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Jace  \n2. Rory  \n3. Rory  \n4. Jace  \n5. Jace  \n6. Rory  \n7. Jace  \n8. Rory  \n9. Jace  \n10. Rory  \n11. Jace  \n12. Rory  \n13. Jace  \n14. Rory  \n15. Jace  \n16. Rory  \n17. Jace  \n18. Rory  \n19. Jace  \n20. Rory  \n21. Jace  \n22. Rory  \n23. Rory  \n24. Jace  \n25. Rory  \n26. Jace  \n27. Rory  \n28. Jace  \n29. Rory  \n30. Rory  \n31. Jace  \n32. Rory  \n33. Jace  \n34. Rory  \n35. Rory  \n36. Rory  \n37. Jace  \n38. Jace  \n39. Jace  \n40. Rory  \n41. Jace  \n42. Rory  \n43. Jace  \n44. Rory  \n45. Rory  \n46. Rory  \n47. Jace  \n48. Jace  \n49. Rory  \n50. Jace  \n51. Rory  \n52. Rory  \n53. Jace  \n54. Jace  \n55. Rory  \n56. Rory  \n57. Rory  \n58. Jace  \n59. Rory  \nEpilogue  \nBonus Scenes  \nStealing Hearts Synopsis  \nPrologue  \n1. Rhett  \n2. Paige  \nAlso by Lex Martin  \nAcknowledgments  \nAbout the Author  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nGathering Storms © 2026 Lex Martin  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without express written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.  \nWithout in any way limiting the author ’s exclusive rights under copyright, any use of this publication to “train” generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to generate text is expressly prohibited. The author reserves all rights to license uses of this work for generative AI training and development of machine learning language models.  \nThis is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author ’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.  \nCopy Editing: RJ Locksley  \nProofreading: Julia Griffis, The Romance Bibliophile  \nCover Design: Najla Qamber Designs  \nCover Photography: Wander Aguiar  \nModels: Tim and Ella July 2026 Ebook Edition ISBN: 978-1-950554-34-8  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nSYNOPSIS  \nWhat’s more complicated than a marriage of convenience? Falling for  \nyour husband.  \nAfter losing my apartment and librarian job in the same week, I’ve hit rock bottom. That’s the only reason I consider Jace Walker ’s offer to be his toddler ’s nanny while he goes on a national tour.  \nI don’t even like the man. But he recently had a baby he didn’t know about dumped on his doorstep, and for once in his charmed life, he’s as desperate as I am.  \nThe plan seems simple—until his label says only spouses can join the tour. And Jace Walker, it turns out, would rather lose the chance of a lifetime than leave his daughter behind.  \nSo when he asks if I’d consider marrying him, I know exactly what Iam: His last resort.  \nI agree to his four-month marriage, convinced he’ll never tempt me. Besides, he’s too charming, too handsome, too talented to look twice at a bookworm. I have walls up for good reasons.  \nExcept life on the road with this rugged cowboy has other plans—bandmates who resent me, his conniving ex who joins the tour, and aderanged fan who leaves us creepy gifts.  \nAnd nothing prepares me for Jace himself. The man underneath the charm. The father who’d give up everything for his daughter. The one who makes me feel things I buried a long time ago—and the storm building between us reminds me exactly why I buried them.  \nIf you enjoy reformed playboys, swoony cowboys, single dads who adore their daughters, or prickly, closed-off librarians who would rather read than hang out with country stars, this one is for you!  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTo my bookworms, to the wallflowers, to all the quiet girls out there…  \nSomeone sees you.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPROLOGUE  \nRORY  \nTHE THUDDING of my heart is so loud in my ears, I almost don’t hear Baylee call my name. 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