TO TAME A WILD COWBOY

In the seventh installment of the Cupid, Texas series, a custody
battle between a rodeo star and a neonatal intensive care unit nurse leads to a
marriage of convenience.

After years of living on the road, Rhett Lockhart is on track to
win the Professional Bull Riders World Finals Championship when Child
Protective Services drops a tiny bombshell on his carefree life—he has a
daughter, Julie, the product of a weekend fling. Ever since her biological
mother abandoned her, baby Julie’s been in the care of Tara Alzate, the
selfless nurse who saved her when she was born premature. Tara loves children
but can’t have any of her own. Rhett’s reputation as a womanizer precedes
him—he once dated Tara’s sister Aria—and Tara is determined to keep the baby
away from him. But she can’t stop Rhett from claiming his parental rights. Torn
between his career and his unexpected love for his daughter, Rhett tries to
stall his court hearing long enough to make it to the championship before he
takes Julie home. But Tara has a better idea. She asks Rhett to marry her—it’ll
please the judge and allow Tara to keep Julie in her life. She moves to Cupid,
Texas, where a few of Rhett’s brothers have already married and settled down
with Tara’s sisters, to watch Julie while Rhett is on the road. There’s a
legend in Tara’s family that when an Alzate meets her soul mate, she’ll hear a
humming sound. Tara hears it when she kisses Rhett on their wedding day, and
their marriage of convenience turns out to be anything but. Rhett’s job is
still dangerous, and Tara’s too practical to trust her heart. The narrative is
punchy and fun—“Rhett Lockhart should be classified as a Schedule 1 drug.
Dangerous and highly addictive.” And the relationship builds slowly enough that
Rhett’s transformation from a selfish cowboy to a hopeful husband and father
feels earned.