Staff Sergeant Austin Hall has a brilliant record in the Special Forces—except for one disastrous decision that cost his best friend’s life. Now he’s heading home to Chance Creek, Montana, where he’d like to spend the rest of his days in the obscurity of his family’s ranch. Too bad Great Aunt Heloise won’t hand the ranch over unless all four of the Hall brothers marry and one of them produces an … an heir within the year. Austin is too broken to marry for love, so he places an online ad for a fake wife. What could possibly go wrong?
Ella needs to leave Hollywood—fast. It’s bad enough another actress stole her fiancé—on national television. Now she’s ruined her comeback by decking her ex on a morning talk show. Pursued by paparazzi, Ella needs a new life, a new name and someplace to hide. When she reads Austin’s ad for a stand-in wife, she knows she can act this part perfectly. To the rest of the residents of Chance Creek, they’ll be a happily married couple. In private, they’ll just be roommates. In a year when she’d old news and the Hall brothers secure the ranch, she and Austin will quietly divorce and she’ll go on her way.
Or will she?
Austin’s already finding it hard to remember his promise never to love again. Ella’s finding it hard to keep her hands to herself. But when they’re asked make a back-up baby, Ella realizes she may have stepped into a lifetime role.
Can this pretend marriage go the distance?
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I loved the story of Emma and Austin, a very unlikely couple to share a real HEA. The fake marriage became a true one with all the trimmings. Everyone should have an Aunt Heloise.
Loved this entire series, great original stories. I’ve read the entire series more then twice over. I definitely recommend this book it’s sure to put a smile on your face and keep your attention.
I enjoyed the plot and the characters, well-written.
Loved the first two in the series. Can’t wait to read the other brothers stories.
Read the series
Little more sexually explicit than I like, but enjoyed the story line. enjoyed all of the series.
Great series, cannot put down everyone of tge series
I always enjoy a good happily ever after book.
It was a good read in that it showed families sticking together and supporting each other.
Can’t say enough good things about Cora Seton. She just doesn’t dial it in – there’s always character development and people are generally positive and things work out. Spending time in Chance Creek is the best way to escape the pandemic news.
This is a fun easy read. It was a stand alone read but it did build off the previous book.
A good distraction in the time of COVID.
The mail order bride thing is always fun but it hypes up when you throw in an actress hiding from the press.
So sweet! 5
I just love Cora Seton’s characters. Never been disappointed by any of her books!
I enjoyed the romance between the main characters and the determination of them to outsmart the aunt who was holding the ranch hostage. I would recommend this series.
I was invested in the hero’s Survivor’s Remorse. I was so rooting for him and Ella to find their HEA. Very satisfying, with a hook to drag one to the next books in the series.
Different plot, character development
Enjoyed the series
Loved this series.