Bad Boys of Saddle Creek

EmmyI am a walking nerdy girl cliche. Smart? Check! On the spectrum? Check! Awkward? Check! Virgin? Check! The only nerdy-girl box I don't check is "friendless." That's because I have the coolest best friend ever-Zane. Everyone in town thinks Zane is just a hot, bad boy inkslinger, but I know better. With me, he's kind, sensitive and thoughtful. I know he doesn't see me as anything more than a friend, but when I decide it's time to lose my virginity so I can finally date and find love, he's the only man I can imagine asking for help.ZaneEmmy thinks we're just friends, but I know better. I've been in love with her for damn near half my life. Until now, I could be satisfied being just her best friend. But now that I know she's ready for a physical relationship with a man, all bets are off. She wants help losing her virginity so she'll be comfortable dating some super geek she works with? Fine. I will take her V-card, but I plan on ruining her for other men.

MicahBeing left at the altar wouldn't have been nearly as humiliating if it hadn't happened in front of the whole damn world. But when you have an international reputation as the "Bad Boy of Country Music" someone is always watching. Is it any wonder, my beloved grandmother tells me its time I return home to my small Texas town roots. The last thing I need is the same meddling grandmother setting me up with her ridiculously smart tenant. Did I mention she's deliciously curvy and has big blue eyes that remind me of the Texas sky? Yep, I'm in trouble.AstridI'm a nerd with a capital "N." Between getting my Ph.D in Geology and my strange obsession with art fraud documentaries, I'm one pocket-protector short of being Queen of the Nerds. I'm already in over my head trying to make the family bookstore a success. The very last thing I need is to be stuck in an old Victorian house with Mr. Tall, Dark and Way-Too-Hot-For-Me. Still, there's something in his sultry brown eyes that hint at more depth and intelligence than he pretends to have. But can I really claim a bruised heart that already belongs to his music?

WillAs a rule, I don't trust people. I've learned the hard way that people will take advantage. Especially when you're a multi-million dollar salaried professional athlete with your face and body plastered all over magazines. I break that rule though, the minute I meet Esther Dubois. Bookish and shy with curves for days, Esther doesn't have a deceitful bone in her gorgeous body. I try to walk away, but one taste and I know she belongs to me. Now, I just have to convince her.EstherI expected what happened in Jamaica to stay in Jamaica. Instead, Mr. Walking Fantasy, AKA Will Sexton, AKA, "the bad boy of baseball" has shown up in my small Texas town claiming our marriage is real. Now we're sharing a cabin and being stalked by photographers. Will is beautiful on the outside, that's what everyone sees, but I see the heart he protects. It's even more perfect than his face, and he wants to give it to me. I never imagined my fake vacation wedding might lead to my real life happily ever after. Am I really ready for that?