{"product_id":"pre-order-darlin-by-samantha-leigh","title":"(PRE-ORDER) Darlin' by Samantha Leigh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: Orders ship\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eafter the release date\u003c\/span\u003e. Since incentives come directly from the author and are shipped to us, fulfillment timing depends on their arrival. We appreciate your patience and will get your order to you as soon as everything arrives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleases: August 27, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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":40818071306369,"sku":"978-1-7643089-6-0","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/0308\/2881\/files\/darlin.png?v=1783466586","url":"https:\/\/heartboundbookshop.com\/products\/pre-order-darlin-by-samantha-leigh","provider":"Heartbound Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}