Stargazer Ranch Series by Suzanne Cass

She’s a ticking time bomb.He’s not good enough for her.Together they make an explosive combinationEmily Hillenbrand believes every day is a gift and should be lived to the fullest. Her job working at Stargazers Ranch is her ticket to freedom. But she carries a secret that could destroy her plans to live life on her own terms.Tom Coulston is escaping from a past tragedy, finding solace in the physical labor and camaraderie working at Stargazers brings... moreShe’s a ticking time bomb.He’s not good enough for her.Together they make an explosive combinationEmily Hillenbrand believes every day is a gift and should be lived to the fullest. Her job working at Stargazers Ranch is her ticket to freedom. But she carries a secret that could destroy her plans to live life on her own terms.Tom Coulston is escaping from a past tragedy, finding solace in the physical labor and camaraderie working at Stargazers brings. He’s drawn to Emily’s vivacious nature, but he’s damaged goods and she deserves better.The recent fires at Stargazers have them all on edge and when the arsonist strikes again, Emily and Tom are caught in the crossfire. Tom is desperate to protect Emily and even though she’s fallen for him, she plays it safe and leaves the ranch. Little does Emily know that she’s walking straight into danger.Time is running out as the arsonist stalks them both and everything goes up in flames…**This book has a Happy Ever After ending for Emily and Tom, and also solves the mystery of who is the arsonist lighting all the fires from book 2.** less

She’s a helpless romantic.He’s an enigmatic loner.Surviving the treacherous mountain wilderness might be the least of their problems.French pastry chef, Stella Pereira has come to Stargazer Ranch to spend a year working as the assistant cook, hoping to sort out her troublesome feelings of restlessness and get back to living her perfect, planned life…until she meets Wyatt... moreShe’s a helpless romantic.He’s an enigmatic loner.Surviving the treacherous mountain wilderness might be the least of their problems.French pastry chef, Stella Pereira has come to Stargazer Ranch to spend a year working as the assistant cook, hoping to sort out her troublesome feelings of restlessness and get back to living her perfect, planned life…until she meets Wyatt. After he comes to her rescue when she crashes her truck during a blizzard, Stella wonders if perhaps the gorgeous but enigmatic Wyatt is what she’s been looking for all along.Fresh out of prison—accused of a murder he didn’t commit—Wyatt Wilson is trying to get his life back on track. The last thing he needs is more trouble, and he never anticipated rescuing a clueless French girl stuck in a storm. But Stella’s bubbly, optimistic persona affects him in unexpected ways, and Wyatt finds himself drawn to this beautiful idealist.Just as things heat up between them, an acquaintance from Wyatt’s prison days comes to visit, bringing trouble in the form of stolen diamonds and a gang of hired hitmen. When Wyatt’s boss is murdered, Stella is caught up in the battle for survival, as they’re forced to run into the mountains in the dead of winter to evade the murderous gangsters.For Wyatt, protecting the woman he’s falling in love with might well be the biggest fight of his life... less

She’s not what she seems.He doesn’t know who to trust.Neither of them needs this sort of complication. And yet…Penny Smith is not who she seems. Behind her shy, schoolteacher guise, she hides a traumatic past. Her job as the receptionist at Stargazer Ranch has provided sanctuary over the last two years. But when her abusive ex-husband reappears and tries to snatch her off the street, ex-cowboy Clayton steps in to help... moreShe’s not what she seems.He doesn’t know who to trust.Neither of them needs this sort of complication. And yet…Penny Smith is not who she seems. Behind her shy, schoolteacher guise, she hides a traumatic past. Her job as the receptionist at Stargazer Ranch has provided sanctuary over the last two years. But when her abusive ex-husband reappears and tries to snatch her off the street, ex-cowboy Clayton steps in to help.Clayton Sabitino has a chequered past; a year ago he was convicted of an attempted abduction of one of the Stargazer staff. So, while Penny is eternally grateful to him for rescuing her, the irony isn’t lost on him. He is the absolute last person Penny needs as a saviour.Clayton offers Penny refuge at his house. But things go from bad to worse when two hired hitmen try to kill them both because Clayton has agreed to be a witness in an upcoming trial of a notorious mob boss. He is drawn to this beautiful, courageous woman, and their attraction is undeniable. It seems Penny is the only one who trusts him.But will that trust prove her undoing? Clayton will do anything to protect Penny, but neither of them bargained on the depths their pursuers will go to find them. Who’ll pay the ultimate sacrifice? less