Whispering Pines Romance

By: Susan Leigh Carlton

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

A Marriage of Convenience Becomes an Adventure of the Heart
When Boston schoolteacher Laura Whitmore inherits a Montana ranch from her eccentric great-aunt, she discovers there's one shocking condition: she must marry within six months and live as a true wife for a year, or lose everything to a ruthless cattle baron. Desperate and out of options, she proposes a marriage of convenience to Jake Sullivan, the ranch's ruggedly handsome foreman who needs the security as much as she needs a husband.
Jake Sullivan has spent three years running Whispering Pines Ranch while sending every penny to support his widowed sister. When his prim, proper new boss offers him a business arrangement disguised as matrimony, he agrees—despite knowing that a Boston lady and a broken-down cowboy have nothing in common except desperation.
But what starts as a practical solution quickly becomes complicated when Laura proves she's got more grit than any frontier woman, and Jake discovers that arguing with his fake wife is the most fun he's had in years. Between cattle rustlers, scheming neighbors, and a town full of matchmaking busybodies, they're forced to work together to save their ranch—and somewhere between the morning chores and midnight crises, their marriage of convenience starts feeling dangerously real.
When family secrets threaten to destroy their fragile trust and a powerful enemy makes his final play for their land, Laura and Jake must decide: is what they've built together worth fighting for, or will pride and fear cost them the love of a lifetime?
A delightfully witty historical romance full of laugh-out-loud moments, sizzling chemistry, and the kind of love that's worth taking the biggest risk of all.
Perfect for fans of Linda Lael Miller, Jodi Thomas, and anyone who loves a good marriage-of-convenience story with heart, humor, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

What readers are saying:
“Couldn't put it down! Laura and Jake's banter had me laughing out loud, and their chemistry practically set my Kindle on fire.”
“Finally, a historical romance heroine who can hold her own! Laura's journey from prim schoolmarm to ranch wife is absolutely perfect.”
“A sweet, unconventional romance with characters you'll fall in love with, and a plot that keeps you guessing until the very end.”

Seems written by AI

This book was narrated by AI but it seems also written by AI. It is boring, repetitive, and the amount of times the same the same things and the AI pronounced words wrong is highly annoying. It was a chore to finish but I had a long road trip. The AI voice was pleasant.