The Stranger’s Code by Jason Collins

CAMERON:
Faking it is what I do best.
Hollywood directors pay me to slip into any role and make it look effortless.
Undercover on a Montana ranch—that’s how I’m prepping for my next film. No cameras, no autographs, no one looking twice at the actor trying to play cowboy.
I thought I could handle it—until I met Levi Stratton, the rugged rancher who makes stepping into character harder than it’s ever been.
I’m here to learn the ropes, then vanish. Not fall for someone like Levi, with his slow smile and a way of making me forget who I’m pretending to be. Every second I stay, I risk losing more than just a role.
The lie could ruin everything.
The truth could ruin me.

LEVI:
Cameron Miller is hiding something. I can feel it.
When he shows up at Stratton Ranch, he acts like he’s ready to take on the world—even if he doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing. He’s stubborn, reckless, and carrying something he’s trying too hard to outrun.
I’m supposed to be focused on Big Sky Rescue. Building something real.
Not getting dragged off course by someone who doesn’t belong out here.
I should walk away and stick to the life I’ve built.
But every time Cameron looks at me, it gets harder to remember why I’m supposed to keep my distance.
Because somehow, he’s already closer than I ever meant to let him be.

This is the second book in the Western Oath series. It can be read as a standalone with no cliffhanger.