Jessie Gussman

Claire HardingI live in Idaho. (Yes, potatoes. *eye roll* Can we talk about something else?) And I love it here. Small town values galore and it's right where I want to raise my girls after my jerk ex traded me in for a "younger, newer model" (his words, not mine).My mom's the volunteer fire chief in our town and I'm pretty happy hanging out with the auxiliary at the fire hall and doing her grunt work - NOT fighting fires, because, please, I read, love science and my idea of a lot of exercise is having to walk up the stairs twice in the morning before I send my girls off to school and leave for my job as a home nurse.I guess it's kind of weird that I also coach basketball. Long story.I was pretty happy with my life until the hot shot, all-state baller from my teen years moved back in next door. (I babysat him, yes, but I never changed his diapers. Just wanted to be clear about that.)Guess who's now the assistant b-ball coach? Logic would say me - especially since I coached my entire first year holding the play book upside down (it turned out to be an old football playbook from the '80s, so it's not like it mattered which way I held it) but the accurate answer is Trey Haywood, my all-star neighbor, and I'm honestly not sure which of us is more upset about it.Anyway, the team was trying to set us up (girls, they're such romantics) and I don't think they would have succeeded, but in celebration of breaking our 37 game losing streak, they locked Trey and me in the septic system control room. That changed everything. Not in a good way.TreyYeah. What she said.And...when I first saw her again, I thought she was a catastrophe. New thought post septic control: she's a cute catastrophe. (And, holy man, can she kiss.)

Me and the Cute Catastrophe

Waitress and single mother Louise Olson wouldn't have missed church to stay home with her sick daughter if she knew the congregation was going to volunteer her to head up the town's Harvest Festival. Truth be told, she didn't mind, and would have enjoyed it. The problem was Sweet Water's superstar hockey golden boy was back in town, and he had been named her co-chair. That even wouldn't be a problem except he didn't know he was a father - of her daughter.Hockey forward Ty Hanson grew up on a ranch in Sweet Water, North Dakota, but once he left for college he never went home. He wouldn't be there now except for the off-season injury his agent wanted kept secret so it didn't affect his marketability, so he was to hang out in Sweet Water, North Dakota until the season started. His first Sunday back in the church of his childhood, he gets selected as a volunteer to co-chair the Harvest Fest committee with the girl he could never forget.When Ty and Louise are forced to work together, Louise is compelled to tell Ty the secret she's kept from everyone. The attraction between them still burns strong, but Louise was on the verge of getting married and years of neglect and betrayal lie between her and her accidental summer fling. Will Ty pick up his cowboy hat and come back home? Can he convince Louise that he'll stay this time?

Cowboys Don't Have a Secret Baby

He couldn't face her.She was too beautiful.He'd been deformed in a farming accident years ago.He'd managed to build a successful business on his North Dakota ranch, but clients didn't need to see him. His sister handled the face of his company.Until his sister took a vacation and hired an out-of-work supermodel to take her place.He couldn't show himself to her. Although after dark he could share his love of the stars with her.But the more he hides, the more she wants to see.Can he trust her with his face? Because he's very close to losing his heart.

Cowboys Don't Marry the Beauty

She's his best friend's little sister.He's never noticed her. Not like that.He needs to marry to inherit his money, so he's hired a woman to be his fake bride. Only he's too sick to get married. Now he's confined in his small house with his fake fiancée-to-be and his best friend's little sister. The ladies don't seem to get along. And one of them isn't what he thought.Should he follow the plan, or follow his heart?

Cowboys Don't Have a Fake Marriage with Their Best Friend's Sister

One final summerBefore they're parted forever.Palmer wasn't planning to get married. But when he got the unexpected letter, he knew he could pay the overdue medical bills and save the ranch. Just one problem. He needed a wife.When Ames came home to North Dakota to spend the summer with her best friend before moving on to her dream job in LA, she thought there were would be work and fun, as always.She didn't expect him to say he planned to get married.Why doesn't she want to help him?Will time run out before Ames and Palmer realize that love could be their answer?Fall in love with Sweet Water, North Dakota. Small town, sweet romance that will warm your heart and stir your soul.Order now!Books in the Sweet Water Ranch Billionaire Cowboy series, coming this year:1.Cowboys Don't Marry Their Best Friend2.Cowboys Don't Have a Secret Baby (April 2019)3.Cowboys Don't Marry the Beauty (May 2019)4.Cowboys Don't Have a Fake Marriage With Their Best Friend's Sister (May 2019)

Cowboys Don't Marry Their Best Friend

He's the billionaire heir of Sweet Water Ranch. His family is throwing a ball and he must choose a wife.She's too poor to attend the ball as a guest. But she can go as the hired help.One magical dance and a case of mistaken identity later, and nothing is as it seems. If he backs out, he loses everything.She never had anything to lose to begin with. Other than her soul-mate. Will he choose love over a multi-billion dollar business and the biggest ranch in North Dakota? Can she let him give up everything for her?Books in the Sweet Water Ranch Western Cowboy Romance series:1.The Cowboy's Best Friend2.The Cowboy's Secret Baby 3.The Cowboy's Beauty 4.The Cowboy's Best Friend's Sister5. The Cowboy's Convenient Marriage6. The Cowboy's Fairy Tale7. The Cowboy's Secret Romance8. The Cowboy's Auction Bride9. The Cowboy's Enemy10. The Cowboy's Mistletoe Christmas11. The Cowboy's Marriage Mistake12. The Cowboy's Up for Auction

The Cowboy's Fairy Tale

It was supposed to be simple.Marry the tall Texan. Her children get a father. They save the ranch.A business transaction, nothing more. She definitely wasn't going to fall in love. After her husband ran off with her little sister, she was no longer susceptible to cowboy charm.Except, the North Dakota girl had never met a Texas cowboy.He married her for the ranch. A former champion bull rider needs a spread to call home, even if it is in North Dakota.Even if it comes with four little kids.And a big, black, slobbering dog.Especially if it comes with a woman with enough sweetness and enough toughness to rope his heart and heal it.The cowboy's not afraid of anything...except losing his heart again.Books in the Sweet Water Ranch Billionaire Cowboy series:1.Cowboys Don't Marry Their Best Friend2.Cowboys Don't Have a Secret Baby 3.Cowboys Don't Marry the Beauty 4.Cowboys Don't Have a Fake Marriage With Their Best Friend's Sister5. Cowboys Don't Have a Marriage of Convenience6. Cowboys Don't Believe in Fairy Tales7. Cowboys Don't Have a Secret Romance

Cowboys Don't Have a Marriage of Convenience

Accidental Fiancé with the Heartland Cowboy

It is wonderful to read a book with a warm core of love and values at the center, that still asks important questions. -Amazon reviewerZane Hudson just got custody of his four young children. Only problem is, he can't watch his kids and run his farm, too. He needs a permanent housekeeper. He has every intention of hiring someone until...Waverley Madris is two months behind on her rent and about to lose her house and her children. Getting stuck with handsome Zane Hudson and his four kids in the Diner bathroom seems like just the type of thing that was just her luck. Except she emerges from that bathroom an engaged woman.It's a marriage of convenience only, except, after a hard day of work on the farm, they can't help but look into each other's eyes, the heads of their children between them, the notes of the music they make together fading off into the twilight, and wonder, separately, if the sweet life they've made together might be even more beautiful if they fell in love.If you love toe-curling sweet romance, real, dynamic characters and strong themes of faith and family, you will love Jessie Gussman's Cowboy Crossing series.Read them all:1. Best Friends in the Show Me State2. Sold! In the Show Me State3. A Secret Baby in the Show Me State4. The Beast Gets His Cowgirl in the Show Me State5. A Marriage of Convenience in the Show Me State6. A Second Chance in the Show Me State

A Marriage of Convenience in the Show Me State

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Tammy FryI thought it would be a good idea to buy a dog...I ended up with an ATV I have no idea how to drive.I'm not sure how this happened, especially since the man I purchased it from, Justin Gabriel, introduced himself by running his remote-controlled monster pickup into my high heeled shoe.I'm serious, studious and a high school English teacher at Good Grief High. Needless to say, Justin Gabriel is not my type.Except I also somehow managed to get myself signed up for a charity run riding the ATV I've purchased but have never started.Mr. Gabriel is going to teach me how to drive. If I can stand him that long.JustinShe's tall, tidy and man, when she gets serious about riding her machine, that woman's a tornado!This country boy is in love.I'm not sure the lady feels the same.Books in the Good Grief, Idaho series:1.Me and the Cute Catastrophe2.Me and the Tidy Tornado3.Me and the Helpful Hurricane4.Me and the Dreamy Doomsday5.Me and the Adorable Armageddon

Me and the Tidy Tornado

LeahIt took me a while - most of my life, in fact - to decide that my hometown of Good Grief, Idaho is the best place in the world to live. But, I have and I love it...except for one thing.My boss.Okay, so the man is good at his job, we just have a tendency to disagree on how much activity the seniors at our assisted living center want to have. I, personally, think they'd love to go on a whitewater rafting trip.The Boss nixed that idea before my words landed in the space between his ears. He sees my mouth moving and just says "no." (I think he grew up in the olden days and took Nancy Reagan's slogan to heart.)And just for the record my boss is smart (very smart!) and handsome and funny and totally NOT my type. But, we need to convince seniors that retiring in Good Grief, Idaho is a great idea, and I have plans that will make that happen, if I can only get my boss to go along with them.With that in mind, I'm embarking on a new mission remembering that honey catches more flies than vinegar AND honey tends to make an already bad relationship even more awkward when worn topically over two human bodies that happen to be tied together...that one is going down as an experience I'd rather not have shared with my boss.DougWhat can I say? She's a hurricane.Also, I think we might have broken some kind of workplace harassment rules when, after being tied up and slathered with honey, I kissed her. But a man can only take so much. I guess it says something about the kiss when I have to admit, I bought another gallon of honey and borrowed my brother's handcuffs - all (mostly) in the name of saving Good Grief's senior living center.Enjoy a romance that will make you laugh and sigh! Read all the books in Jessie Gussman's Good Grief, Idaho series: Me and the Cute CatastropheMe and the Tidy TornadoMe and the Helpful HurricaneMe and the Adorable ArmageddonMe and the Dreamy DoomsdayReaders say: "This book made me laugh out loud pretty much through out the whole book.""Claire and Trey's story is the most fun I've had in quite awhile! Its witty with great characters. I laughed so hard my husband bought TV ears so he was able watch TV and not hear me while I was reading! This book would make a great Rom-Com movie.""Hilarious situations happen all through the book. What was best? I could actually see it happening, the situations were comedic, but realistic."

Me and the Helpful Hurricane

Cowboys Don't Stand Under the Mistletoe

Called The Preacher, Clay Stryker has lived a life as straight as a North Dakota highway. Everyone thinks the pen and notebook he carries around is to jot down poetry or possibly notes on Scripture. They don't know he has a secret...romance.Reina Hall has never forgotten the night she was rescued from a child trafficking ring. She definitely hasn't forgotten the man who wouldn't back down, refused to look the other way and risked his life to save hers. He made a promise to her. And she's riding west to make sure he keeps it.Books in the Sweet Water Ranch Western Cowboy Romance Series: 1.The Cowboy's Best Friend2.The Cowboy's Secret Baby 3.The Cowboy's Beauty 4.The Cowboy's Best Friend's Sister5. The Cowboy's Convenient Marriage6. The Cowboy's Fairy Tale7. The Cowboy's Secret Romance8. The Cowboy's Bargain Bride9. The Cowboy's Enemy10. The Cowboy's Mistletoe Christmas11. The Cowboy's Marriage Mistake12. The Cowboy's Winning Bid

The Cowboy's Secret Romance

Rancher Cordell Stryker just wants to settle down on his ranch, and he's convinced the twin sister of his best friend to tie the knot with him. But as the wedding day approaches, he finds himself drawn more to her sister. But that can't be, because she's his best friend.Librarian Rosaleen "Rosie" Bloom is addicted to reading romance novels and living vicariously through them, rather than pursuing the man she loves in real life. Rosie had been content to read about romance, letting life pass her by, but could she rewrite her own love story?1.The Cowboy's Best Friend2.The Cowboy's Secret Baby 3.The Cowboy's Beauty 4.The Cowboy's Best Friend's Sister5. The Cowboy's Convenient Marriage6. The Cowboy's Fairy Tale7. The Cowboy's Secret Romance8. The Cowboy's Auction Bride9. The Cowboy's Enemy10. The Cowboy's Mistletoe Christmas11. The Cowboy's Marriage Mistake12. The Cowboy's Up for Auction

The Cowboy's Marriage Mistake

Cowboys Don't Buy Their Bride at Auction

The Cowboy's Second Chance

Can you love someone and hate them at the same time?She led him on, lied about him, then dumped him for his cousin.She was his enemy.He walked.But he loved her still.Can people change?Cora Fischer knew they could. Heartbreak, abject poverty and a mother's bear instincts to protect her children at all costs could turn a selfish, spoiled girl into a strong, formidable woman.But first loves die hard.They were enemies, never lovers, despite what she told her family and the town. She hated him then, and he hates her now.But she can give him what he wants, and she's willing to make a deal. Is she strong enough to conquer her foe and not destroy herself?Or maybe she could write new chapter: old enemies make the best husbands.Books in the Sweet Water Ranch Western Cowboy Romance Series:1.The Cowboy's Best Friend2.The Cowboy's Secret Baby3.The Cowboy's Beauty4.The Cowboy's Best Friend's Sister5. The Cowboy's Convenient Marriage6. The Cowboy's Fairy Tale7. The Cowboy's Secret Romance8. The Cowboy's Bargain Bride9. The Cowboy's Enemy10. The Cowboy's Mistletoe Christmas11. The Cowboy's Marriage Mistake12. The Cowboy's Winning Bid

The Cowboy's Enemy

After being released after a ten-year prison stint for a crime he didn't commit, Torque Baxter is looking to get back to working on his passion--diesel motors. But the ten year old Popular Mechanics magazines provided by the prison weren't enough to keep him competitive, and no one wants to hire a convict with a rap sheet, no matter how undeserving it is.Cassidy Kimbell knows Torque didn't have to lie and serve her time. Because of his sacrifice, she's spent the last ten years making some major changes in her life. She's become a lawyer and a child advocate. But she can't keep herself from feeling like she owes the man who made it all possible. What do ten years of a man's life cost?

What He Wants

He's dating one sister and falling for the other. Originally diagnosed with Lyme's Disease, Esther MacCartney is frustrated because she's been bedridden for months and doctors can't tell her if she'll ever be well again. The only person who's visited her regularly is her sister's on-again, off-again boyfriend, Monroe. He makes her laugh and treats her like he enjoys her company. But her sister has a job offer off the farm and Esther is afraid Monroe will propose to get her to stay. Monroe Hutchison is spending the winter in Prairie Rose, Iowa, and thinking about settling there permanently. The MacCartney sister that's he's been kind of dating would make an excellent farmer's wife, but it's her younger sister, Esther, who makes him laugh. He enjoys her company and sometimes forgets that she never gets up from the couch and could never handle the rigorous life of a farmer's wife. If he kisses one, can he forget about the other? But which sister does he want to kiss? Will Esther ever get better? Could Monroe sacrifice the dream he's had since childhood to be able to care for the sister who captivates him? Or will he be like everyone else and overlook her charm because of her sickness? They're all wrong for each other, but why does being together feel so right?

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