As the Crow Flies by Jess Mastorakos

Riley Conrad knows how to put on a good show, but it’s the man behind the guitar who will always come first to me.
I’m the shy middle sister. My younger sister is bubbly and charismatic; my older sister is an actual country music superstar—America’s sweetheart, through and through. They might stumble, but they always get back up and fight for what they want in the end.
Me? I’ve wanted something for six years and haven’t been brave enough to admit it out loud.
But I can’t. Riley Conrad isn’t just a handsome cowboy who looks hotter in real life than he does on the glossy pages of the magazines. He’s also a famous country singer, and the way his life is tied up with my family’s makes him totally off-limits to me.
The thing is, though… millions of women think they love the Riley they see on stage, but no one has ever truly put him first. This kindhearted man with a tendency to half-smile under the brim of his hat in a way that makes me want to die somehow always comes in second, and it’s a darn shame.
He deserves a woman who won’t play games with his heart, and even though I’ve always wondered if that woman could be me … our timing has never been right.
But now, he’s riding to my rescue for the second time in the six years I’ve known him, and instead of existing thousands of miles apart, we’re about to share the same tiny private plane. With him as my boss.
The whole boss thing should be a deterrent, and I try to remind myself of that. After everything he’s been through, I yearn to tell Riley that he’s always come first in my heart. But with so many reasons to stay away, how do I know if it’s finally safe to close the distance?