A Cowboy in Shepherd's Crossing

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HERNE, RUTH LOGAN
A COWBOY IN SHEPHERD'S CROSSING

From bachelor to daddy...Shepherd's Crossing is full of surprises.

Cowboy bachelor Jace Middleton was ready to leave Shepherd's Crossing for good -- until he learns his family's unspoken secrets. Now Jace finds himself not only caring for his twin baby nieces, but working with beautiful, strong-willed designer Melonie Fitzgerald to renovate his grandmother's run-down estate. Love wasn't part of the plan...but Jace soon finds himself wishing Melonie could become part of is unexpected family.

My Review:

"If we need extra lumber we could always get it from that full-size chip on your shoulder." (p 89)

And that right there is why I love Ruth Logan Herne's novels -- heroines with a healthy dose of snark the way only Ruthy can write 'em. But though Melonie can hold her own in a difference of opinion and isn't shy about calling a spade a spade, she also has a soft heart and sweet faith to buffer some of those rough edges.

Jace can't help but admire her southern belle spunk even though it comes at a time when his world is turned completely upside down. A single guy who suddenly has his concept of family challenged, he's in no position to leap into a relationship. Love the sparring and banter that flows through Jace and Melonie's story. And the matter-of-fact faith talk peppered throughout.

"My parents didn't believe in worrying. They believed God would provide. And that the rough roads of life build character." ( p 77)

This is the second book in Herne's Shepherd's Crossing series and while it can be read as a standalone, I think you'll get more out of it if you read Her Cowboy Reunion first. The author does a magnificent job of setting up the background for this series in that book plus Lizzie and Heath have lots of page time in this one which kept a perpetual grin on my face the whole read long!

A family-centric romance -- full of heart and faith and the hope of second chances.

My thanks to the author for gifting me with a copy of this book.

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