Uprooting

<p><strong>Go to a concert. Check. Attend a ranching conference. Check. Fall in love with my brother's best friend. Not on the list...but check.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Lauren</em></strong></p><p></p><p>In hindsight trying to kiss my brother's best friend after three glasses of whiskey wasn't my brightest idea. I came into the bar to escape my cheating ex-fiancé my dad's health crisis and the pressure of keeping my family's ranch afloat but Jax Greer was behind the counter playing the noble protector like always. He's known as the biggest flirt in Texas and is easily the last person I should turn to for comfort. Still when he punches my ex and tells me I deserve better I no longer want quiet solitude. I want Jax.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Jax</em></strong></p><p></p><p>There are rules when it comes to kissing your best friend's sister and all of them end with don't do it. Throw in my past of not protecting those I love and there's no way I could kiss Lauren when she leans in. But I've loved Lauren since the moment I met her and I hate the lost look in her eyes so I help her make a bucket list to rediscover herself. As we take swing dance lessons work on her ranch and share a bed after a hotel mix-up it feels like I'm on the brink of everything I've ever wanted. Except Lauren wants to keep our relationship a secret and I'm terrified it means even she knows I'm not enough.</p>