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August in New York Fiora Markus

Jesse Craven had been in love with August 'Dusty' Winstead damn near his whole life. He looked after that little girl likeshe was the only thing in his life that mattered. And she was. As kids, they had spent every day together until the day her parents sent her away to school in New York City. For years he tried to hold on to her, but when a scholarshipto college was placed in her hands, how could she ask him to wait even longer for her? Her dreams for her life had changed, and being a wife was no longer a part of them. She wanted more. When August turned her back on Jesse, he turned his back on everything. Years later, destiny brought her back to Stonecrest Farm, only to learn that Jesse was living his life at the bottom of a bottle. He had become a liar, a gambler, a drunk, and just plain mean. But now that Dusty was all grown up, she was painfully gorgeous, and in his mind, she was rightfully his-she only needed alittle reminding. To win her back, he'd have to play the game he now played best-and he had an Ace up his sleeve