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The formula for love is pretty standard. 

Girl meets boy. Boy meets girl. Sparks fly and they fall in love...

Except that boy was never supposed to be my stepbrother.


Dove
The only thing worse than losing my father was losing Josh.
When he left without so much as a goodbye he took my heart with him.
Now he’s back, standing beside me at our parents’ funeral, acting like he never left at all.
My anger should be stronger than my want, but it isn’t.
I’ve always been weak for Joshua Hex, and I’m starting to think he knows it.
Why did he leave all those years ago? Why is he here now? I’m afraid to ask, scared they’ll give too much away.
Scared he’ll find out how I really feel, because…

What’s stopping him from leaving me again?


Josh
Leaving Dove was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
But how could I stay when these forbidden feelings clawed at me, stronger than ever?
I swore I’d never go back. But after our parents died, I couldn’t leave her to run the farm alone.
I just have to remember that Dove Riley is off-limits. Always has been.
But when her eyes linger, when her cheeks flush as mine do too—I can’t help but wonder…

What if she wants this as much as I do?