Falling for the Grumpy Cowboy Next Door
(2026)(The first book in the Matchmaker of Willowbend series)
A novel by Maisie Sloane
I didn't know I was in love with Harper until someone tried to take her from me.
It’s been three years since I buried my wife. Raising Sophie alone. Convincing myself I was fine. I wasn't.
I hired a matchmaker. Asked her to find someone safe who wouldn't wreck me. Harper arranged the flowers for those dates. Smiled like it didn't kill her.
She helps Sophie plant wildflowers for the mama she barely remembers. My daughter saw what I couldn't. Harper was loving us. Quietly. Completely.
Made us laugh for the first time in months. Made me feel something other than numb. I kissed her. One perfect moment where I let myself want something real.
Then I panicked and pushed her away.Twenty-four hours later, her ex kidnaps her. I've been so terrified of losing someone that I didn't see I was losing her anyway.
Now I know what I want. And I'll burn down everything standing between us to get her back.
If she'll still have me.
Genre: Romance
It’s been three years since I buried my wife. Raising Sophie alone. Convincing myself I was fine. I wasn't.
I hired a matchmaker. Asked her to find someone safe who wouldn't wreck me. Harper arranged the flowers for those dates. Smiled like it didn't kill her.
She helps Sophie plant wildflowers for the mama she barely remembers. My daughter saw what I couldn't. Harper was loving us. Quietly. Completely.
Made us laugh for the first time in months. Made me feel something other than numb. I kissed her. One perfect moment where I let myself want something real.
Then I panicked and pushed her away.Twenty-four hours later, her ex kidnaps her. I've been so terrified of losing someone that I didn't see I was losing her anyway.
Now I know what I want. And I'll burn down everything standing between us to get her back.
If she'll still have me.
Genre: Romance
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