Helped by Ava

I drop an entire tray of lemon bars. The pastor slips trying to help. We end up tangled on the floor, covered in lemon curd, when a reverend from the district office walks in.

His exact words: "You’re married?"

Mine: "Not yet."

I don't know why I said that. Now rumors are flying and Mad Dog's job is at risk. The least I can do is help clean up the mess — by actually marrying him.

My life won't change much. He'll live in my guest room. I'll feed him delicious food and yummy desserts. I'm a plump woman of fifty who's spent her whole life taking care of everyone else. A terrible childhood convinced me long ago that I'm not the marrying type.

Maybe now I can figure out how he got that nickname.

But then shortly after the wedding, he asks me out on a date.

What have I gotten myself into?

Helped by Ava is a sweet, closed-door romantic comedy about a woman who's spent her whole life taking care of everyone else, a pastor with an interesting nickname, and a tray of lemon bars that started everything. Book three in the Stargazer Springs Ranch series.