{"product_id":"darlin-by-samantha-leigh","title":"*Darlin' by Samantha Leigh","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe's the woman I loved and left. Now I'm back with a ten-year-old boy at my side and a heart full of regret.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI spent my whole life broke and unreliable—proving my father right. A Covington boy never amounts to anything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil my sister took off and left her son behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo I do what no man in my family’s ever done. I step up. He needs a home. Stability. A man he can count on. Which means I need a job. And fast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesperation has me taking the first one I'm offered—at Silver Leaf Ranch. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy new boss? Daisy Davenport.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe feisty, ranch-raised hellion I walked away from over a year ago takes one look at me and wants me gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil she sees the little boy holding my hand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer brothers hate me. Her sisters tolerate me. Everybody on this whole damn ranch has an opinion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd Daisy? She's sworn off love, sworn off me, and made it real clear I'm not getting a second chance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI don't blame her. But I never stopped loving her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo when she's sick, I take care of her. When she flirts with another cowboy, I see red. When she shows up drunk on my doorstep demanding answers, I kiss the fight right out of her instead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen a job offer comes. The kind that could finally make me the man I always wanted to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut my nephew’s already calling her name in his sleep.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd I have to choose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChase the life that proves my father wrong…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOr stay with the woman who already thinks I'm worth loving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indie Author","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40894158569601,"sku":"9781764308960","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/0308\/2881\/files\/81sgdW_-nHL._SL1500.jpg?v=1788306928","url":"https:\/\/heartboundbookshop.com\/products\/darlin-by-samantha-leigh","provider":"Heartbound Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}