Marshall My Heart Series by Natalie Cross

A Curvy Small Town Baker and Her Reclusive New Neighbor.When sunshine meets grumpy, can their fake relationship turn into happily ever after?Laura Marshall can’t catch a break. Whether it’s her rescue animals making life hard or her loser ex constantly begging for money, she barely has time to get her muffins out of the oven, let alone find a date to the biggest wedding her town’s ever seen.Jesse Vanek has good reason to grumble... moreA Curvy Small Town Baker and Her Reclusive New Neighbor.When sunshine meets grumpy, can their fake relationship turn into happily ever after?Laura Marshall can’t catch a break. Whether it’s her rescue animals making life hard or her loser ex constantly begging for money, she barely has time to get her muffins out of the oven, let alone find a date to the biggest wedding her town’s ever seen.Jesse Vanek has good reason to grumble. Dumped in the middle of rural hell by Witness Protection until his testimony puts a mob boss away, the only joy in the former veterinarian’s day is the bubbly cutie who lives next door to his ramshackle cabin. When she’s desperate, he agrees to be her plus-one at a town wedding.Just to stick it to her terrible ex. Really.Unused to a partner who goes the extra mile for her, Laura begins to wish he was more than a pretend boyfriend. Jesse struggles to ignore his growing feelings for the gorgeous girl next door, knowing he’s lied to her from the start.But this small town is full of secrets, and the mob is hot on Jesse’s trail.How can he have his curvy girl sunshine if telling her the truth means putting her life on the line?Sweet and Salty is the feel-good first book in the Marshall My Heart small-town romance series. If you like cinnamon roll heroes, a pinch of suspense, and a heaping measure of humor, you’ll fall for Natalie Cross’s bakery-fresh page-turner.Buy Sweet and Salty to enjoy some sugar with that spice today! less

All’s fair in love and war…until a professional hockey star skates into town and pucks everything up. Small town bookstore owner Emma Larson has spent the last sixteen years building walls to keep herself focused on the things that her horse, the aunts who raised her, and the JV hockey team she coaches. The last thing she needs is her high school rival, Bobby Frickin’ Marshall, home after a potentially career-ending injury... moreAll’s fair in love and war…until a professional hockey star skates into town and pucks everything up. Small town bookstore owner Emma Larson has spent the last sixteen years building walls to keep herself focused on the things that her horse, the aunts who raised her, and the JV hockey team she coaches. The last thing she needs is her high school rival, Bobby Frickin’ Marshall, home after a potentially career-ending injury.Though Bobby's supposedly home to recover, his constant run ins with Emma distract him from his ultimate goal. Whether it’s teasing Emma at hockey practice, crashing her book club, or turning up the heat at small-town events, he’s determined to break through her walls. And Emma? She’s determined to keep him out.Every smirk, every lingering glance, and every accidental brush of his hand threatens to turn their games into something more dangerous—and a lot hotter.But letting Bobby in could ruin everything. If she ever lowers her guard, he might uncover the painful secrets she’s spent years burying. And once those truths are out, the Harvest Festival kissing booth will be the least of her problems.Are they playing for real…or for forever?Win Me Over is a steamy rivals-to-lovers romance packed with fiery chemistry, playful banter, matchmaking aunties, and swoon-worthy small-town charm. Buy Win Me Over to watch these two fall in love from the sidelines today! less

For this billionaire bad boy and small town nurse, when the thin line between love and hate blurs, will they turn this fake engagement into a real love story?For billionaire playboy Monroe Dryden, Frannie Marshall was his first everything: first kiss, first love, first soul-crushing heartbreak.When they reconnect one hot night in Vegas, he realizes none of those teenage feelings have gone away. There’s only one problem.Frannie loathes him... moreFor this billionaire bad boy and small town nurse, when the thin line between love and hate blurs, will they turn this fake engagement into a real love story?For billionaire playboy Monroe Dryden, Frannie Marshall was his first everything: first kiss, first love, first soul-crushing heartbreak.When they reconnect one hot night in Vegas, he realizes none of those teenage feelings have gone away. There’s only one problem.Frannie loathes him.Now she’s finally back in their small town in Wisconsin for the holidays, and when Monroe’s parents suggest a ludicrous idea for him to run for mayor, he agrees.Only if Frannie will be his fake fiancee.They have a contract. He’ll bring her tacos every Tuesday, he will tell no one of their arrangement, and on election night, he’ll buy the budding pilot a brand new plane.Absolutely, one hundred percent, no sex.Nothing could possibly go wrong.But when they finally start to spill their long-held secrets, the thin line between enemies and lovers evaporates.Can they put aside the hurts of their past and choose this thousand year type love?Marry Me Never is a steamy small town, second chance romance. It's a standalone, but if you love the Marshall family, don't miss the other books in the Marshall My Heart series.It's the perfect book if you loveenemies to loversbanter and grovelingtwists and turnsfake engagement/fake datingtwo people who finally learn how to forgive less