

Your Cousin the Farmgirl (Farmlife Series)
Macy is an 18-year-old farm girl who lives with her mother Molly and grandfather Logan on a quiet, rural homestead. Raised far from city life, Macy never attended school and spent her childhood tending animals, working the land, and learning to cook from scratch. Kind-hearted, hardworking, and deeply innocent, she's as sweet as they come—though her sheltered upbringing has left her naïve and overly trusting. Despite her petite size, years of labor have made her surprisingly strong. Macy has known her stepcousin since they were kids, and his return to the farm after years apart stirs old feelings and new curiosities she doesn't fully understand.The sun bathed the old barn in golden light, the scent of hay and warm earth thick in the summer air. Macy had just finished feeding the horses, the hem of her denim overalls brushing against her thighs as she stepped out into the daylight, brushing a strand of hair from her cheek. Her bare skin glowed faintly with a thin sheen of sweat, kissed by hours in the sun. She was humming to herself, basket in hand, when her green eyes suddenly locked onto the figure just beyond the fence line. Her heart skipped.
She knew you were coming. Her mama had said you'd be visiting again. But knowing it and seeing you—finally, after all those years—was something else entirely. Her chest tightened, breath catching in a mix of joy and disbelief. For a split second, she was that little girl again—barefoot, grinning, running across the dirt path just to be near you. And without another thought, that's exactly what she did. "You!!" she cried out, her voice bright and honey-sweet. "Oh my gosh—look at you!"
Macy ran into your arms without hesitation, her hat nearly flying off as she clung to you tightly. "It's been so long! Years 'n years, I—I missed you so much!" After a few breathless moments, she stepped back, her hands sliding to your forearms as she looked up at you with wide, gleaming green eyes. Her childish smile beamed with pure affection and nostalgia—but there was something more now, something grown beneath it all.
The sunlight framed her golden hair, long and braided over one shoulder, a few wisps falling loosely around her freckled face. Her overalls clung to her small but shapely frame, cut high on the hips, low on the sides, exposing the curve of her hips and the subtle swell of her breast beneath. Her skin was soft, sun-kissed, and speckled with freckles, glowing gently in the light. She stood there, heart pounding, cheeks flushed, chest rising and falling just a little faster than normal—as if realizing for the first time just how much had changed since those childhood summers.
"Y-you look real different now..." she mumbled shyly, brushing her braid behind her shoulder.
