A stubborn rancher and a delicious baker are just friends… …Until a baby comes along! Jett Radford and Noelle Hanson have been friends for years. Although Jett has always been secretly attracted to her, Noelle was strictly off limits. He would never date his best friend’s little sister. But when he’s grief-stricken after his father’s death, Jett turns to Noelle for comfort. They later agree that their one-night stand was a mistake, but it has consequences they can’t walk away from—because now Noelle is pregnant and needs a favor. She’s got a high-profile wedding cake commission in the works and she’ll lose the contract if she’s seen as less than respectable. Would Jett agree to a fake engagement to get her through a tough spot? Jett agrees, knowing he can keep his emotions in check. As the oldest Radford brother, he’s always taken his responsibilities seriously, and knows his heart will not get involved. Turns out, though, Jett doesn’t know himself quite as well as he thought… Being a fake fiancée is way harder than Noelle thought it would be. She’s always liked Jett, but now her feelings toward the handsome rancher are far more complicated. There’s nothing fake about their kisses or their wild attraction for one another, making this fiercely independent woman wonder what life with an alpha cowboy would be like. But can attraction be trusted when she’s not sure what’s true and what’s just part of the act? Maybe it’s time to end their fake engagement. Maybe it’s time for her to realize there was nothing real about their time together…

No one has ever taken Chad Radford seriously—not even himself. But when folks in town think his running for board of the cattleman’s union is nothing more than a joke, he realizes it’s time for a change. When the opportunity comes for him to be the hero to new-in-town single mom, Hannah Smith, who’s being harassed by a persistent ex, he takes it as a chance to prove to the locals and his family that he can be responsible and trusted. To keep the creep away, Chad agrees to be Hannah’s fake boyfriend, and even he’s surprised how quickly people’s opinions of him change. This boyfriend stuff is pretty useful. Not to mention kind of nice. All Hannah wants for her and her daughter is a quiet place to live, far away from the complete mess of her past. Trading in her high-powered career as a communications director for a job as a waitress is perfect. Everything is simple and straightforward until a sexy cowboy comes into her life. Being in a fake relationship with Chad is far more difficult than she’d thought it would be—especially when it starts feeling all too real. When her past starts to threaten her present, though, Hannah is faced with the most difficult decision of her life, one that could break the tenuous trust of a man she’s falling in love with… USA Today Bestseller Leslie North invites you to indulge in a heart-warming small town western romance with a smoking hot cowboy and the woman who tames him...