Ride horseback through dangerous Montana high country with infuriating AJ Clayburn as her guide? Fine–if that would help reporter Jacquelyn Rousseau get her story and prove to the rugged rodeo champ she was anything but an uppity debutante!
Ride horseback through dangerous Montana high country with infuriating AJ Clayburn as her guide? Fine—if that would help reporter Jacquelyn Rousseau get her story and prove to the rugged rodeo champ she was anything but an uppity debutante! A few close calls later, the heat blazing in AJ's eyes looked less like ire and a lot more like passion. Still, a match between a cantankerous cowboy and a prim Southern belle? As likely as snow in August. Until a late-summer blizzard gearing up to strand AJ and Jacquelyn in the mountains had them thinking about today, tomorrow—and forever.
Ride horseback through dangerous Montana high country with infuriating AJ Clayburn as her guide? Fine if that would help reporter Jacquelyn Rousseau get her story and prove to the rugged rodeo champ she was anything but an uppity debutante! A few close calls later, the heat blazing in AJ's eyes looked less like ire and a lot more like passion. Still, a match between a cantankerous cowboy and a prim Southern belle? As likely as snow in August. Until a late–summer blizzard gearing up to strand AJ and Jacquelyn in the mountains had them thinking about today, tomorrow and forever.
With his take-charge attitude and penetrating gaze, cowboy Bruce Everett spelled "Danger" from his Stetson to his boots, and Melynda Clay had sworn off men for good.
From maid of honour... to blushing bride? When Officer Logan Wolf pulls over Josephine Brand for speeding, he’s struck by the law student’s irresistible blue eyes and sad smile. Even more striking is the news that the lovely brunette is maid of honour at his best friend’s wedding!
"A great story by a wonderful author."--DEBBIE MACOMBER, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, for Left at the Altar His first mistake was marrying her. His second was falling in love. Chase McKnight will do anything to secure his family's ranch-but marriage to a complete stranger' That's a hard pill to swallow. Yet the will is clear: Chase needs a wife by his side if he wants to keep his home, so he meets his veiled lady at the courthouse steps and reluctantly says "I do." Too bad he married the wrong bride. When Boston runaway Emily Fields agreed to marry a Texas stranger to escape her family's scandal, she wasn't prepared to get hitched to the wrong cowboy! Stuck in a secret compromise, she has one year to learn the ways of the ranch and convince Chase's family they're happily married. But when the lie becomes true, the past catches up to them and they must save the love they never expected ... Haywire Brides Series: Cowboy Charm School (Book 1) The Cowboy Meets His Match (Book 2) What People Are Saying About Margaret Brownley: "Delightful, humorous ... packed with engaging characters, loads of action, several mysteries-all enough sizzle to satisfy her fans." -RT Book Reviews for A Match Made in Texas "A sweet, touching love story." -Kirkus Reviews for Left at the Altar "Lively and warm. A welcome addition to a sparse yet popular subgenre." -Booklist for Left at the Altar.
How does a Burbank-loving, California-dreaming, city girl find herself on a Montana ranch living with a too-handsome stranger? A Will, that's how. And now Gabriella Thompson is entwined in a million-dollar standoff with Brad McKenna. If she meets the terms of the Will, the land is hers to do with as she pleases and what she wants to do is sell to the highest bidder. But Brad, her host for the required three months, is determined to change her mind because as badly as she needs the money, he needs to control the land.Three months is enough time to get to know someone really well...or even fall in love. Question is: does her cowboy rancher really love her? Or is it just about winning the prize?**This book has a sweet/clean and wholesome version by Kay Lyons titled MILLION DOLLAR STANDOFF. Ivy James is the alter-ego of Kay Lyons, who now focuses on sweet/clean and wholesome contemporary romance and romantic suspense. For more information about Ivy's slightly sexier novels (or to find Kay's clean and wholesome versions of them as well as her latest titles), please go to Ivy James Author/Kay Lyons Author.
He was only supposed to tempt Vanessa Reynolds away from her plot to become queen. The pretty, single mother may believe she's going to marry his father, but Prince Marcus Salvatora will do everything in his power to prevent a royal marriage. Yet befriending the lovely American and her adorable baby girl has the debonair bachelor awash in confusion. This woman and her child are not schemers. In fact, they could make his life complete. But once she leaves without a wedding ring, the powerful prince knows he'll be forbidden to ever truly make her his own.