*Previously published as Come Back to Me: An Origin Story Novella by August, LeAnne*

A fixer-upper cabin. Two strangers. One summer we'll never forget.

For the past five years, I've saved every dime to buy the dilapidated cabin sitting on the outskirts of Maple Ridge, Colorado. Even then, it's not enough. Just when I think I've got to say goodbye to my dreams, a tall, handsome cowboy strides into town. He may talk funny, but he's saying all the right words to not only get my heart swooning, but get my body revved up too.

Leo Moretti was only supposed to be my date for my best friend's wedding. Until he makes me an offer I can't refuse: buy the cabin with me and help me fix it up. Then he returns to his family ranch in Texas at the end of summer.

As each day passes, working alongside him in the summer heat, swimming in the creek, and kissing under the stars, we can't deny our instant chemistry. It's electric. It's intense. It's reckless.

It's the kind of love that only comes around once in a lifetime. Nothing or no one can keep us apart.

Until it does.

Family obligations. A country at war.

In a whirlwind, steamy summer romance in 1969, my life -- and future -- is altered forever.

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• RomanceHistorical Romance
• RomanceWestern & Frontier
• RomanceSmall Town Romance

• Publication Date: February 17, 2026
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• Print Length: 143 Pages
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