The job was supposed to be easy. Get my best friend’s older brother back on his feet and put my life back together.

But when we end up sharing a bed, all those plans flew out the window.

He was a notorious underground rodeo champion. Ladies’ man and legend. Its not until he sustains an almost career ending injury that his family learns his secret　he wasn’t just the head of Sunny Brook Farms after all.

What started as professional morphed into something more, and not only because the cowboy refused to wear a shirt around the house.

Not that I was complaining.

But he was like a tempting piece of dessert that I needed to steer clear of.

Except, the more time I spent with him, the more I learned he was more than what he seemed. He was protective and devoted, and when I had my first taste of him, I was hooked.

We knew it was wrong.

We knew it would be our secret.

Neither of us wanted to cross the line drawn in the sand. There was his sister to consider and my crushed heart.

But all of it was about to get more complicated when that pink plus sign showed up.

Taking over the family farm in our small town was the only future I knew. But the never ending work left me with no social life and my virginity intact. Until my childhood rival graced us with his presence and was convinced he could help me with my…problem.

Owen Ramsey was an elite professional baseball player that left Ashfield without a backward glance. But when he was left at the altar, he sought refuge back in our town. I hated how he could simultaneously make my heart race and my hands fist. And I really despised how good he looked in a pair of baseball pants.

He needed my help just as much as I needed his. If I agreed to fake date him, he would help me snag the man I had my eye on and I would help convince his ex that he wasn't heartbroken.

But with his return to baseball looming, we realized maybe the hate we felt was really something more like love.

The fear of disappointing my family was too great, even though I craved something different for the first time ever. Owen was used to hitting balls out of the park, but I wasn't sure I was meant to be his home run.