Continuing our time in Farthingdale Valley, we meet The Cowboy and The Dealer.
From the blurb:
The valley works its magic, even on the most broken of hearts.
Galen Parnell is the type of guy who would stop at a four-way intersection, even at midnight with nobody around.
Obadiah "Bede" Deacon is a drug dealer who was sentenced to five years in prison.
Newly released with a broken heart that simply won’t heal, Bede is now a free man. But now he needs to decide whether to return to his old life, wheeling and dealing drugs.
His other option is to remain in the Fresh Start parole program, digging up knapweed and sleeping in a tent each night, all while doing his best to figure out what the hell his team lead’s problem is.
His team lead is Galen. He’s got eyes full of disdain, a mouth full of truth, and he does not like ex-cons at all. Doesn’t like that they’re getting a free ride in the valley, when he’s been working hard for years and is still broke.
Galen thinks his biggest problem is keeping his job in the valley long enough to pay off medical bills after his dad died last spring. That, and getting new tires for his truck.
What Galen’s actual problem–so hard for him to admit–is that even with his preconceived notions about the kind of men he’s in charge of–criminals, all–he’s unable to remain blind to the fact that they’re people, too.
Especially Bede. OMG, Bede. Who, in spite of the fact that he’s a freaking drug dealer, is smart and funny and the kind of dark and handsome that is Galen’s favorite kind of eye candy.
The summer is turning into a disaster. A deliciously confusing whirlwind-of-discovery disaster.
Enemies to lovers, boss/employee, opposites attract, forbidden love, hurt/comfort, midnight swims, and, of course, an HEA.
Heather's Review:
Galen doesn't want to like anything about his new role, especially not one of his new parolees...
Bede doesn't have a clue about his new situation, but makes the most of each opportunity, albeit with a fair amount of snark...
These two are a true opposites attract story with so many layers, so much intensity and so much hurt/comfort. I was truly intrigued to see how Jackie was going to redeem a hardened drug dealer who had never known any other world, but we only have to look to the sunny man from The Cowboy and the Outcast, Kell to bring a focus to Bede and make him want to succeed in a world where Kell is his friend..
This book is best read in sequence, but can be read standalone if you are only looking for specific tropes. I think this one may be my favourite book in the series so far and I can't wait to see what happens next in Farthingdale Valley...
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