When a reunion of childhood best friends leads to a marriage of convenience, can it lead to love, too? Ex-convict Giovanni Moore is back at the family ranch and still can’t believe his rebellious teen daughter and his missing ex-wife’s sweet child were entrusted in his care. But no matter what his past, he can’t stand the idea of losing custody. When his former best friend, Meredith, needs help—and a husband—he proposes a marriage in name only. Because even as his feelings for her grow, he’s a broken man now, so what else can he give her? After a violent assault, successful lawyer Meredith Smith returns to her hometown with a shattered spirit and a secret growing inside her. She doesn’t want her family to be judged, so she accepts a crazy proposition from a friend—the guy she once crushed on. Is it possible for Giovanni and Meredith to heal and love again, especially when her life is in danger once more? Welcome to Cowboy Crossing, a small town in the Show Me State where swoon-worthy single dad cowboys fall for strong-willed forty-something women, though sometimes those rugged handsome men might need a nudge—or a push.