The Cowgirl's Surprise Match

Nina Crespo

Feb 2021 · Tillbridge Stables Book 3 · Sold by Harlequin

About this ebook

A sweet charade takes an unexpected turn!

Dearly beloved, we are (not) gathered together…

Maid of honor Zurie Tillbridge has been working secretly with best man Mace Calderone to plan her cousin Tristan’s wedding to a well-known actress. To keep their wedding plans from leaking to the press, Zurie and Mace must pretend they are the ones getting married. Cake tasting and flower arranging seem like harmless fun…until wary workaholic Zurie realizes she’s feeling something real for her fake fiancé…

From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.

Tillbridge Stables

Book 1: The Cowboy’s Claim

Book 2: Her Sweet Temptation

Book 3: The Cowgirl’s Surprise Match

Ratings and reviews

Zurie came off cold, more concerned about money than anything else to her sister Rina in the last book, so I was sure how she would be in this one. But she is that way because she carries a lot of her shoulders and that was affecting her health. Mace was the younger man she tutored years ago. He's turned into a sexy deputy who wants to date her. They jump into bed almost immediately and Zurie wants to keep their romance secret so it's all about spending time at her place or his. They don't talk much about their hopes and dreams and she doesn't realize that his family dreams of him moving back there to work with them. This and the secrecy causes a rift in their budding romance. Mace spent so much time pursuing his law degree that I was surprised he wasn't considering how to use it without moving away. Maybe he will in a future book.

This is a predictable but adorable story of Zurie Tillbridge and Mace Calderone’s surprise. Zurie is planning to make her cousin Tristan’s wedding special and not the courthouse event he had planned! The issue is that his bride-to-be is a celebrity and they have to keep a very low profile so the paparazzi don’t figure it out and crash the wedding. Tristan’s friend, Mace, came back home after finishing law school. He steps in to help Zurie and they do the typical things such as tasting cakes, finding venues, picking out flowers, and getting everything in order for the wedding. The best “cover” for them is to pretend to be the ones getting married so the media won’t catch on. But doing all these preparations starts feeling very comfortable and real. Can this become the second chance they didn’t realize they were having? Will they tell each other how they feel now? Better yet, can they make this happen for themselves?

About the author

Nina Crespo lives in Florida where she indulges in her favorite passions — the beach, a good glass of wine, date night with her own real-life hero and dancing. Her lifelong addiction to romance began in her teens while on a “borrowing spree” in her older sister’s bedroom where she discovered her first romance novel. Let Nina’s sensual, award-winning stories satisfy your craving for love, romance, and happily ever after. Visit her at ninacrespo.com.