Pine Valley Ranch

The Italian Damsel in Distress…Gianna often wondered what it would be like to have a loving family, of leaving Italy and seeing the world, and of getting as far away from her father as possible, a man whose associations with the mafia jeopardized the safety of her and her mother. But even in her wildest dreams, Gianna never imagined that she would be the recipient of a multi-million-dollar inheritance, or that she would find herself in southwest Montana, hiding from the man who'd raised her. When Gianna's world is suddenly set on fire, her billionaire nephew's secret ranch and the family that live there become her saving grace. Pine Valley Ranch is remote, peaceful, and far from southern Italy, but Gianna knows the Ambrogio Clan would travel around the world and back again to get their hands on the money that was meant to protect her. While she waits for word from her nephews as they track down Cleon––the Giannopoulos cousin who set this catastrophe in motion––Gianna will need to look elsewhere for protection. She soon realizes she just might find it, and more, in Cooper Nolan... The Veteran Cowboy with a Heart of Gold…Eager to follow in his big brother's footsteps, leave Montana, and see the world, at just eighteen, Cooper enlisted in the Army, rising to the rank of Captain in the 75th Ranger Regiment. By the time he realized that Pine Valley Ranch was the only place he wanted to call home, he'd seen enough pain and destruction––and experienced enough heartache––to last a life time. Now, at twenty-nine, the only thing Cooper wants to do is work the ranch, take care of his family, and settle down with a good woman. But when Neo Giannopoulos––the billionaire who bought his family's ranch––calls the Nolans with a desperate plea, the last thing Cooper expected was for an Italian beauty to walk into his life. He doesn't know who she's hiding from or why she's on the run, but he knows that he cannot rest until he finds a way to heal the hurt in her heart, and calm the fear behind her beautiful brown eyes... Gianna wants to trust him, and to believe that Pine Valley is the sanctuary everyone claims it to be, but as she falls in love with the ranch and the people who live there, she will have to find a way to keep from falling in love with Cooper. After everything she's been through, her heart is too fragile, and she doesn't want to break his when the truth is revealed...