Layton Morris and his brother Mike grew up not knowing what it would be like to live in a normal home.
When Kelly is not outside helping the hubby haul brush, move rocks or whatever fun chore he has in store for her that day, you\'ll find her inside reading, writing or watching HGTV..
One of her favorite things to do is go for hikes around her property with Gus....her chocolate lab and the other man in her life, and Rose, her golden retriever.
In her spare time she loves to sit in her small corner overlooking the Texas hill country and write.
For readers 18+ About the Author: Kelly Elliott is married to a wonderful Texas cowboy who has a knack for making her laugh almost daily and supports her crazy ideas and dreams for some unknown reason...he claims it\'s because he loves her! She\'s also a mom to an amazing daughter who is constantly asking for something to eat while her fingers move like mad on her cell phone sending out what is sure to be another very important text message.
Broken.
Will they both ever learn to trust and love again, or will their pasts come back to haunt them, keeping them both alone and...
Fleeing with her best friend Courtney, Whitley was determined to put her past behind her and start a new life in the small town of Llano, Texas, where no one would ever find out about her past.
Whitley makes a promise to herself and finds the courage to do the one thing she thought she\'d never be able to do.
One fateful day things go to far.
The more it happened, the further Whitley withdrew from her friends and family.
The first time Roger hit her for arguing with him about a dinner party, she forgave him.
She dreamed of a life with Roger living in New York City and happily followed him there.
When she landed the star football player in high school no one was surprised, not even Whitley.
Whitley Reynolds grew up in a privileged home in upstate New York.
The last thing Layton needed or wanted was more heartache.
He makes a vow to himself to never let love in again.
When a tragic accident takes Mike away from Layton, and the only other person that he ever let into his heart walked away from him, leaving his heart shattered, Layton focuses all of his time and energy into the ranch he and his brother dreamed of.
With no running water or electricity in their home, no parents around to protect them, they quickly learned how to survive and depend only on each other.
Layton Morris and his brother Mike grew up not knowing what it would be like to live in a normal home
