Book excerpt: When a bacon-loving Army Ranger and a flower-child, vegan farmer declare their true loves’ vow it won’t be enough to stop their families from feuding in this modern day marriage of convenience. David Porco has believed in true love since the first time he saw his doting parents kissing. He’s been searching for his happily-ever-after ever since—maybe a little too hard. On a mission to rekindle yet another failed relationship, he catches sight of his ex’s friend and his heart explodes with one word: mine. Jules Capulano has always wanted to feel that special spark that means she’s found her true love. There’s nothing but a fizzle with Paris, the man her family expects her to marry. But when she locks eyes with the town’s wandering romantic, a flare ignites shouting that he’s “the one.” After a magical night at the county fair, Jules and Porco are certain what they’re feeling is real. Like so many couples on the Purple Heart Ranch before them, they rush to the altar. But neither of their families are happy with the union. Not only is Porco’s cattle ranch at war with Jules’s vegan commune, but he’s a die-hard carnivore who thinks vegetables are only food for his food. As the two star crossed lovers try to find common ground, a careless mistake from Porco’s past threatens to topple everything Jules and her family have worked for. Can true love conquer a feud of this magnitude?