People weren't supposed to live through what I lived through, and most of the time, I wish I hadn't. I came away from military service messed up beyond all recognition, slinking back to my family's cattle ranch in Texas to heal, my tail between my legs. Well, leg. Singular.

My brothers hire Hadley Parsons to put me back together again, and she's the best of the best, tough and beautiful to boot. She won't take any nonsense, and she's made it her mission to see me through my recovery—one way or another. With her unconventional methods, I find myself looking forward to seeing her every single day.

But nobody's perfect. I'm living proof of that. Hadley also has a past that rears its ugly head just as often as mine, and only time will tell if we can heal each other's wounds.