Book Review: Cowboy's Christmas Girlfriend by Leslie North

  

 

Cowboy's Christmas Girlfriend by Leslie North

This story starts out with Suzanne and she's a writer and has met Will though online and they converse often. She's writing about the mountains in the west where he lives and the editor decides they need to go visit there and see what she does on the ranch. Will agrees to teach her about ranch life and the two girls of his also come with the deal.  She is happy to spend time with them but she is falling for Will. He is also falling for her and he keeps missing important dates with his two girls...

Adult situations. Love hearing of the ranch experience and she gets another idea in her head and the girls are on board and help her out.

Great story. His parents are glad he has a girlfriend and they tend to move the relationship forward for them.

 

Jun 17 Wishes and Wildflowers by Josie Riviera

  

 

Wishes and Wildflowers by Josie Riviera

This story starts out with Lily and she's arrived at her sister's ranch. SHe is filling out job applications and hasn't decided if she wants to go to Boise, ID or to CA.  A little girl, Stella from a neighboring ranch stops by and she has a frog that she is going to put back in the wetlands.

She's truly a free spirit Reid informs her. His wife had died suddenly and he raises her with help from a tutor and housekeeper.  Love time Lily gets to spend with not only her own sister and their new baby but time with Reid and Stella. She is there for Reid when the calf got tangled in barb wire fencing and when she had found Stella injured from an exploration day she had. Stella was the first to find the little girl and took care to bring her home to Reid.  They do form a bond and it makes Lily not want to leave at all but Reid never asks her to stay.

Miscommunications  keep them apart.  Love scenery that is explained so beautifully along with fun things Stella brings to everybody: music, animals she has and finds more of, travel and adventures they find themselves entwined in.

Lovely story, one of the bests I've read this year. Can't wait for the next in the series.

Book Review: Cowboy’s Christmas Wife by Mary Sue Jackson and Leslie North

   

 

Cowboy’s Christmas Wife by Mary Sue Jackson and Leslie North

This story starts with Daryl and he's down on his luck taking care of the family ranch.  He's so overdrawn with bills he can't afford the bank note. He runs into a girl he used to know and had a thing for her in school. Laura hears him out and tells him her story. They decide the solution is to combine and conquer. They get married and move into his ranch house. She loves taking care of things on the intent so he can work on his leather goods. She also helps his brother with his business pages. The court trial they have to make it look like they are married and love one another. They are married and falling hard for each other.

Adult situations.  At least she got rid of her ex husband so he's not in control of her trust fund any longer. She can use the money for her daughter.

Love how his family welcome them into their home especially around the holidays.

Didn't think I'd enjoy this read as much as I did, couldn't put it down. Love hearing more about the area and their careers.

 

Jun 8 Deadly Tides Book 5 of Martha's Vineyard Murders by Raemi A. Ray

  

 

Deadly Tides Book 5 of Martha's Vineyard Murders by Raemi A. Ray

This story starts out with Kyra and she is taking care of Tarek at their house on Martha's vineyard. He even has a male nurse helping him with his workouts to get his strength back after all of his surgeries and getting wounded in the line of service. He is a forensic investigator. She is a reporter that sometimes helps out the police cause she sees things that others don't.  She talks to a lot of people and she gets a lot of hints from them. This one is very involved, one of the most involved ones I've read.  There's so much going on so many twists and turns.  It is a really good story. It kept me on the edge of my chair the whole time. I love the atmosphere and I am familiar with island living especially during the summer.  We know you can't drive your car you need to ride a bike.  You can get from point  A to point B a lot faster. I like how she gets others to help with Tar's mental health during the book. I like when she goes out into the island local places and she enlists the help of others. Very colorful characters. It all started with the death in the lighthouse. She collects clues along with the police chief and others that contribute. Really good story. I love the romance the travel the mysteries and the twists and turns and island life.  Can't wait for the next one already.

Received this review copy from Tule Publishing via Booksprout and this is my honest opinion.

 

Book Review: The Architect by Joanne DeMaio

  

 

The Architect  by Joanne DeMaio

Love this book because we get to catch up with everybody is doing since the last book.

Love the turmoil Shane has gotten himself into. It's catching up with him now....

We follow the crowd as they celebrate at Jason's house for a Halloween party. Love all the food sounds so good.  Costumes are hilarious. I can just picture them for real.

Love that the characters are from all different age ranges and the problems they have, and how they are solving them.

Love book Maris is working on and all the new facts about Neil come to light with the last film Neil had shot before his death.

Love all the pieces of the puzzle are starting to fill in. Even with Cliff as the sailor during the hurricane that hit.

Love trip to Maine and how Elsa takes over the coffee shop the only way she can. Love hearing all the technical drawing terms and what they mean and how they are solved. 

Book Review: Cowboy’s Christmas Homecoming by Leslie North

  

Cowboy’s Christmas Homecoming by Leslie North

Love that each of the boys got their own story and entwine with the lives of the family.

This story is about Will and he's the local vet. He's taken over a business but ... the inspector gives him the list of what needs to be fixed in a month.

His apartment is above the clinic.  He bumps into Serena, he knew her from high school....

She's just lost her job and shes worried about how to take care of her kids and the house now...He offered her the job of a receptionist and she takes it. So lucky and this never happens to her.

Nothing goes right at all the first week, then she gets the hang of things. Even offers suggestions to calm animals down when they come into the office. Will is able to teach her more about the computer software and it works. THey work very closely together and start dating.

Adult situations.  Her parents are coming for Christmas. Also her ex is back int own and he wants to get together with her and knows he was wrong in cheating on her and the kids.

Difficult decisions. So many struggles she's had to overcome...

Love her dream of a bakery and she bakes a lot in this book, even for show where the vet has a booth at. She made doggie treats  and ones people also. 

Great story. 

Book Review: Cowboy's Christmas Return by Leslie North

   

 

Cowboy's Christmas Return by Leslie North

Liked that we met Travis in another family book so am familiar with his character. He had first noticed  his fathers nurse when he arrived home for the big family Christmas gathering for Alex's daughters.

Travis is taking over for Alex on the ranch as he had gotten hurt and not able to do the work himself.  Scarlet, the nurse agrees to live at the ranch as the water pipe burst had destroyed their apartment.  Denver is her foster child. She was not getting anywhere til he realizes she knows Travis, the famous rodeo guy.

Travis also able to help teach Denver how to ride and also got Scarlet up on the horse...

He likes her well enough but he's a single kinda guy and needs to stay away from her...

Denver has a mother who he's not able to see due to her drug addiction. They system says no calls or contact with family members til they get used to the rehab place.

Love hearing how the horses can help heal you...

There are some misunderstandings after the press conference Travis gives with Scarlet nearby. He's told them all he's heading back to the rodeo. She breaks up with him because she did not want that for them at all.

Misunderstands and you wonder if they will ever get back together.

Love hearing more of the ranch and the descriptions.

Adult scenes. Fun to catch up with the others in the house also.