Kyland

A small town friendship turned romantic relationship from Mia Sheridan, the NYT bestselling author of Archer's Voice. Poor dirt quality. Rancher. Wild west hick. Mountain people. Tenleigh Falyn, together with her sister and mentally ill mother, reside in a tiny, impoverished mining town where she faces daily battles to make ends meet. All she can think about is her annual Tyton Coal scholarship, which is her goal. With money, she would be able to finally leave this difficult existence behind and get a free tuition to the college of her choosing. Secure a career that could one day get her family out of Dennville. But in an attempt to escape the community that has caused him so much suffering, Kyland Barrett has fought just as hard to be awarded this scholarship. Through near-starvation, deep loneliness, and against all odds, he'll let nothing stand in his way―certainly not the girl who's his main competition. Then, everything is altered in an instant. Tenleigh and Kyland find themselves turning from strangers to friends, then tipping dangerously close to love. They're both determined not to form any lasting attachment, but the longer they're together, the more hopeless it seems. One of them will emerge victorious. Only one of them is allowed to go. And when that day comes, what happens to the one left behind?