Farm Boy by J.L. Beck, Kylie Carter

At the farm the days were hot, but the nights were hotter.
All I needed was a job, some warm food in my belly, and a place to lay my head at night. I never expected the sweet Millie Houzner, the farmer’s daughter, to be a part of that deal.
With silky brown hair, and emerald green eyes, she struck me dead the moment I laid eyes on her, but even I didn’t have a death wish. Rule #1 is, you never mess with the farmer’s daughter. I told myself she was off limits, reminding myself everyday of how I wasn’t the man she needed.
But you know how it is, what you want most and can’t have, you fall the hardest for. I tried my damnedest to fight against it, but I fell. With Millie by my side, I felt invincible until all the secrets I had tried to keep buried were unleashed upon us. Bringing to light a past that refused to go away. A past that was so hell bent on destroying my future.
When it came down to it, protecting Millie would always come first, and if walking away from her was going to protect her from my past, then my choice was easy. I just wish it didn’t hurt so damn much.