The Unwanted Bride And Her Desolate Suitor (Seeing Ranch, #9)

Mail order brides don’t expect to find love… but sometimes they get lucky. Mary Jean has a secret. She’s been in love with Jasper since she was thirteen. Too bad he was twenty-four Too bad he never gave her the time of day. Their age difference never mattered. At least not to her. Especially when she saw him risk his life for their neighbor just to have justice served. But eleven years between them isn’t easy to overcome. Until now. Ten years later, and MJ needs a husband. Desperate to care for her aging grandmother, she needs money and a place to live. Fast. This time, Jasper can’t take his eyes off her. But love in the West isn’t easy. Especially not for a mail order bride. Jasper paid for MJ’s hand as his mail order bride. But… he can’t buy her love. He knows she still cares for him. He knows she acts like they’re enemies. He knows no matter how hard he pushes, MJ pushes harder. And MJ has secrets and desperately wanted to keep them buried. Jasper’s running out of ideas. Whatever secrets are still buried in MJ’s past are ruining their chance at a future. Can he earn her trust before it’s too late, or will MJ finally push him away for good?