{"product_id":"ranch-rules-sandeep-rao-9798241325013","title":"Ranch Rules: A Grumpy Cowboy Forced Proximity Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe inherited a ranch she never knew existed.\u003cbr\u003eHe's the grumpy foreman who's been holding it together for years.\u003cbr\u003eAnd her father's last \"condition\" traps them together for sixty days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLena Cross thought her father's legacy was money and distance-until a will sends her to Crossland Ranch in Montana with a brutal ultimatum: stay for sixty days or lose her inheritance. The catch? Half the ranch belongs to Jacob Hart, her father's closest friend... and the day-to-day operation belongs to Rhett Maddox, the foreman who doesn't welcome strangers-especially not a sharp-tongued Texas heiress in clean boots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Lena digs into the ranch's finances, family secrets, and the real cost of keeping Crossland alive, the internet catches a glimpse and turns her into a story again. Trespassers cut fences. Texas lawyers threaten to \"protect the brand.\" The ranch becomes a spotlight-and Rhett becomes the one person who understands boundaries, consent, and what it means to be watched.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween forced proximity, hard-earned trust, and a slow-burn attraction that refuses to stay quiet, Lena and Rhett face the question her father never gave her the chance to answer: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill she leave when the clause ends... or stay because she finally chose something for herself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRanch Rules\u003c\/b\u003e is a steamy, consent-forward cowboy romance featuring grumpy\/sunshine tension, forced proximity, small-town community, and a heroine who stops running-on and off the ranch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandeep Rao\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798241325013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.43d","brand":"Sandeep Rao","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171262898431,"sku":"9798241325013","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ranch-rules-sandeep-rao-9798241325013","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}