The Wife: (The Bride Series #2)

Ellie:

I married Jake Talley when I was sixteen because I was an orphan left with a cattle ranch to run, and getting hitched was the only way to keep me out of a foster home.
It was supposed to be easy; a marriage of convenience. Only I'm not a kid anymore and my husband is the hottest guy in Riverbend, Montana.
The plan was to get divorced when I turned eighteen but life got in the way.
Life, my feelings…the kiss. Did I mention the kiss?
Only now he won’t let himself touch me. The right thing to do would be to divorce Jake and set him free. Neither of us had a choice in this marriage. But I can’t help wonder, what would it be like to be Jake’s wife?

Jake:

Our marriage was never real. Only walking away wasn’t as easy as I’d thought.
Ellie still needs me. And maybe I don’t want to go?
I kissed her when I shouldn’t have. All the more reason for me to leave. I know I can’t have her. Because Ellie isn’t really my wife.
Or is she?

Romance