A review by ssejig
Defending Hearts by Shannon Stacey

4.0

When Alex Mills came back to Stewart Mills to help raise money to keep the football program going, he discovered that he missed the town he had grown up in. So he came back. And decided that he needed to spend some time there working on a book detailing the invigoration of his town. But he'll need a place to live.
Enter Gretchen Walker who needs extra funds. Even though she works her family farm non-stop, she and her grandmother are barely hanging on. Taking in a boarder will help to cover the costs.
I liked the eventual growing of Gretchen and Alex's relationship. There was maybe some