Had Me at Howdy: a Hillside * Spring Creek Novel

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED UNDER THE TITLE: WELCOME TO HICKVILLE HIGHPlatinum credit card? Deactivated. New car? Sold. Best life ever? Canceled.Thanks to my dad losing his job, we’ve ditched Chicago for Fumbuck, Texas—population: redneck. Now I’m living on a rundown farm, scrubbing dishes, and driving a rusty pickup. Worst of all? I’m stuck working alongside a cowboy.But this Cinderella isn’t giving up. I’ll claw my way back to the luxe life I left behind—and no one, not even infuriatingly chill, stupidly handsome Austin McCoy is going to stop me. Even if he does make feeding the chickens weirdly… enjoyable.She thinks she’s just passing through. I’m hoping she stays.I kind of feel for the Quinn sisters. City girls don’t belong in Spring Creek—but Kelsey? There’s more to her than designer labels and eye rolls. When she forgets to be angry, I see it—like the way her eyes light up when she feeds the chickens.Now all I have to do is convince her the guy she really wants is me, not some rich dude taking her to a ball in Chicago.Content Warning: This work contains a subplot involving death, grief, and an off-page instance of date rape. While these events are not depicted directly, they are referenced and may be distressing to some readers.