Marrying the Billboard Cowboy by Tara Grace Ericson

Grumpy cowboy seeks bride. Applications now open.

Zeke Reynolds is technically a cowboy, but he’d much rather be a chef. When you’re born into the Reynolds family, the Colorado ranching dynasty, you don’t have any other option than to fall in line. At least, until you’re married and inherit your portion of the ranch. A problem Zeke’s brother takes into his own hands, secretly paying for a billboard in Denver emblazoned with Zeke’s photo.
Kaitlyn McCallum is out of options, which is the only reason she even considered this ridiculous idea. What kind of man puts out a billboard to find a wife? And dares to describe himself as grumpy? It’s not like he’d choose her anyway. A single mom without a penny to her name can’t be what he’s looking for.
When applications to be Zeke’s bride start flooding the ranch’s mailbox, his first instinct is to tie his little brother to the weather vane. But then, he reads one letter he can’t get out of his mind.

Wanting to help and to inherit his freedom, Zeke resigns himself to marriage to a stranger. As for romance? It’s out of the question. But when Kaitlyn and her son show up at Redemption Ridge, keeping his heart from getting tangled up is harder than he imagined.