The Rancher's Rules (Harlequin Presents Marriage and Mistletoe) [Mass Market Paperback]

Lucy Monroe (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Presents Marriage and Mistletoe | Publication Date: December 4, 2007

The millionaire's forbidden virgin

Grant Cortez is rich, famous and seriously sexy. But although he arouses feelings in virginal Zoe that no other man ever has, as her best friend he's strictly a no-go zone....

Grant wants Zoe badly, but knows he can't have her. When they're forced to live together the temptation is too much, and so Grant imposes some rules-no kissing, and definitely no sex. But then there's the best rule of all: some rules are just made to be broken!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (December 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373820577
• ISBN-13: 978-0373820573
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,191,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

With more than 6 million copies of her books in print, USA Today bestseller Lucy Monroe has published more than 50 books and had her stories translated for sale in dozens of countries. While she writes several subgenres of romance (paranormal, historical, single title and short contemporary) for multiple publishers, all of her books are sexy, emotional and show that love will conquer all. She's a passionate devotee of romance and shares her love for the genre with her readers through her books and a policy of open communication. You can find Lucy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LucyMonroe.Romance) her blog (http://lucymonroeblog.blogspot.com), her official website (http://lucymonroe.com).

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet and Sexy Love Story, December 3, 2007

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Marilyn Shoemaker (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rancher's Rules (Harlequin Presents Marriage and Mistletoe) (Mass Market Paperback)

I so enjoyed this book.......I laughed, I cried and found it to be the perfect Holiday read. Zoe Jensen's character was fun, invigorating, dear, just plain sweet and not the usual woman in a Harlequin Presents novel. Her love for life, animals and her Kindergarten students was endearing and her secret crush on her best friend Grant Cortez will squeeze your heart.

Grant and Zoe have grown up together and during their later years have had two "sexy" encounters which left Zoe hurt and embarrassed because all of her life she has secretly loved Grant. Their relationship in spite of everything remained in tact and they consider themselves best friends.

Zoe has never felt she's belonged as her parents made it clear the son they lost should have run their ranch. When her father decides to retire, he sells the ranch to Grant, leaving Zoe without a home. She understands that she would never have been a rancher due to her love for animals, being a vegetarian, plus her non-relationship with her family, well she feels abandoned and unloved with the exception of the one man she can always count on, her best friend Grant.

Grant has the responsibly of running the family ranch and business as his father and stepmother have moved to another state due to his father's health. For years, he has watched over Zoe, has been her closest friend and truly adores her. Now Grant finds himself not only thinking more about her but also fights a physical attraction for Zoe. On top of everything else, he now finds himself having to take care of her as she's been evicted from her apartment because of all of her pets....cats, birds, dogs, hamster.

Now they find themselves in a bad situation and where will Zoe live? With Grant? Because of spending more time together they find themselves doing the one thing that Grant has a rule against.....the NO kissing rule, yet on a few occasions, the rule is broken. They both fight the attraction but in the end give in and then decisions need to be made.....should they take it a step further and explore their feelings?

You will absolutely adore this wonderful story, not only due to it's warmth and humour but the magical journey itself.......falling in love and the miracle of Christmas for these two lovers.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Rancher's Rules, July 17, 2009

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Julie A. Pope "Julie ann" (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rancher's Rules (Harlequin Presents Marriage and Mistletoe) (Kindle Edition)

I had high hopes for this story, but it just fell short. I had trouble identifying with the heroine, Zoe. She came accross too vulnerable and little on the "easy" side. This story sort of wore me out and never really drew me in.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!, January 13, 2009

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S. HARDEN - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rancher's Rules (Harlequin Presents Marriage and Mistletoe) (Mass Market Paperback)

I so thoroughly enjoyed this book and these characters. I'm such a sucker for these storylines, too (best friends). Zoe and Grant are a great pairing, and they comlemented each other so perfectly. This book was so much fun to read and really did pull on my heart strings. As a long time reader of romance, I knew they'd get their happy ending, but I sure did enjoy the journey. This one will go on my keeper shelf to enjoy again and again.