The Cowboy's Denial
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The Cowboy’s Denial
A McKinnon Ranch Cowboys Romance – Book Two
For thirteen years, Hannah Blake has loved Jesse McKinnon from a distance, in silence, and without hope. She’s not just his daughter’s riding instructor. When Sadie’s mother walked out, leaving Jesse with a newborn, Hannah was the one who stepped in. She’s helped raise Sadie since she was three months old, rocked her to sleep, kissed every scraped knee, and stood beside Jesse through every heartbreak. All without ever asking for more.
Now Jesse’s facing a custody battle that could tear Sadie away for good. Desperate to prove he can offer a stable home, he asks Hannah to do the unthinkable: fake an engagement. Wear his grandmother’s ring. Move in. Pretend to be his.
Hannah agrees, because Sadie’s heart is worth more than hers. And because loving Jesse without being loved back is a pain she already knows how to carry.
But sharing a home with the only man she’s ever wanted is its own kind of heartbreak. Every touch, every stolen glance, every “fiancée” smile blurs the line between pretend and something far more dangerous.
As family loyalties are tested and legal threats close in, Jesse and Hannah must decide if their staged love story can survive the truth, or become the second chance they never saw coming.
A searing, slow-burn cowboy romance filled with longing, loyalty, and the kind of love that doesn’t back down.