"Some hearts don't break-they bend back toward the ones worth fighting for."
Edlina Thomas
I came back to Grand Cane to settle Mama's affairs-
not to run straight into the man who still makes my heart buck like a wild horse.
Shannon Smith is all swagger and silence, the kind of man who forgot how to love but never how to leave a mark.
I didn't survive eight-seconds on bulls just to fall for the same mistake twice.
But here I am, wondering if I ever should've left.
Shannon Smith
I buried love years ago, right alongside the softer parts of me.
Then Edlina came back-grit, grace, and eyes that don't let me lie.
She's the fire I tried to forget... and the only woman who ever made me believe in forever.
I should walk away.
But if I lose her again, I won't survive it.
This time, love's riding bareback-and it's got everything to lose.
Whatever happens just...Blame It on My Heart.