Books like Can't buy me love by Molly O'Keefe

Tara Jean Sweet, raised on the wrong side of the tracks, learns that opportunity must be seized rather than awaited. When Texan rancher Lyle Baker, on his deathbed, offers her a share in his leather enterprise in exchange for a brief family deception, she steps into a world she never imagined. Her task is simple yet perilous: assume the role of a gold‑digging fiancée to lure Lyle’s estranged children back to the ranch. The plan succeeds, but Lyle’s sudden departure leaves his handsome son, Luc, an injured ice‑hockey star, as the new owner of the Crooked Creek ranch—and Tara Jean’s unsuspecting boss. As Luc’s priorities waver under the influence of Tara Jean’s sweet charm, a hidden past resurfaces, forcing all involved to confront whether love can survive beneath the surface of top‑notch business deals and family secrets.

First publish date: 2012