Tessa and Nash's Fake Fiancée

Nash McCoy needs a fiancée to be taken seriously in Buckhorn, yet the woman he lied about in front of the whole town does not exist—until Tessa steps in.

She is the last woman who should pretend to love a McCoy after the history between their families, but she agrees for leverage, to protect her family's land and keep an eye on his plans.

Their arrangement is meant to stay an act, limited to a few touches that are never supposed to mean anything.

Nash still lets his hands linger and his voice drop as if he means it, and Tessa cannot explain why she keeps letting him that close.

When a winter storm traps them alone, the cowboy she was only supposed to fake it with is the one she starts wanting for real.