Charmed, Texas… quaint, quirky, and when it comes to romance, there s no place quite as enchanting.
Lanie Barrett didn t mean to lie. Spinning a story of a joyous marriage to make a dying woman happy is forgivable, isn t it? Lanie thinks so, especially since her beloved Aunt Ruby would have been heartbroken to know the truth of her niece s sadly loveless, short-of-sparkling existence. Trouble is, according to the will, Ruby didn t quite buy Lanie s tale. And to inherit the only house Lanie ever really considered a home, she ll have to bring her husband back to Charmed for three whole months–or watch Aunt Ruby s cozy nest go to her weasel cousin, who will sell it to a condo developer.
Nick McKane is out of work, out of luck, and the spitting image of the man Lanie described. He needs money for his daughter s art school tuition, and Lanie needs a convenient spouse. It s a match made… well, not quite in heaven, but for a temporary arrangement, it couldn t be better. Except the longer Lanie and Nick spend as husband and wife, the more the connection between them begins to seem real. Maybe this modern fairy tale really could come true…