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Shanae Johnson

Falling for his best friend’s sister is not an option when an Army Ranger is tricked into a modern day marriage of convenience.

Army Ranger Griffin “Grizz” Hayes watched his mother work her fingers to the bone to provide for her family after his dad left them. Determined never to be a burden and to make his own way, Grizz decides he’ll never marry. It’s easy enough when the only girl who has ever held his attention is off limits.

Patricia Keaton fell in love with Grizz the first time he picked her up out of her crib and played Patty Cakes with her. Her feelings only grew over the years that her brother’s best friend spent more and more time with the Keaton family. Now that she’s come of age, and Grizz has separated from the army, she’s sure it’s time to get her man.

But when a dark figure puts Patty in danger, Grizz does what he never thought he’d do; he agrees to marry Patty and be her shield against the menace. Only now, with a ring on her finger, Grizz has no good reason to keep his distance, and Patty has every reason to play her role as wife to the fullest of the job description.

Will Grizz take on the spousal privilege offered him by the woman of his dreams? Or will he continue to keep his best friend’s sister at arms length through their whole marriage of convenience.

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The Rangers of Purple Heart Ranch

The Rancher takes his Best-Friend's Sister

Chasing his runaway bride to the altar is all this Army Ranger cares about in this modern day marriage of convenience.

After years of fact-checking and fetching coffee, reporter Lana Hunt has finally been given a chance to shine. Her exposé on the Montana ranch where soldiers are finding a gold rush of convenient brides could lead to the job of her dreams. Putting her investigative skills to the test to discover if the ranch is a cult or the stuff of fairy tales, Lana goes undercover inside a bridal boutique only to come face to face with the man she left at the altar a year ago.

Even though he was jilted by the love of his life, Mac Kenzie still loves weddings and is happy to help his friends plan theirs. But when he goes to assist the bride to be, he’s stunned to find his own runaway fiancée dressed in a wedding gown. Even more shocking, Lana is still wearing Mac’s engagement ring. Certain she still has feelings for him, he proposes a deal. He’ll help her get the scoop on the Purple Heart Ranch if she’ll help him plan his friends’ wedding.

To get the story and the promotion, Lana agrees to Mac’s conditions. But as the two of them plan a future for the bride and groom, Lana wonders if there’s a chance to revise the ending of their own story? And after years of coming in second to her career, Mac knows this is his last shot to make Lana his. But as her deadline draws closer, he can’t help but wonder if the girl who’s held his heart since he was six will choose her byline over taking his last name?

The Rancher takes his Runaway Bride

When a bacon-loving Army Ranger and a flower-child, vegan farmer declare their true loves’ vow it won’t be enough to stop their families from feuding in this modern day marriage of convenience.

David Porco has believed in true love since the first time he saw his doting parents kissing. After that, he was happy to kiss any woman to find out if she was his princess. He thought perhaps he’d felt the spark of true love with his ex-girlfriend, but when he goes to win her back, his ex’s friend catches his eye his heart explodes with one word; Mine.

Jules Capulano has always known she was destined to find her true love. She knows that man is not Paris, her neighbor that everyone expected she’d marry. There’s no spark between them. When she locks eyes with the town’s wandering romantic, a spark inside her whispers that he’s the one.

After just one night together, Jules and Porco know what they’re feeling is real. Like so many couples before them, they rush to the altar. But neither of their families are happy with the union. Porco works for the cattle ranch at war with Jules’ vegan commune. As the two star crossed lovers try to find a place where their union can grow strong, a careless mistake from Porco’s past threatens to topple everything Jules and her family has worked for. If they can’t find a way to right the mistake, they’ll lose more than each other to this family feud.

The Rancher takes his Star Crossed Love

Hypothetically speaking, can an Army Ranger war games strategist and an environmental scientist bent on saving the planet fall in love at first sight?

Romey Capulano knows that marrying Jordan Spinelli is the most logical, expedient, and practical way to save the farm commune she’s lived on her whole life. But when the pragmatic-minded, hydroponic gardener says I do, she’s surprised to find her heart speeding up when he makes his vows, her hands tingling when he slides the diamond on her finger, and her breath quickening as he leans in for the kiss. Succumbing to the notion of love was not a part of her plan, and she’s sure it will ruin the platonic relationship that she and the genius Army Ranger have planned out for themselves.

Jordan Spinelli is certain he’s coming down with something the day of his arranged marriage to Romey. Why else would his blood run hot, his palms sweat, and his heart keep skipping beats? Better he catch an illness than feelings for the level-headed soil scientist. Because falling in love was not a part of their carefully constructed, peer-researched marital agreement.

As the two try to navigate a loveless marriage, unknown forces keep pushing them into each other's arms. Divine acts keep pushing their lips within kissing range. Unspoken desires keep causing their hearts to face the inexplicable truth; the unquantifiable math that all adds up to the obvious. But will Jordan and Romey be able to admit to themselves, and each other, that their platonic vows are a shame because they just might have fallen in love at first sight?

The Rancher takes his Love at First Sight

A military hostage negotiator is willing to pay any ransom to win back the woman who hijacked his heart.

Russell Hook has spent years talking people down from bridges, men out of suicide vests, and insurgents into releasing prisoners of war. But when it comes to his own life, talks to win back his estranged wife have broken down. Admitting defeat, Rusty finally signs the divorce papers…only to have his wife call him asking for a favor.

Since she was young, Veronica Hook has hidden a secret from her loved ones; she’s a closet romance reader. Now, she’s authored a romance novel and wants the story out in the world -under a pen name, of course. The problem is that to get the loan necessary to cover the costs of publishing her book, Ronnie will need her estranged husband’s help. However, when Rusty makes a condition of his signature on the loan documents that she gives him another chance, Ronnie is backed into agreeing even though she knows its a pointless tactic. Or is it? 

Ronnie’s certain she can guard against Rusty’s negotiating skills. Except for the fact that the reality of her husband starts to prove better than the dream man she’s written on the pages. As Rusty chips away at Ronnie’s resolve, he realizes he’s lost the signed divorce papers. When these two learn what the other wrote down on paper will it rip them apart? Or will it put them back on the same page?

The Rangers of Purple Heart Ranch - The book series

The Rangers of Purple Heart Ranch - The book series

The Rangers of Purple Heart Ranch books in order

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