Wish Upon a Cowboy
by Jennie Marts
Paperback, 384 pages
Expected publication: November 26th 2019 by Sourcebooks Casablanca
Goodreads synopsis:
Hot on the ice and tall in the saddle...
Rancher and hockey coach Logan Rivers' attempts to hire a housekeeper are hindered by women more interested in marriage than meal-planning. So when snarky Harper Evans arrives with zero romantic interest in him, he couldn't be happier. But as he gets to know her, he finds himself hungering for more than her cooking.
Down-on-her-luck single mom Harper Evans came to Colorado with one goal: to find her son and bring him home. Temporary work for a local rancher seems perfect, but to keep the job she has to deny her feelings for the hot cowboy who's heating up her kitchen.
Logan's secret learning disability has caused a financial mistake that could cost him everything. With the holidays approaching and a storm closing in, he and Harper have to save his ranch and fight for her son. But can Harper trust the cowboy who is offering her both a home--and his heart?
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4.5 Stars
This is the fourth book in the Cowboys of Creedence series b y Jennie Marts.
This was out of my normal genre range and was basically a straight contemporary romance. I guess it could be labeled romantic suspense since Harper is trying to get back her child after doing a stint in county for embezzling. I thought it was a great book. This could totally stand on its own. Even though it’s part of a series, you don’t need to read the others in order to understand all that’s going on. The author did a great job of introducing us to everyone and it felt so natural as we met so many of the background townsfolks. That isn’t always an easy thing to do in books where we have a large community of folks.
Both of these characters don’t know how to trust. Harper has lost everyone she ever cared about. Her mother is in prison, her husband died and the state took her son away to live with his grandmother while she was in jail. Logan isn’t much better. He has dyslexia and it has scarred his life. It has always been an issue for him but when he makes a $20,000 mistake in his figuring for the ranch cattle costs, he feels lower than the low.
I enjoyed this story since it didn’t always take the same path to love as some other books do. These people are not perfect and nor do they become perfect. They learn to love during this story and realize that they may be a better man or woman than they ever realized. Loved the ending when so many came to Harper’s aid. That was so sweet. It made for a great holiday book set on a cattle ranch.
If you love a good love story, definitely check this one out.
I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.
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