Rust Creek Falls Cinderella

IF THE SHOE FITS…

From her post in the kitchen at Maverick Manor, chef Lily Hunt feels like anything but a princess. But when lanky rancher Xander Crawford lopes into the restaurant, Lily suddenly finds herself wishing she had a magic wand.

Xander only ended up at her table after stepping in for his brother Knox on a blind date, sharing takeout wings in the park and swapping family stories. Now he keeps stopping by the Manor kitchen to praise her French dips and cajole her into private cooking lessons.

The wealthy cowboy loves her cooking but sees her as just a friend, until a makeover makes him appreciate her womanly side. Lily, however, wants a prince who loves her inside and out…

Trading her work hoodies for a pink sundress at the town dance turns the handsome Texan's head, but his guarded heart is still smarting from past betrayal. When Lily enters a weekend cooking contest to fund her catering dreams, Xander volunteers as her prep assistant, putting them right back in close quarters.
Slow Burn: Late-night porch visits and walking Lily’s two spoiled senior dachshunds, Dobby and Harry, keep drawing the guarded Texan back, even as he insists they are strictly pals.Montana Mavericks: Ranch patriarch Max Crawford offers local wedding planner Vivienne Dalton a cool million to get his bachelor sons married off, sparking a town-wide stampede for the six handsome brothers.Opposites Attract: Stepping in to chaperone his six-year-old niece Wren at a rec center taco-making seminar puts Xander right in Lily’s element, where a stray speck of cheese leads to an unforgettable first kiss.Small Town Setting: While the Crawford brothers rebuild the historic Ambling A ranch, Xander unearths an antique, jewel-encrusted diary hidden beneath his bedroom floorboards that holds a generations-old secret.Also by This Author: His Baby No Matter What, Heir to the Ranch and Santa's Twin Surprise.