The wedding the town of Bent Creek will never forget is secretly a marriage of convenience . . .
Ward
When my brothers ask me to come home to Bent Creek, I agree without a second thought. After all, I just got fired and dumped, so I could use the ego boost that comes with the job they want me to do-convince Violet Barnes to sell me our family's old ranch.
Easy enough.
But Violet is as tough as she is beautiful, and she's not about to cave to my request.
Until she finds herself married to me.
It's all business . . . until it's not.
Violet
My job-and my family's welfare-is on the line if I don't agree to marry Ward Harker.
My boss insists that ingratiating myself with the town is the only thing that will stop the eminent domain action against the old Harker property. And what better way to do that than to marry a man whose roots in Bent Creek stretch back generations?
So I do it. Then I'll divorce him as fast as possible once I've gotten what I want.
But after getting to know him, seeing his protective instinct, accidentally adopting a dog together, and sharing one too many searing kisses, I'm not entirely sure I want this to end.
Except that would mean I'd need to trust him. And I've never trusted anyone.
Marybeth
I've kept my distance from my brother Luke, especially now that he's convinced the county to force the sale of my boyfriend's family's old ranch. It's easier to focus my attention on my shop and on my boyfriend Gabe.
But when another one of my brothers, Wilder, shows up in town, I'm drawn back into my own family mess.
Wilder's just broken off an engagement, and all I want to do is help him. But when I mistakenly spill Violet's biggest secret, I realize that Luke was right:
I have to choose a side.
The family I was born into, or the family who's accepted me as one of their own?
If you love cowboys, Yellowstone-style family drama, small western towns filled with secrets, and sweet romance with a touch of suspense, this book is for you!
This is a story of family, romance, and friendship told through 3 viewpoints--Violet, Ward, and Marybeth. A Bent Creek Wedding is the third full-length book in the Harker Brothers Ranch series. For Marybeth and Gabe's story, be sure to check out the prequel novella, A Bent Creek Christmas.