A struggling photographer in a bind. The ranch hand who's secretly been in love with her. And the fake relationship that just might change everything.Jillian Harper’s in a bind. She just found out her dad’s relocating his wedding to Starlight so he can spend more time with his “little girl” before the big day. Except, Jilly isn’t a little girl, or the successful photographer she’s been bragging to him about. And she definitely doesn’t have the serious boyfriend her dad’s been dying to meet.Brantley West has been in love with Jilly since they were teenagers. Even his time away in the Army didn’t change the way he feels, but timing has never been on his side. Something has always gotten in the way, and he’s come to accept they’ll only ever be friends.So when she asks him to be not only her plus one to her dad’s wedding, but her fake boyfriend of two years as well, he’s conflicted. Pretending to be her doting boyfriend for a week is the easy part.But going back to the way things were after the wedding is over might be impossible.A fake relationship isn’t what he had in mind. But it might just be the opportunity he needs to make her finally fall in love with him.The Starlight Cowboys series are sweet contemporary small town western romances with HEAs. The series can be enjoyed in any order.Heat Sweet/MildOther Sweet Romances By Jacqueline WintersStarlight Cowboys Series1. Cowboys & Starlight – Ronnie & Colten2. Cowboys & Firelight – Trish & Wade3. Cowboys & Sunrises – Jillian & Brantley4. Cowboys & Moonlight – Abbie & Logan5. Cowboys & Mistletoe – Holly & Mason6. Cowboys & Shooting Stars – Reese & HudsonSunset Ridge Series1. Moose Be Love – Cadence & Ford2. My Favorite Moosetake – Tessa & Liam3. Anonymoosely Yours – Sophie & Denver4. Love & Moosechief – Kinley & Ryder5. Under the Mooseltoe – Ava & Brayden6. Moosely Over You - Laurel & Chase7. Absomoosley in Love - Jenna & Cody8. Perfectly Moosematched - Sadie & Conner (coming soon!)Standalones1. Hooked on You
Jacqueline Winters has been writing since she was nine when she'd sneak stacks of paper from her grandma’s closet and fill them with adventure. She grew up in Small-Town Nebraska, and spent a decade living in beautiful Alaska. She writes contemporary sweet romances and contemporary romantic suspense.
She’s a sucker for happily ever after’s, has a sweet tooth that can be sated with cupcakes, and firmly believes sangria was possibly the best invention ever. On a relaxing evening, you can find her at her computer writing her next novel with her dog poking his adorable head out from beneath the desk.
While characters from the first book appear in this one, the story reads well as a stand-alone. Speaking of characters, the characters are great––well rounded with distinct backgrounds, strengths, and fears. The main characters have been friends since their teens, but not really close friends.
She's exaggerated a bit to her dad and needs a fake boyfriend. Enter the hero. Except, he's not pretending. Soon she realizes she's not either...
You've got to read this for yourself to see how it all plays out.
A wonderful story of loss, pain and ever abiding love. Pain and loss experienced via child of divorce and the death of a warrior/brother/son during war overseas. Jillian discovers and acknowledges (at least to herself) her love for best friend Brantley, who has loved her for years yet never declared his love to Jilly. Read how lies and secrets are all brought out to the open due to events in the week leading up to Jillian's dad's second marriage to his spiteful new bride-to-be!
A tiny white lie becomes a problem for Jillian and now she's gotta spruce the fake boyfriend she's been telling her dad about. Brantley has been in love with her since their teens, can this be the chance he's been waiting for? Sweet small-town romance with fun characters and situations.
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I absolutely loved this book and the series. She keeps you involved from page one until the end. I will recommend her books to anyone who loves romance novels.
Her father is getting married again and her soon to be step monster has Jillian doing all kinds of crazy things. The woman makes her a stark raving lunatic. With that, she now has a fake fiance, a world renowned photography business and is tripping over her lies~
I really enjoyed this best friends fake relationship romance. I’ve been reading this series completely out of order, but since it’s centered around the town and not a family, it works out just fine. I enjoyed the characters and their adventures together and lessons about trust and finding healing.