Make-believe mom

By Elaine Grant

Subjects: Women veterinarians, Widowers, Fiction, Fiction, romance, general, Ranchers

Description: Lately, it seems widowed rancher Jon Rider just can'tclimb out of the cow muck. Since his wife's death, raising his seven kids has become impossible tomanage--especially with a ranch to run and a householdthat sends housekeepers fleeing in panic. But thensomeone notifies social services....It takes a cow emergency to deliver an answer to hisprayers: the disarmingly attractive veterinarianKaycee Calloway. It's Jon's kids who introduce Kayceeto the social worker as their new mom. And suddenlyJon and Kaycee find themselves faking an engagement.But can a good thing come out of a small deception?