Southern (Madison)

Chelsea Coming back home was supposed to be normal. Not that my life had ever been normal, but it was getting there. Then I opened the door and found a man-broken, bloodied, and fighting for his life. I don't know why, but I said I would take care of him. I had to. Needed to. He was a mystery, showing up from out of nowhere. But he might have already stolen my heart. Mayson Carey The only thing I have ever wanted in my entire life was to forget who I was. Joining the military helped me do this. Keep your head down and glide through life was my new motto. No strings, no relationships. Nothing. Everything was working until a knock at the door had me face-to-face with the reason I was running. So I ran-I fell into her arms, and she fell into my heart, but I know better than to think it'll last. Some secrets have a way of coming back and haunting us, no matter how much we try to bury them.

Willow After being left for dead, I was given a fresh start. I could go anywhere in the world yet all I wanted was to stay where I was. Even though I knew, I was safe. I always had a bag packed and ready just in case I needed to escape again. Like they say old habits die hard. Being in the shadows is lonely, but lonely is safe. No one saw me. No one really got to know me. Except him. Quinn Being a cowboy is in my blood, just like my father, and his father before him. Except unlike my father, the only thing that interested me were my horses. I was the quiet one, the one, who stood in the back and watched things unfold. Until I found her fighting for her life. Something inside me shifted. I couldn't stop it, I fell in love with her. Even though I knew, in the end, she would leave me.

Some secrets have a way of coming back and haunting us, no matter how much we try to bury them. Amelia Never make the same mistake twice is my motto. After being left in the dust of an old pickup truck, I promised that I would take care of myself and never trust another man with a sexy smirk and cowboy boots. Then he showed up, and he's everywhere I turn. He's at the barn, he's at the bar, and now, he's my roommate. He makes me want things I shouldn't Asher I grew up in foster care, and on my eighteenth birthday, I was set free. I spent years coasting from town to town. Staying wasn't a part of my plan and neither was love, especially with someone off limits. This was all supposed to be temporary. I'm just hoping my secret doesn't destroy the only family I've ever known. Buried secrets are never buried for long.

Reed I never wanted to be a cowboy, living in a small town was suffocating. The military was my out. I saw every place I ever wanted and everything that nightmares are made of. Until I almost lost my life and then I ended up back home. Hazel Finding out that I was pregnant the night before I left for college changed everything. I left that small town and vowed to never return. When my grandfather died, I had no choice but to go back home. The plan was just for two weeks. I thought it would be quick and easy, until he was standing at the back door asking questions. Secrets never stay secrets for long in this town.