Emma Silver:
I need a ring. Not forever—just long enough to lock in the promotion I’ve worked my whole life for.
Enter Eric Waters: grumpy cowboy, my brothers’ best friend… and the man I’ve loved since I was old enough to ride bareback.
To him, I’ve always been off-limits.
But now he needs a fiancée to save his family’s ranch.
I need a fake fiancé to save my career.
The plan is simple. The timeline is short.
And the rules are clear: No falling in love.
Too bad I’ve never been great at following rules—especially when it comes to the cowboy who doesn’t even know he already has my heart.
Eric Waters:
Emma Silver is trouble in a sundress.
Smart, relentless, ten years too young, and my best friend’s little sister.
She’s also my only shot at saving the land my grandfather built.
One fake engagement, and I get to keep the ranch. But nothing about Emma feels fake—not the way she smiles, not the way she challenges me, and definitely not the way she kisses me like I’m the only man who’s ever mattered.
I’ve lived my life by a code.
But for her?
I’d break every damn rule.
Originally published in 2014 as Layers Crossed, this novel has been entirely rewritten with a brand-new plot and characters. Dirty Cowboy is a complete transformation—and can be enjoyed as a standalone novel.
USA Today Bestselling Author Lacey Silks writes steamy romantic suspense where passion, danger, and emotion collide. Known for creating bold, flawed characters and slow-burn plots with high heat and high stakes, Lacey blends grit with heart in every story. When she’s not writing, she’s either skiing, camping, or wrangling homework questions with her kids and dog, Kygo.