Forrest Briscoe’s best friend is also the kindest woman in Garrison, Texas. So when Hattie Carmichael learns her brother is marrying the girl who’d bullied her all through school, Forrest wants to help. He runs with an unexpected opportunity to take pressure off Hattie and shift her family’s focus to them—as a couple. Pretending to be in love with his friend is no hardship. Though it might prove a hard habit for this cowboy to break.