Overview

The valley works its magic, even on the most broken of hearts.

Galen Parnell is the type of guy who would stop at a four-way intersection, even at midnight with nobody around.

Obadiah "Bede" Deacon is a drug dealer who was sentenced to five years in prison.

Newly released with a broken heart that simply won’t heal, Bede is now a free man. But now he needs to decide whether to return to his old life, wheeling and dealing drugs.

His other option is to remain in the Fresh Start parole program, digging up knapweed and sleeping in a tent each night, all while doing his best to figure out what the hell his team lead’s problem is.

His team lead is Galen. He’s got eyes full of disdain, a mouth full of truth, and he does not like ex-cons at all. Doesn’t like that they’re getting a free ride in the valley, when he’s been working hard for years and is still broke.

Galen thinks his biggest problem is keeping his job in the valley long enough to pay off medical bills after his dad died last spring. That, and getting new tires for his truck.

What Galen’s actual problem–so hard for him to admit–is that even with his preconceived notions about the kind of men he’s in charge of–criminals, all–he’s unable to remain blind to the fact that they’re people, too.

Especially Bede. OMG, Bede. Who, in spite of the fact that he’s a freaking drug dealer, is smart and funny and the kind of dark and handsome that is Galen’s favorite kind of eye candy.

The summer is turning into a disaster. A deliciously confusing whirlwind-of-discovery disaster.

Enemies to lovers, boss/employee, opposites attract, forbidden love, hurt/comfort, midnight swims, and, of course, an HEA.