Bent Creek Surrender

He didn't expect to fall in love with his best friend's sister . . .

Avery

I've got enough on my plate with a busy marketing business and my brother, Isaac, crashing in my spare bedroom when Zach Noble, my high school crush, comes back to Bent Creek.

Feelings I thought I'd outgrown years ago suddenly occupy every corner of my mind. But Zach has never seen me as anything more than his best friend's annoying little sister.

When his family gives Isaac a job, I find myself spending more and more time with Zach, making those feelings hard to ignore.

One water tower climb, an ice cream date, and too much accidental flirting later, my old crush is all I can think about.

Until his family troubles put Isaac in danger.

Zach

I don't know what I'm looking for when I arrive in Bent Creek, but I didn't plan for it to be working my brother's ranch and falling for Avery, my friend Isaac's sister.

Avery offers more than I deserve, and pursuing anything with her could wreck my friendship with Isaac. Yet I can't seem to stay away.

Between fighting my feelings for Avery and trying to live up to something impossible in my brother's eyes, it seems someone else has their sights set on sabotage at the ranch. I know who it is, although everyone else is convinced I'm wrong.

When the worst happens, the blame falls on me.

Marybeth

Planning an engagement party should be my biggest worry, but after a summer where every bad thing that happened felt aimed at my family, I have more on my mind than menus and a cute dress.

Between trying to convince Zach that his suspicions about my fiancé's family are misguided and figuring out who's targeting our family's ranch, I end up receiving a threat of my own.

When my engagement party goes horribly wrong, I wonder if it's possible for our family to survive what's coming.