Hill Country Courtship (Brides of Simpson Creek Book 8)
by Laurie Kingery
Maude Harkey is resigned to a loveless life until a baby is
born—and orphaned—at her boardinghouse home. She’ll never be a wife…but she can
still be a mother. Yet a boardinghouse is no place for a newborn. Enter Jonas
MacLaren—a handsome, exasperating rancher with an offer too good to refuse. Jonas can handle running a ranch—but handling his
cantankerous mother is another matter. Maude matches his mother’s stubbornness
so she’ll be a perfect live-in companion. But she’s there for his mother, not
for him. He’ll just have to keep his wounded heart closed to her beauty, her
humor, her warmth and strength—and her irresistibly adorable baby.
born—and orphaned—at her boardinghouse home. She’ll never be a wife…but she can
still be a mother. Yet a boardinghouse is no place for a newborn. Enter Jonas
MacLaren—a handsome, exasperating rancher with an offer too good to refuse. Jonas can handle running a ranch—but handling his
cantankerous mother is another matter. Maude matches his mother’s stubbornness
so she’ll be a perfect live-in companion. But she’s there for his mother, not
for him. He’ll just have to keep his wounded heart closed to her beauty, her
humor, her warmth and strength—and her irresistibly adorable baby.