He’ll do whatever it takes to get ownership of that ranch…
When our lawyer went over Gramps’s will and told me that my ranch would be signed over to my no-‘count cousin Cole unless I got married, I was in despair. I had a week left to get married and not even a girlfriend to propose to.
And then there’s the woman he loves…
When I told Ace I’d marry him, it was just to help out an old friend. He’d have a marriage license to show his lawyer, and the time would pass the same for me whether I was married or not. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? Right—unless your secret wedding is filmed and shared with the entire world.
Published Date: 11 April 2023
My Review
Ace Riley, Jasmine’s long-time best friend, is a charismatic, attractive cowboy who owns a ranch and is a pro at bull-riding. Their friendship took root when Jasmine left her mundane city job at an accounting firm to pursue her passion in cooking at a local diner. Now, Ace is facing a predicament. His grandfather’s will, which Ace hadn’t fully scrutinized, has a condition requiring him to get married within a week or risk losing his beloved ranch and all the investments he made in it to a scheming cousin. Jasmine, who cares deeply for Ace, proposes a secret and temporary one-year marriage to save his ranch. Their intention was to continue living their lives as usual, without the burden of a permanent commitment. However, a passionate kiss from Ace outside the Las Vegas wedding chapel, followed by their wedding being broadcasted nationwide on television, sets off a storm in their native Texas, as their stunned friends and families watch on.
This tale combines the themes of friends-turned-lovers and a pretend marriage in Vegas, all set within a traditional cowboy romance. As a reader, I found this compelling combination hard to resist.
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