Buckled in Barbwire

<p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Rules can't be broken if they don't exist...</em></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Paisley</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>I'd considered myself carefree and content until I met my best friend's older brother.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Brody Benson has a way of wrecking my composure with a single glare.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>He's broody and crass and far too attractive.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>As if that isn't enough he earns more money in a month than I'll likely make in my lifetime.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>We couldn't be more different. That's why I settle for catching quick glances of him in passing. Meanwhile he prefers to pretend I don't exist.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>But then the unthinkable happens.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Brody</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The death of my mother rocks the foundation that our rustic empire is built on.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>After the funeral my sister flees to find comfort and peace. Dad shuts down leaving me to keep the business running. That undertaking is made more challenging by Paisley Keaton.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Now I'm constantly crossing paths with the sunny cowgirl my sister left in charge of the barn. She tries to be helpful which only agitates my animosity. I don't miss an opportunity to tell her where to stick that overly positive attitude.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The fact that Paisley is the last woman I'd ever date promotes her to a permanent position at Benson Manor. One that needs to be filled to guarantee my ownership of the company.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Paisley will be my wife but the only thing she'll get from me is my last name.</em></p>