title: Hero for Hire
author: Johnson, Cat
description: He's a Hollywood bad boy. She's a cowgirl with an attitude. Gasoline, meet fire.
  
  JAMEY
  
  I survived bouts with amateurs and pros as a fighter both in and out of the ring.
  
  I survived the sharks, the divas and the paparazzi as Hollywood newcomer Jamey Garret.
  
  I survived the streets and the foster care system as a kid in Chino.
  
  But there's a good chance I won't survive this week.
  
  What was I thinking signing a contract to play the lead in a western?
  
  A western! With horses!
  
  My sexy AF riding instructor might have made all of this horseshit worth it, if she didn't hate me on sight.
  
  The damn woman might actually be out to kill me . . . and yet here I am back for another lesson.
  
  MAISIE
  
  Men are trouble.
  
  Good looking bad boys are extra trouble.
  
  That goes for my ex, and definitely for my new student, self-centered movie star Jamey Garret.
  
  The man's messing with my head -- I mean my herd.
  
  If I weren't a single mom with dreams of something better, Mr. Heartthrob would be out of here.
  
  But for the amount he's paying me to teach him to look as good on horseback as he does everywhere else, I can keep it professional for a month.
  
  The disruption he brings to my life is only temporary. I know as fast as he appeared, he will move on to the next woman in a long line, and good riddance.
  
  At least, my head knows that.
  
  It's the rest of my body I'm having trouble convincing.