The Cowboy's Girl (Little Creek #1)
Courtney Willis

Nate Hawkins has spent years running from his father's ghost and trying to find a place to call home. He's happy to see old friends in Little Creek, especially one as sweet and encouraging as Adelaide, though he knows he's not worthy of the woman she's become.
When crimes around town start escalating, including personal threats against Nate, he has to make a choice: will he leave town and continue life as a wandering cowboy, or will he stay and prove he's nothing like his father and everything Adelaide wants?