A fake marriage is not what Gabe had in mind when he moved to the country, but he couldn't say no to helping Hunter with his inheritance. All their attraction aside, they agree to divorce in a year, but as the clock winds down neither man wants to let go.
From the blurb:
I’ve got 99 problems, but a fake marriage shouldn’t be one of them.
Hunter Burke
Everyone knows my grandfather was a less than savoury human, but I didn’t think he’d stick it to me in new ways after he died.
I need a husband to claim my inheritance and the sexy new lawyer in town volunteers to step in.
A fake marriage is the easiest solution to my problem.
Besides, it’s only temporary, and it comes with perks.
It’s a simple business transaction. No feelings and no fuss.
He’s city and I’m country. He’s Lexus and I’m a beat-up pickup truck. We couldn’t be more different if we tried.
So why does my chest hurt when I think of him leaving when our time is up?
Gabe Davis
Hunter Burke needs help and I’m just the guy to do it. We have a mutually beneficial deal and it’s practically foolproof.
Pretending to be married to the smoking hot cowboy is no hardship. He’s pure sex appeal on horseback.
What is hard, though, is faking how much I’m liking farm life.
Horses are actually cool, and even the groundhog has grown on me. Porch swing chats are my new favourite thing and my city life is rapidly becoming a distant memory.
This arrangement has an end date, and divorce papers approaching way too quickly. We were supposed to leave feelings out of this, but I think I’m breaking that rule.
I want to keep my husband.
How do I convince him we aren’t so different at all and his chest pain might be love?
Ropers Can’t Tie Knots is a fake marriage, opposites attract, strangers to lovers romance between a cowboy with barbed wire around his heart and a lawyer searching for a place to fit. Chats on the porch in the rain, pining for your husband and so much swoon you’ll need to read laying down.
SNik's review:
Third in series (Kissing Ridge Cowboys), can be read as a standalone but might be more fun if read in order. Fake marriage. Mature characters. Dual POV.
Hunter agrees to rent a room to Gabe at the urging of their friends, and when the lawyer helps him figure out he needs to be married to inherit the rest of his inheritance, he barely hesitates before asking Gabe for a little more help. Gabe agrees to a fake marriage, it will be good for business to have Hunter’s connections around town, but feelings start to evolve from attraction.
It is clear from the start why Hunter avoids relationships, and he and Gabe clearly set the rules for their fake relationship, sex but no feelings. I really appreciated that both men fall equally for the other, and that while Gabe becomes comfortable with country life, Hunter tries to bring a little romance to their time together. Gabe and Hunter are likable characters, both having endured loss in their lives, but something about being with each other clicks for them and a swoony connection becomes hard to ignore. A lovely read with great secondary characters and honest communication between Gabe and Hunter.
Heather's Review:
Heather's Review:
Fake marriage, real lust... another great story featuring Kissing Ridge... I truly liked getting to know more about Gabe after seeing him as a secondary character in previous stories. Watching him learn about how to blend into Kissing Ridge and take on so many new challenges, along with getting to know his landlord/husband...
Hunter is so standoffish, with good reason, but they soon realize that they need each other for sex... and of course love blossoms from there -despite them trying to hold back....
These two sweet and lovable characters get to find their HEA and build something that is lovely to see... making Ropers Can't Tie Knots one of my favourite reads of the summer!
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