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Fallen Willow

Roxanne Tully · Blue River Springs #2

386 pagescontemporary romance
(652)Steamy

A grieving rancher marries the fiery woman squatting in his house to protect the daughter he just discovered.

Content Warnings
death of loved onegrief

Description

🤠 WELCOME BACK TO BLUE RIVER RANCH . . . 🤠Saddle up for Dallas and Willow's irresistible story, coming February 2026 . . . Pre-order now!Tropes:💚 Ranch Romance💚 Marriage of Convenience💚 Fake Relationship💚 Grumpy x Sunshine💚 Single Dad / Nanny💚 Forced Proximity💚 Found Family---DallasSix months ago, a fire on my ranch took my fiancée. And my whole world along with her.Just when I thought I'd never feel anything again, a six-year-old landed on my porch-with a paternity test confirming what I knew the moment I saw her.Now the people who brought her to me want her back-and I'll do anything to keep her. Even marry the fiery redhead who snuck into my half-built house and charmed my daughter faster than I could throw her out.A fake marriage to keep my daughter safe? Deal, as long it's clear this arrangement has an expiration date.WillowMarrying Dallas Thorne could be the best and worst decision I've ever made.The best because, like me, he's sworn off the four-letter word indefinitely.The worst because he's rugged in every sense of the word and fiercely protective. So naturally, I'm drawn to him like a moth to a flame.Only this flame is bound to burn me alive if I let myself fall.Fallen Willow is the second book in the steamy and highly addictive Blue River Springs series, featuring grumpy cowboys who love wildly and protect fiercely. If you love Lyla Sage, Elsie Silver and Jessica Peterson, Roxanne Tully's small-town cowboy romance series will have you head over boots.

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