Painted Boots

When her father drags her to a new life in Wyoming, Aspen Brand doesn't expect to fall for a cowboy named Kyle Thacker-but she does. At seventeen, Aspen and Kyle share unexpected ground: guitar, running, physics. And guilt. Aspen blames herself for her mother's car accident, while Kyle can't find a way past his brother's suicide. On their first date they open up to each other, forging an unbreakable bond between them. But Kyle has spent two years living with a vicious secret-one his ex-girlfriend will do anything to protect-and sharing his truth with Aspen makes her a target. Now if Kyle is to be her love story, Aspen must first win the fight of her life.