Sweet River Ranch Romance

Everything hit all at once. Tate Sullivan became the guardian of his young nephew after his brother's death, and now Grandfather has bought a failing guest ranch in Montana. Tate's used to handling their hotel empire, but moving halfway across the country and learning an entirely new, rural business model is a challenge, especially with a toddler in tow.Nice girls finish last… or that's what it seems like to Stephanie Simpson when her ex-boyfriend, a pastor, proposes to a former bad girl. It's not that Stephanie wants her ex to rethink his life choices, but would it be so wrong to move on as swiftly as he has? A quick wedding to that cute wannabe cowboy with the adorable toddler might get her what she wants. After all, it's clear Tate needs a helping hand.He's a Christian, just like she is. What could possibly go wrong?

Graham Sullivan is back home in Chicago as the tenth groomsman in his former crush's wedding. But now Graham's cousin, the groom, has the nerve to send him to tell Cadence that he's bailing on the wedding. Has God given Graham a second chance, or what?Cadence Foster is furious with her fiancé for jilting her when she has no place to live and no job. The man who delivers the news offers her both at his grandfather's guest ranch, a perfect solution that buys her time for reassessment. Now that they work together every day, she realizes that the guy she thought of as simply the office geek is so much more.But when her past shows up in Montana to apply fresh pressure, this fledgling relationship might be doomed. She's on the rebound, and he's none too sure of himself. How can they know if their feelings are real?

Weston Kline might know horses, but being the stable manager is not a plum position like his newfound cousins have on the failing dude ranch their grandfather bought to meld Weston and his brother into the Sullivan clan. Unsure of where he fits, Weston hides behind an aloof nature.Paisley Teele is the ranch's activity coordinator, and she's not about to let rude, surly Weston withdraw. When they're thrown together on a three-night trail ride with a group of tweens, she's determined to get a genuine smile on that cowboy's face, one way or another.Neither planned to fall in love, but the attraction sizzles before it fizzles. No grumpy cowboy wants to be coaxed into fake happiness, and this ray of sunshine might be losing her grip in the light of her family situation. Trusting the source of true joy may take an act of God for them both.

Maxwell Sullivan has been too busy to revisit his Kansas hometown until his 10-year reunion, when he discovers the girl he liked as a young teen has died. His classmates are married with families - has Maxwell's focus been off? The only other single seems to be his former crush's shy twin sister.Eryn Ralston and her dad are about to lose the family farm due to medical debt. Amelia had been the popular one, but Eryn can't help but appreciate Maxwell's condolences. Still, his attentiveness at the reunion events is likely only because everyone else was already paired off.But when Maxwell offers her father a job at Sweet River Ranch in Montana, Eryn won't be left behind, not even after she discovers Amelia's obsession with Maxwell through her journal entries. How can Eryn stop living in her twin's shadow and bravely go for the future - and the cowboy - she wants?

Bryce Sullivan has been the family black sheep for so long he doesn't know how to change his image, or if he even wants to. At least working on his grandfather's guest ranch in Montana provides distance from his needy, clingy ex-girlfriend. Until she shows up looking for him.Madison Woodrow isn't sure she dares tell Bryce he's a father. With his family's money, he could wrest custody from her but, still, doesn't he deserve to know? Steeling herself against Bryce's charms, she leaves her toddler with her sister and takes a job at Sweet River Ranch to test the waters. No way will she fall for Bryce all over again.What will happen when Bryce learns the real reason she's come? His fight is with God as well as with Madison. Can he become the man Madison and Everly need… and God desires?

Once Jude Kline was okay with being friend-zoned. He was too busy trying to keep up with his suave new-found cousins on their grandfather's ranch to worry about romance, and it was easy to be friends with Kaci. She didn't demand stories of his past. Come to think of it, she didn't offer her own, either.Kaci Moore doesn't want to be found. She finagled her way into a position on her grandfather's old friend's ranch, and now she's just keeping her head down and doing her job. Friendship with the rancher's misfit youngest grandson is innocent enough, right? They can only be friends… but Kaci finds herself longing for more, and it seems Jude might be doing the same.Acknowledging her growing feelings will also mean acknowledging who she really is, and that's not only revealing her true name. There's more than one secret in her past, and Jude might land right in the middle of it all.