<p>After the sudden and tragic suicide of her father Aela-a sharp-tongued Parisian with a bruised heart-is forced to return to her childhood farm in the depths of the French countryside. Saddled with overwhelming debts moody cows and nosy neighbors she's barely holding it together.</p><p>Enter a stranger.<br>Kineshi Yamaguchi-half-French half-Japanese with the bearing of a fallen samurai and the tattoos of a man who's seen too much. He arrives in response to her desperate call for help. But something about him whispers danger... and maybe salvation.</p><p>As secrets simmer and tensions rise Aela and Kineshi must navigate the fragile territory between mistrust and desire between rural drudgery and emotional reckoning.</p><p><strong>Trigger Warning: This novel contains explicit content. For mature audiences only.</strong><br> <strong>Perfect for readers who love slow-burn tension razor-sharp wit and unconventional romance.</strong></p>