To Tame a Cowboy

GIVEAWAY

HEDLUND, JODY,

TO TAME A COWBOY

Brody McQuaid is a broken man, and he knows it. While his body survived the war, his should did not. Besides loving his little niece, his only other sense of purpose comes from saving the wild horses that roam South Park. Ranchers in the area have taken to killing the horses, which are competing with their cattle to feed on the open grass.

Savannah Marshall is a veterinarian on her family's Colorado ranch. She longs to keep her father happy following the tragic death of her older brother, including marrying a man of his choosing. But days before her wedding, she gets cold feet and disappears to South Park. As she learns more about the destruction of the horses, she joins Brody in an attempt to save the wild creatures. But when Savannah's family and the resentments of the area cattlemen catch up with them both, Brody and Savannah will have to tame their fears if they've any hope to let love run free.

My Review:

"This week, watching you tame that stallion, I couldn't help but notice that you have the most patience for the wildest creatures. Maybe God has the most patience with the wildest of us too."

Seriously, does it get any better than a brooding cowboy, a runaway almost-bride and wild mustangs in terrible peril? Only if it's written by Jody Hedlund!!!!

This is the third in her Colorado Cowboys series and it might be my favourite. Love that Savannah is a veterinarian. She's conflicted between duty to family and the need to chase her own dreams. And she has a way with wounded creatures, which makes her the perfect match for Brody McQuaid.

Fireworks start sizzling the second they meet and you'll definitely need a fainting couch and smelling salts if you hope to reach 'the end' unscathed. A hankie or two wouldn't go amiss either, for those touching scenes where Brody claws his way back from the horrors of his wartime memories. This is very much his redemption story.

Of course, there's conflict from within and without before these two can make their way to a happily ever after. Lots of Wild West action and adventuring and tons of critter tending along with lovely cameos of the whole growing McQuaid clan. (No worries, if this will be your first book in the series, it can be read as a standalone.) Plus, the author includes a cliff hanger of a teaser for the next book coming out in October -- Falling for the Cowgirl, the lone McQuaid sister's story. And, eeepppp, there's going to be one more after that too. Yeehaw!!!

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback or ebook copy -- winner's choice.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of To Tame a Cowboy, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add your email to a comment, remember to use AT AND DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the Draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday May 28 2022. Offer open to International Readers.