The Man from Blue River : Home on the Ranch (Harlequin Superromance No. 689)

The Man from Blue River by Judith Bowen, Home on the Ranch, Harlequin Superromance 689. Westbank Ranch West of the Blue River, Wyoming. Fraser McKenna is the owner of Westbank Ranch. Strong, too silent, a still-grieving widower. Martha Thomas is the woman who comes to stay. Martha's at loose ends, her job downsized out of existence. She's a city woman driving through the western states, looking for adventure. Then, in a small-town Wyoming newspaper, she sees this ad: Wanted: Lady Companion for two girls. Remote location. No cooking/housekeeping required. On a whim, she applies for the job- and gets hired. That day, her life starts to change, and so do the lives of Fraser and the two little girls. Who would think she'd end up married to the rancher from Blue River? Even if it is a marriage of convenience, a marriage for the children's sake. And even if she has to do the proposing herself.