respectable name. She had to be able to take care of herself, since she refused to wed the man of her father's liking. Her inheritance was riding on her success, but Alex didn't like the sun and she wasn't too keen on the idea of running a ranch. When a stout, overeager man welcomes her to his neck of the woods, she takes advatange of his southern hospitality and sets him to work. Bored and alone and living next to the McSwains, wasn't something she thought was possible. Especially when she sought sightings of Darren McSwain. He definitely wasn't the kind of man her father wanted her to wed, but she could put his muscles to use. The only trouble with Mr. McSwain, was his southern hospitality ended with southern belle princessess'. Can she convince the tightlipped, cocky man to be a little helpful or will her ranch suffer at the hands of little southern boys?
Darren McSwain never cared for women, and he definitely wouldn't care about his newest neighbor either. He avoided spoiled brats as much as he could, but even if he hated to admit, they were more apart of his world than he liked. When he falls out of the loop of a respectable family, Darren's life starts to spiral out of control. Normally, he wouldn't have cared, he wasn't a high society man and he wasn't raised to be, but his future was riding wedding the farmer's daughter. Thrust onto little miss perfect's ranch, he hopes she has some even tempered sister's he can tolerate, because even if she wasn't respectable, her name was.
A trip to Fiji with her dismissive boyfriend and his alluring mother lands Valentina into the most unexpected romance of her lifetime.
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College student Valentina has been at a standstill in her relationship for three years, so when her boyfriend invites her on vacation to Fiji with his estranged fashion designer mother, Val can't think of anything worse. Mothers-in-law are notoriously one of the most dreadful aspects of a committed relationship, right? But nobody prepared Val for the aloof, refined Diana, who at first seems to absolutely detest her but soon warms under the tropical sun. As a unique and steamy connection sizzles and the two begin sneaking around, Val wonders if she's finally found the love she's been looking for in the most unexpected of places. But can their spark last, and is it worth what it will cost them?
WARNING: This story contains mature themes such as depictions of domestic abuse and coercion that may be upsetting to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.