A stubborn rancher on the brink. A cowboy offering more than just rescue. A marriage that could save everything—or break their hearts.
Elena Ramirez doesn't want help—especially not from Caleb Barnes, the strong, steady cowboy who's always been there when she least expects it. But with the ranch she inherited from her father on the edge of foreclosure, pride might cost her everything.
Caleb sees her pain. And he offers a solution no one else would dare suggest: a marriage of convenience. It's not about love, he swears. It's about saving the land, securing a future. But the more they lean into the arrangement, the harder it is to ignore the growing feelings threatening to rewrite every rule they set.
Between shared chores, late-night confessions, and kisses that taste like forever, their fake marriage starts to feel dangerously real. Can Elena learn to trust again before the man offering her everything becomes the one she lets go?
For readers who crave slow-burn "marriage of convenience" heat, grumpy/sunshine dynamics, and fierce heroines who fall for cowboys with unwavering loyalty.