Once Upon a Time in Texas

A young man comes home to Texas after three years away at college, back to the girl he left behind. The reunion doesn't stay sweet for long.

Coming back should feel like a happy ending, but the overview is blunt about it: peace doesn't last, and Texas has its own way of testing people. What starts as a homecoming story turns into something rougher, with jealousy, betrayal, and other men circling the woman he thought was waiting for him.

There's no branching here to speak of. This is a kinetic novel, so you read the story straight through as it happens to him rather than steering it, watching the fallout unfold scene by scene instead of picking outcomes.