Jenna Wright wuchs direkt neben der Chestnut Ranch und den fünf Johnson-Brüdern auf. Ihr älterer Bruder war der beste Freund von Seth Johnson, und Jenna war in jüngeren Jahren womöglich ein bisschen in den gut aussehenden Cowboy verknallt. Das ist schon lange her, sagt sie sich. Jetzt, wo sie geschieden und zurück in der Stadt ist, hat sie definitiv Augen für ihren besten Freund. Wird er sie je bemerken? Jenna redet sich ein, dass er mit seiner Ranch und seiner Hunde-Rettungsaktion beschäftigt ist. Sie hatten ein Projekt für eine essbare Nachbarschaft, an dem sie gemeinsam arbeiteten, bis die Finanzierung zu einem Problem wurde. Als Seth erfährt, dass er durch seine Mutter mehr als zwei Milliarden Dollar von der Hälfte eines Familienkosmetikimperiums geerbt hat, beeilt er sich, Jenna mitzuteilen, dass sie ihr gemeinsames Projekt nun doch finanzieren können. Doch er hätte sie nicht küssen sollen. Es war ein Unfall, sagt er sich . Aber Seths Gefühle drängen an die Oberfläche und er kann sie nicht ignorieren. Woher kommen diese Gefühle? Können die beiden besten Freunde und Nachbarn Seth und Jenna ihre schwierige Vergangenheit überwinden, um zusammen eine glückliche Zukunft zu haben?

This is why cowboys should never marry their best friend... Jenna Wright grew up next-door to Chestnut Ranch and the five Johnson brothers. Her older brother was best friends with Seth Johnson, and Jenna may or may not have had a crush on the handsome cowboy in her younger years. It was a long time ago, she tells herself. Now that she's divorced and back in town, she definitely has eyes for her best friend. Will he ever notice her? Jenna reasons that he's busy with his ranch and his dog rescue operation. They had an Edible Neighborhood project they were working until funding became a problem, and when Seth learns he's inherited over two billion dollars from his mother's half of a family cosmetic empire, he rushes to tell Jenna they can now fund the Edible Neighborhood. He wasn't supposed to kiss her. It was an accident, he tells himself. But Seth's own feelings roar to the surface, and he can't ignore them. Where did those come from? Can best friends Seth and Jenna navigate their rocky pasts to find a future happily-ever-after together? Read all the Chestnut Ranch Cowboy Billionaires by Emmy Eugene: 1. Cowboys Never Marry Their Best Friend 2. Cowboys Never Kiss Under the Mistletoe 3. Cowboys Never Get a Second Chance 4. Cowboys Never Have a Secret Baby 5. Cowboys Never Marry Their Boss 6. Cowboys Never Cry Over a Fake Marriage 7. Cowboys Never Kiss and Tell

This is why cowboys should never kiss under the mistletoe. He wasn't supposed to kiss her. Can Travis and Millie find a way to turn their mistletoe kiss into true love? Travis Johnson attended the speed-dating event during Chestnut Springs' Octoberfest and got exactly two phone numbers. One woman's already told him there's no spark between them. Ouch. The other has a boyfriend. Double ouch. But when Travis spots Millie at his brother's wedding, he learns she broke up with that other guy. Perfect. Gathering his courage, he asks her to dance, only to have his brother point out they're swaying under the mistletoe. So Travis does the only thing he can—he kisses Millie. Millie Hepworth plans parties for a living, and Travis is crazy-busy on the ranch with his brother off on his honeymoon. So he does the only thing he can think of to keep Millie close. He hires her to plan a Christmas party for him and his brothers out at Chestnut Ranch. No big deal. He forgot about the part where he works constantly and doesn't have much to say, especially to a successful, sassy woman like Millie. Oh, and the part where his mother has always hosted the Christmas party... Oops. This is why cowboys should never kiss under the mistletoe.

He's the foreman for the family ranch. She's broken up with him once already. Can their mutual love of rescuing dogs bring them back together? Maybe cowboys never get a second chance... Russ Johnson has the degree and the experience to run a ranch successfully. Not that it really matters if he doesn't, because this cowboy billionaire's bank account can take a hit. Too bad his heart can't. When his ex-girlfriend, Janelle Stokes, shows up at Chestnut Ranch with another dog that needs rescuing, they start seeing each other again. She was worried about how her two girls would do with Russ in their lives, so she broke up with him, her lawyerly mind taking the reins from her heart. But as they work together to expand the dog rescue facilities at the ranch, Russ involves Janelle's kids in such a seamless way that she thinks she might just give him her whole heart for Christmas. Yay, Russ! Except her ex-husband is back in Chestnut Springs for the holidays, and everything gets complicated when he says he wants to try to rebuild the family Janelle once had with him and their children. Oh, boy. Will Russ' Christmas crush have to stay that way? Or will he and Janelle get their second chance and find a way to build a new brand of family?

They were married for a few months. She lost their baby...or so he thought. Rex Johnson knows he's the loudest brother. He doesn't even try to hide it, because he has plenty of other secrets he's never told anyone. Not his parents. Not his brothers. No one. I was only married for four months. No one needs to know. Especially because it was five years ago, and Rex hasn't heard from Holly Roberts since she left for work one day and never came back to their apartment. She filed for divorce the next day, and Rex's whole world fell apart. One day at a time... He's done a decent job of putting himself back together after he returned to Chestnut Springs and the family ranch. But when he has a chance encounter with a little girl after his brother's wedding, he comes face-to-face with Holly again. Oh no. And who is that girl? Holly's terrified to tell Rex that the little girl is their daughter, but she does. In and out of treatment facilities, Holly's been suffering from depression and doing the best she can as a mom. She's been slowly putting her life back together one piece at a time, and when Rex tells her if she leaves Chestnut Springs, he'll call the cops, she decides to stay. It's time to stop running anyway. Can Holly and Rex reconcile their differences and build a family with their daughter?

She's his boss. He's had a crush on her for a couple of summers now. Can Toni and Griffin mix business and pleasure while making sure the teens they're in charge of stay in line? Griffin Johnson likes getting away from his brothers and the ranch every summer, going to Camp Clear Creek, where he's a counselor for teenage boys. Finally, some peace. He loves his brothers, don't get him wrong. He just needs a break sometimes. His desire to work at Clear Creek has nothing to do with the curvy, gorgeous Toni Beardall. Noo, nothing at all. Toni has just been promoted to the senior director at camp, and she's not accepting any funny business this summer. Not from the kids. Not from her counselors. Oh, no, she is not. Not only that, but she's just spent two years with the wrong guy. Finding another cowboy to break her heart? Not happening. Can Griffin find a way to heal Toni's heart? Or will their camp romance end when summer does?

She needs a husband to keep her ranch...can she convince the cowboy next-door to marry her? Darren Dumond has been working at Chestnut Ranch since he sold his place after the death of his first wife. But he starts to see the woman who owns the ranch just north of where he works over the summer, and he thinks his heart can handle a new relationship. His heart was wrong. He ends things with Sarena, but he's oh-so-lonely. And Sarena Adams is desperate. Her father died a few months ago, and she only has six months to get married or she and her sisters lose the ranch to their greedy uncle. He'll never get Foxhill, she vows. And if that means she has to swallow her pride and go back to the only man who's made her heart beat faster—and who's broken that heart—she will. Perhaps Darren could redo the marriage thing if it wasn't real... Can Darren and Sarena make their fake marriage work? Or will the feelings get too real and leave them both broken-hearted for a second time?

He likes the pretty adventure guide next door, but she wants to keep their relationship off the grid. Can he kiss her in secret and keep his heart intact?Cowboy Brian Gray has been sneaking off with Serendipity Adams for a couple of months before he breaks things off with her completely. He likes holding her hand in his truck and going to movies with her, but every time he suggests taking their relationship out of the shadows, she balks.Don't need that in my life, he thinks.He does miss Seren, though.Serendipity is the tall, awkward, says-what-she-thinks youngest sister in a trio at Fox Hollow Ranch. Her oldest sister is married now, to a cowboy at Chestnut Ranch, and Seren thinks maybe...just maybe...she could have her own Chestnut Ranch cowboy boyfriend too.But there's a catch. The middle sister, who's been so hurt by cowboys in the past that Seren actually made a promise to her that she'd never date one.She didn't know she actually liked cowboys...No one's ever come knocking on her door for a date.Until Brian...and you sure do like him.Can Seren figure out how to get her cowboy boyfriend back and preserve her sister's feelings? Or will Brian stay in the shadows forever?

He's been in love with her forever. She's told him no more times than either of them can count. Can Theo and Sorrell find their way through past pain to a happy future together? Cowboy Theo Lange has worked Fox Hollow Ranch for a while now, and he's had his eye on the middle Adams sister since the day he started. He's asked her out plenty of times, but she's always said no. He knows there's a story there, but Sorrell Adams hasn't told it. Be patient, he tells himself. And don't ask her out again. Sorrell Adams had her heart broken a decade ago, when she swore off cowboys for good. She and Theo are friends, and she tells herself this over and over. She likes spending time with him more than anyone else, though. She adores his kindness and his hardworking spirit, and as the days and months pass and she starts to heal, she also starts to wonder when he'll ask her out again. Because she's prepared to say yes the next time he does. When will he ask? Maybe Sorrell should ask Theo... Can Sorrell dig deep and get over her past to find a future happily-ever-after with her cowboy billionaire best friend?