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Take My Love

Brooke Montgomery · Willow Branch Mountain #2

392 pagescontemporary romance
(2k)Scorching

She's crushed on her brother's best friend for years — now he's her employee, her roommate, and her biggest mistake.

Description

A forced proximity stand-alone from small-town romance author Brooke Montgomery about a heartbroken man who finds himself without a job or place to live and the country girl who owns a goat farm with an open position and spare bedroom... I've crushed on my brother's best friend since I was twelve. He never gave me a second glance until I was dared to kiss him.The following summer, we drunkenly hooked up at my brother's wedding. Finding out he had no memory of our night together made it my dirty little secret.I spent years avoiding him, but then he shows up at my goat farm needing a job and place to live after his fiancée calls off their engagement. Reluctantly, I agree to give him a chance. But that doesn't mean I have to make it easy on him. Keeping things strictly platonic between us, I suggest he date again to get over his ex. When he needs a plus-one, I offer to be his wing woman.After a night of drinking, I stupidly confess the reasons guys keep breaking up with me and he offers to help me instead.Lines blur when "just roommates" turn into roommates with benefits, but I'm still determined not to let him break my heart a second time. Even if it seems inevitable. Perfect for fans of:✔️ Small town cowboy romance✔️ Forbidden crushes✔️ Forced proximity✔️ Goat yoga & ranch life✔️ Spicy open-door romances✔️ All the yearning, tension, & HEA you crave Take My Love is book #2 in the Willow Branch Mountain interconnected series. Each one ends in a happily-ever-after with a hook into the next one and although you don’t have to read them in order, you’ll get a better reading experience if you do.

Willow Branch Mountain series

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