The Guarded Hearts Ranch

Pine Ridge Hearts Series

De: Jefferson Cross

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

A fake marriage. A fragile beginning. A love they never expected.
She needed a safe harbor. He needed a reason to hope again.
Sometimes the strongest families are the ones you choose.

Former Manhattan marketing executive Harper Sterling came to Pine Ridge expecting a temporary escape—not a life-changing secret or the single piece of news that upends everything: she’s pregnant, and the father wants nothing to do with her… until he suddenly does. With corporate giant Peterson Foods pressuring her family’s land and her ex trying to intimidate his way back into control, Harper needs protection—and fast.

Cole Coleman, a Marine Corps veteran carrying eight years of quiet grief, never imagined offering marriage to a woman he barely met. But Harper needs safety, and Cole understands what it means to stand in the gap for someone who can’t stand alone. A legal marriage of convenience gives Harper and her baby the security they need—and gives Cole a sense of purpose he thought he’d lost forever.

It’s supposed to be simple. Temporary. A promise on paper.

But Pine Ridge has a way of softening guarded hearts.
And when Harper’s past storms into Wyoming demanding custody he once rejected—and Peterson Foods escalates their attempts to force them off the ranch—Cole and Harper must face a truth neither expected:

Some contracts are written in ink.
The best ones are written in the heart.

Set against the rugged beauty of Wyoming ranch country, The Guarded Hearts Ranch is a clean contemporary romance featuring:

• Marriage of convenience

• A strong, protective military hero

• A resilient, intelligent heroine

• A secret pregnancy with real emotional stakes

• Found family, small-town charm, and hope after heartbreak

Perfect for fans of Liz Isaacson, Becky Wade, Jessie Gussman, and anyone who believes love—steady, intentional, and grace-filled—can change everything.