Bücher von Ruth Pendleton

He needs the town gossip to get off his back. She needs to focus on protecting the students at her school. Can a fake relationship be the solution to both of their problems?Reid Matthews isn't looking for love. The upcoming weddings of his two oldest brothers have all eyes turning to him as the town's most eligible bachelor. If he doesn't find dates for the weddings soon, he'll never be able to escape the matchmaking attempts of his nosy neighbors. He doesn't have a problem with dating. He has a problem with clingy women who get too attached. It's easier to stay single.High school English teacher Millie Grant loves her job but she suspects corruption at the school. She needs people to stop trying to set her up so she can focus on the students while sleuthing behind the scenes. When she gets paired up with one of the groomsmen in her best friend's wedding, she sees an opportunity. Pretending to date the handsome cowboy will keep the matchmakers off her back so she can work. After all, what harm is there in a little white lie?Armed with a fake dating contract, both Reid and Millie know that their plan is bullet proof. Dating is all fun and games until Millie starts to develop real feelings. She's ready to give her heart away, but Reid isn't ready to commit. The best thing for both of them is to let the relationship go.When a disaster hits the school and Reid comes to the rescue, Millie realizes that maybe there's more to the cowboy's kiss than she's giving him credit for. She's used to doing the teaching, but when it comes to love, Millie has a lot to learn.The Matthews family saga continues in A Passing Grade for the Cowboy. This clean romance series is most fun if read in order, starting with A Llama for the Cowboy.

She has a cure for everything except her own heart. All he wants is a chance to fix it.Thomas Matthews has accepted his life as a bachelor. He could have his pick of the women in town, but his heart wants one woman in particular. Too bad she's one of his closest friends. The lines between friend and lover are easy to blur, but he doesn't want to risk the friendship and lose her forever. He'd rather stay single.Hazel Wright's veterinary clinic is open night and day but her schedule is closed when it comes to dating. There isn't time in her life for a relationship and there's certainly no room in her heart. That spot is held by her high school crush, a self-proclaimed bachelor. Now he's sending her mixed signals and she doesn't know what to do.When unexpected circumstances cause them to reevaluate the lines between friendship and more, will their budding romance survive?The Matthews family saga continues in A Checkup for the Cowboy. Hearts are pushed to their breaking points but love will always prevail.This clean romance series is most fun if read in order, starting with A Llama for the Cowboy.

A handsome widower. A woman who doesn't trust second chances. What will it take to open their hearts to love?Porter Matthews knows grief. He's worked hard to rebuild his heart after becoming a widower eight years ago. Finding true love once in a lifetime is rare. Finding it twice? That would be a miracle. When a feisty woman catches him trespassing on her llama ranch, she doesn't appreciate his help. He was trying to free the llama from a thicket, but will the llama's beautiful owner be the one to free his heart?After being let down in the past, Emily Hutchings is determined to achieve her dreams on her own. She's working hard to open a llama therapy center, but the handsome cowboy up the road is becoming a major distraction. With looming deadlines, does she have time in her life to trust a new man?When Porter doesn't show up for their first date, Emily decides she didn't need the distraction anyway. Too bad her heart has other plans.A Llama for the Cowboy is the first book in the Elk Mountain Ranch series. This family saga will make you swoon with handsome cowboys, healing hearts and happy endings.