She wanted a child. He needed a wife. But neither of them expected love to be part of the deal. By the time I turned sixteen, I had my life perfectly planned out. Get my nursing degree, find my prince charming, get married, and have kids—all before thirty. But life has a funny way of throwing curveballs, and at thirty-five, I’m still waiting for Mr. Right. When my doctor tells me I can’t wait much longer to start a family, I decide to take control of my destiny. Forget waiting for love—I’ll get a sperm donor and do this on my own. Enter Officer Taylor Mitchell, with a proposition that’s as crazy as it is tempting. All I have to do is marry him for a year or two so he can inherit his family’s farm, and in return, he’ll help me start my family. It’s a win-win. After all, Taylor’s seven years younger than me—hardly the prince charming I’d imagined—and there’s no chance I’ll fall for him. Right? But as our fake marriage begins to feel a little too real, I’m starting to realize that the best plans are the ones you never saw coming. Because love? It doesn’t care about age, timing, or rules—and it might just turn everything upside down. Welcome back to Rose Valley. This book deals with fertility issues and is the third book in an interconnected standalone series. It's not required to read the others before this one, but characters do cross over.