\\NEW COVER - BLACK BACKGROUND\\ A singer who sold her soul for fame. An ex-military doctor who helps horses and humans heal at his rescue ranch. And a gray horse who plays matchmaker between them. Nicoletta always had big dreams. Often focused on herself, she didn’t win awards for friendship on her road to success. One accident and one big break later, she landed in front of a music mogul’s son—Chris Magnus, the man with the biggest heart on this side of Nashville. Would she reinvent herself to win him over? Chris had no intentions of ever marrying. When the past proved love didn't last, he focused instead on doing good in the world through his rescue ranch, using horse therapy to help soldiers heal after military service. When faced with a challenge from his father, he was forced to consider the unthinkable: to marry by a deadline to earn his inheritance. While the money would be welcomed and keep his ranch running, a marriage would not. Where would he find a woman in his tiny community near his secluded ranch who would be willing to live a lie? This steamy, small town, military romance will have you swooning for a happy ever after.

A military man in need of a new mission in life. A romance writer lacking experience. A fake relationship might be exactly what they want. But in the end, will they get what they really need? Will is off-duty for the holidays, visiting his sister while trying to decide if he should remain in the Army or seek civilian life. Enjoying the holiday at home, he doesn’t need the complications of falling for his sister’s best-friend to heat up the situation. But when a fake dating proposal is presented to fend off his meddling mother’s attempts at matchmaking, he realizes the brilliant scheme has many benefits. Ava is a romance author finding love only between the pages she writes. But when she accidentally wakes up in Will’s arms while staying with her best-friend for the holiday, she suddenly wants more between the sheets. Her attraction to him is undeniable. Their fake dating situation is fun and provides plenty of experience to add to her writing. But does their plan at the family holiday party go off without a glitch? Does it lead to a real romance once the holiday is over? And about Will’s career prospects—does another mission call to him, leading him to do something more fulfilling with his life? Does a chance encounter steer Ava back into Will’s arms for good? These insta-love, steamy, small town, military, holiday romances provide the origin story for the Off-Duty Rescue Ranch. Hot, former military men, strong women, and matchmaking horses prove that where there’s a will, there’s a way up the mountain to true love and happily ever afters.