Knight Falls Ranch

The deal was simple. Marry the cowboy. Pretend to be in love. Go our separate ways when the twelve months are up. What could possibly go wrong? I've spent the last year simply trying to survive but the massive amount of debt to my name and a bar on the brink of collapse, I'm quickly running out of options. The last thing I expect is to be offered an out by Sunstone Ridge's most eligible bachelor. Roman Knight is small-town royalty. Rich. Powerful. Untouchable. And as desperate as I am. He needs a wife, and I need money, what could possibly go wrong by making a deal to marry the cowboy with his own reasons to never fall in love? It's only twelve months; we both get what we need from it and at the end, we go our separate ways. We both swear this thing is temporary and I told myself I could get through it, that I wouldn't fall in love, but the more time I spend on the ranch and with him, the more Roman starts to knock down my carefully constructed walls. But the foundations we're balancing on are delicate and getting close to him comes with risks. One thing I know for sure though, is that secrets don't stay buried, and when ghosts from Roman's past come back to haunt him, it's me who gets caught in the crossfire.

I had only one goal. Survive. I've spent years simply trying to disappear. Don't make waves. Don't be too loud. It's the only way I know how to survive in this cruel, loveless marriage. I never let myself believe there could be a way out, not until he stepped foot on my property. He was only meant to be here to help train one of the horses on this ranch and then leave, but Silas Knight can't see a problem and walk away from it. I tried to pretend I was okay, that I didn't need help but that all comes tumbling down when I'm left with no choice but to run. And there's only one place I can go. Knight Falls Ranch. I just need time and a place to get myself back on my feet and Silas offers that and more. Now I'm living here with him and his two adorable kids. I tell myself it's only temporary, that I will be leaving eventually but with every day that passes, the more I'm wondering if there's a possibility of forever here in Sunstone Ridge. We both have reasons not to fall in love and we're both a little broken and yet when he looks at me, he makes me forget all the hurt in the past. It makes me believe that maybe, just maybe, we could have forever. But life is unpredictable and messy and all those things we try to run from have a way of catching up with us. And not every love is meant to last.