title: Clarissa and the Cowboy: An opposites-attract romance
author:  Alix Nichols 
description: My books and series:<br /><br /><b>SCIENCE FICTION ROMANCES</b><br /><br /><i><b>Keepers of Xereill:</b></i><br />
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  New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery creates the small-town
  destination for romance in charming Fool’s Gold, California—where a loner
  cowboy finds the one woman who can capture his heart
  
  
  After Phoebe Kitzke’s kind heart gets her suspended from her job in LA, she
  swears off doing favors—until her best friend begs for help on the family
  ranch in Fool’s Gold. Unfortunately, sexy cowboy Zane Nicholson isn’t exactly
  thrilled by the city girl’s arrival.
  
  
  Thanks to his brother’s latest scheme, Zane has been roped into taking
  tourists on a cattle drive. What Phoebe knows about ranching wouldn’t fill his
  hat, but her laughter is so captivating that even his animals fall for her.
  One slip of his legendary control leads to a passionate kiss that convinces
  him she’s exactly the kind of woman a single-minded loner needs to avoid.
  
  
  In his arms, Phoebe discovers she’s a country girl at heart. Yet no matter how
  much the small town feels like home, 