Blackwood Brothers Series by Isabelle Grace

A marriage proposal is the last thing Tess expects at her sister’s engagement party. Especially considering the one proposing is her best friend. And he’s proposing to her.Best-selling suspense novelist Jack Blackwood has it all. Hollywood good looks, an uber-successful career, and any woman he wants, whenever he wants. So why then, would he suggest they should get married. Photographer Tess O’Neill thinks Jack’s lost his ever-loving mind... moreA marriage proposal is the last thing Tess expects at her sister’s engagement party. Especially considering the one proposing is her best friend. And he’s proposing to her.Best-selling suspense novelist Jack Blackwood has it all. Hollywood good looks, an uber-successful career, and any woman he wants, whenever he wants. So why then, would he suggest they should get married. Photographer Tess O’Neill thinks Jack’s lost his ever-loving mind. Especially since for twenty years, they have never been anything more than friends. Not even out of teenage curiosity or for the sake of experimentation. Not ever.Not that Tess’s curiosity isn’t piqued – it most definitely is. And according to Jack, who better to marry than your best friend?Still, jeopardizing their friendship absolutely terrifies Tess. What if things don’t work out between them? Once they move beyond the friend zone, they can never go back to the way things were. And losing Jack altogether isn’t a risk Tess is willing to take. Only Jack doesn’t give up that easily. Instead, he gears up to use his powers of persuasion to change her mind. How? With an old-fashioned courtship, of course. less

When his wife died, so did Reese’s desire to ever love again. Well, until that one summer. Widowed horse and cattle farmer Reese Blackwood does not need a keeper. Not for himself or his two sons. They can manage just fine on their own. At least that’s what he keeps telling everybody, especially himself.Elementary school teacher Shelby Corbett is no pushover. Just ask anyone who observes how she successfully handles a classroom full of children the same ages as Reese’s every day... moreWhen his wife died, so did Reese’s desire to ever love again. Well, until that one summer. Widowed horse and cattle farmer Reese Blackwood does not need a keeper. Not for himself or his two sons. They can manage just fine on their own. At least that’s what he keeps telling everybody, especially himself.Elementary school teacher Shelby Corbett is no pushover. Just ask anyone who observes how she successfully handles a classroom full of children the same ages as Reese’s every day. So, spending her summer break looking after two energetic boys is totally in her wheelhouse. Which shocks Reese completely. That’s only the first surprise, though. The second is the undeniable attraction that sparks to life between them. One that’s totally unexpected but becomes increasingly difficult to ignore. The more Shelby helps Reese reconnect with his sons, the more light she shines into his dark and lonely world, bringing hope back into his broken and grieving heart. Hope that Reese fears will be lost again when Shelby’s six-week stay at Lone Oaks is over. Unless he’s willing to risk everything by asking her to stay. less