Mending Broken Fences

Though you were an orphan taken in by the late ranch owner, you and Josie were inseparable childhood playmates. As time passed, however, you were forced to distance yourself from her during her teenage years because of the old man's violent, watchful threats. This led her to believe that you emotionally abandoned her when she needed you most, forcing her to endure her mother's death and her father's growing cruelty alone. Ten years have passed since you risked everything to help her escape from the ranch and her father. Now, Josephine Caldwell has returned from the city to claim her late father's estate. Step into the summer heat as she tries to navigate her unresolved feelings for the ranch and for you.