Series:
Texas Cattleman's Club: Fathers and Sons (Book 4)
Falling for his fake fiancée wasn't part of the plan!
Securing the fortune owed to the Texas Cattleman's Club
is a top priority for its new president, Carson Wentworth. But to get there, he
needs to win over rival Lana Langley and unify their feuding families. What
better way than through a wedding…or at least a fake engagement? It might even
be fun.
Lana has her doubts. They've been battling each other so
long, how can they make their charade believable for one full month? Perhaps
the key is the chemistry raging between them -- which could also be their downfall!
Good enemies-to-lovers story combined with a fake
engagement. Lana and Carson are among the younger generation of two families
that have been feuding for a hundred years, though no one can recall how it
started. Each family's members have been raised to hate the other side, though
the younger ones are ready to move on. Most recently, the feud has been front
and center because Lana and Carson ran against each other for the presidency of
the Texas Cattleman's Club. The race is over, with Carson coming out on top,
but Lana refuses to melt into the background. The story opens as she approaches
Carson with her proposal for a dedicated area for the women of the TCC.
Carson has plans for the TCC, and Lana's proposal falls
far down the list. Both are stubborn and determined, and neither is willing to
give in. The sparks of attraction between them are pretty obvious under the antagonism.
When circumstances cause them to visit Carson's great-grandfather, Harmon,
together, he mistakes a moment between them for something entirely different.
He wants the feud between the families to end and believes what he witnessed is
Carson and Lana's precursor to announcing their engagement. With his promise of
a large donation to the TCC in celebration, Carson and Lana decide to fake an
engagement until the money is safely handed over.
I enjoyed seeing the development of the relationship
between Carson and Lana. They are so much alike that it is no wonder that they
constantly butted heads, though neither was willing to admit it. But now that
they are working together, they can no longer deny the similarities or the
attraction. Their conversational back and forth is fun to watch. Their
chemistry is explosive, and giving into it is irresistible. Carson and Lana
agree that it's only for the duration of their engagement, and no emotions will
be involved (HA!). The more time they spend together, the more it feels right,
but the guilty feelings over the deception start to weigh on them. I loved how
everyone around them could see they belonged together, but Carson resisted the
idea. It takes a conversation with Harmon for Carson to see the light. Lana
also has fears that hold her back from admitting her feelings. I liked Carson's big
moment at the end and how he helped Lana overcome her fears.
Two mysteries have been running through the series. First
is the question of who the father of baby Micah is. He is known to be a member
of the TCC, but that is all. This mystery is briefly addressed when the DNA
results clear one of the members. The other thread has been Harmon Wentworth's
search for the identity of his birth mother, which may be linked to the origins
of the Wentworth-Langley feud. A journalist has been busily investigating, but
the answers come from an unexpected source.
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