In the process, she simply needs to not lose herself - and hopefully win the Heart of the King

    No matter how intimate.She’s addicted to his raunchy commands, grinding her hips in anticipation of his next dirty directive.Her core clenches when her phone buzzes with a text from him, but that’s the only way they communicate.He’s the most important person in her life and yet…....they’ve never met.She’s never felt his strong, protective arms around her tiny waist. Never inhaled his masculine scent. Never heard his rich, raspy voice.She doesn’t even know what he looks like.What if he’s not the fit, stylish, successful businessman he pretends to be? What if he’s a pervert or a creep?What if he’s… someone from her past?

    After his ex abandons their two-year-old daughter, Lea, for him to raise alone, he realizes he can’t fix up his ranch and take care of a toddler—especially one who hasn’t spoken since her mother left. When his sister recommends he hire her speech pathologist friend for the summer as a nanny, he’s a bit reluctant. And when he sees Sara Kline for the first time, he’s even less sure she’s the right person for the job. The last thing he needs is yet another distraction, and Sara is breathtaking. It’s been a long time since he’s let a woman under his skin, never mind into his heart. Giving in to their mutual attraction would be such a mistake…Sara can’t help but be drawn to everything that Austin is. The ranch is beautiful. His daughter is charming. Austin’s kisses are perfect. It doesn’t take long before Sara is falling hard for the tough-as-nails cowboy and imagining a life on his ranch. But when Austin’s estranged father shows up, the happy dynamic shifts. Sara doesn’t trust Austin’s father’s motives, and things between her and Austin grow decidedly chilly. With the bright prospect of a new job luring her away, and life at the ranch seeming less permanent by the day, Sara is forced to realize that leaving Austin and Lea behind may be her only choice—even if it means breaking her heart. If only Austin can find the courage to give in to the love that’s been missing all his life…Mary Sue Jackson and USA Today Bestseller Leslie North invite you to indulge in a heart-warming small-town western romance with a smoking hot cowboy and the woman who tames him...