Love was the last thing on this untamed cowboyâs mindâĻuntil she stole his heart away.
Cleo Delaney will do anything to keep her promise and raise her best friendâs sonsâeven if it means telling a little white lie to the state to keep them. So Cleo turns to the only person she can trust to help herâher first love, Judd Laramie. If he fosters the three young brothers in name only, sheâll do all the heavy lifting. Itâs a foolproof planâĻbut she never imagined that the feelings they once shared would return. With a vengeance.
Texas deputy Judd Laramie is stunned by Cleoâs request. Being a dadâeven on paperâis the last thing this cowboy needs right now. But no one knows better than Judd how flawed the foster system is and how much these brothers need Cleoâs protective love. What starts as a simple lie becomes so much more, and soon itâs clear Judd needs Cleo and the family theyâve created as much as they need him. Now heâll do whatever it takes to win Cleoâs heart and claim the future they all deserve.