Growing up on neighboring ranches, Sawyer Murphy and Austin Merrill were always best friends. As teens, each secretly wondered if they could become more to each other. When the grown-up Sawyer returns to Rivers Bend from deployment as a Marine Special Forces Ranger, Austins ready to move their relationshipout of the friend zone while Sawyer remains stuck in the war zone. She still holds his heart, but he needs to be alone"--Page 4 of cover.