The Fearless Cowboy

Hyacinth Berkley is tired of living in the shadow of her sister’s beautiful marriage and is ready to start a life of her own. In searching for a husband, Hyacinth wants a man who is different from her father-someone who is independent and doesn’t need her the way her father needed their mother.

Noble Ranch foreman Beckett Thorpe has to get married by his thirtieth birthday in order to inherit his family’s ranch in Texas. With the clock ticking, he proposes a marriage of convenience to Hyacinth. Since the two of them have bickered from the day they met, he doesn’t expect her to accept his offer and is secretly pleased when she does.

After a quick wedding, they journey to Texas so he can prove he’s married and claim his inheritance. Once there, they learn Beckett isn’t so independent and needs Hyacinth more than they’d realized. As tensions escalate, can they overcome their fears from the past and the dangers of the present to find a way to be together? Or will they finally agree on one thing-that their marriage was a big mistake?

• Marriage of convenience
• Enemies to more
• Opposites attract
• Forced proximity
• Ticking clock
• Claiming an inheritance
• Dangerous ranch enemies

The inspirational themes in this book are light, and the romance is the primary focus. While the romance is sizzling and the kisses swoony, both the language and physical attraction are clean and wholesome.

Jody Hedlund is the author of over thirty historicals for both adults and teens and is the winner of numerous awards including the Christy, Carol, and Christian Book Award. Jody lives in central Michigan with her husband, five busy children, and five spoiled cats. Although Jody prefers to experience daring and dangerous adventures through her characters rather than in real life, she’s learned that a calm existence is simply not meant to be (at least in this phase of her life!). When she’s not penning another of her page-turning stories, she loves to spend her time reading, especially when it also involves consuming coffee and chocolate.