Description
Axel King has lived a tough life on the rodeo circuit and now this cowboy is ready to settle down. Before he does though, he wants to finally win the Pride River Christmas Rodeo—but to do that he's got to stay out of trouble and that's where Belle Manning comes in. She always kept him out of hot water when he was a kid, and though it's been years since he's seen her, Axel's never forgotten the first girl he kissed. And never forgotten how her daddy warned him to stay away from her. Troublemakers like him just aren't good enough for Belle… Belle never forgot the sexy cowboy who stole her heart when they were kids. So when he approaches her with a proposition, she's ready to listen. Axel wants her by his side and in exchange, he'll give her a plot of land so she can build her occupational therapy clinic. It's a stunning proposal and one that will keep her matchmaking mother off her back, too. Once Axel wins the rodeo, they can go on their merry ways. But it doesn't take long before their fake relationship takes an unexpected turn toward real, throwing Belle off kilter. Can Axel turn into the Christmas present she didn't know she wanted all along?