Brielle Kittering
I'm Brielle Chastain. Used to be Kittering. Now I'm a widowed single mum doing her best to raise my son, Bennet, on the Chastain ranch. Life hasn’t turned out the way I’d planned, not since losing my husband Nathan in a tragic accident. Now I’m just trying to hold it all together—for Bennett’s sake.
The last person I expected—or wanted—to see again was Asher Chastain. My former fiancé. Nathan’s half-brother. His sudden return stirs up everything I’ve fought to bury—old hurt, unanswered questions, and emotions I don’t want to name.
To make things worse, I’m carrying a secret Asher doesn’t know. His father, Charles, is gravely ill—and it’s not my place to tell him.
I’ve got a son to protect, a ranch to help run, and a heart that’s still healing. The last thing I need is Asher back in my world… and under my skin.
Asher Chastain
Brielle. Now there's a puzzle. She wasn’t just my ex-fiancée. She married my brother. Then he died. And everything fell apart after that.
Coming back to Kittering Creek wasn’t in the plan. But my father reached out, and something in me needed to see him. Needed to face a few things I’d buried. But being back has stirred up more than I expected. Especially where Brielle’s concerned.
Right now? I’d say I’m a man trying to make sense of the mess. Trying to figure out if the life I built to avoid the pain is really the life I want. And maybe, just maybe, wondering if second chances are real.
