Luckiest Cowboy of All by Carolyn Brown

Posted January 30, 2018 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

A secret baby brings a second chance for love.
Carlene Varner’s homecoming isn’t exactly going according to plan. She thought she’d have some time to adjust before introducing her daughter to Jace Dawson, the father her little girl has never known. Instead, within days of her arrival, her house burns down and she and Tilly have no choice but to move in with the sexy cowboy himself at the Prairie Rose ranch. Now the whole Dawson clan-heck, the whole town of Happy-is all up in their business.
Jace has dealt with stubborn bulls and bucking broncos-but being a dad? He is so not ready for this… Yet the more time he spends with Carlene and little Tilly, the harder it is to imagine life without them. Now he just has to convince Carlene that he’s the real deal-and hope that this time she’s here to stay.
Titles in the Happy, Texas series include:  Toughest Cowboy In Texas – Long, Tall Christmas Cowboy – Luckiest Cowboy of All
Double Book – also included:
HOMETOWN COWBOY by Sara Richardson
Outrageously handsome Lance Cortez is practically a living legend in Colorado, as famous for riding bulls as he is for breaking hearts. What would a big-time cowboy star like him see in a small-town veterinarian who wears glasses, rescues animals, and cries when watching rom-coms? Turns out, plenty.

Title:  Luckiest Cowboy of All
Series:  Happy, Texas #3
Author:  Carolyn Brown
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  January 30, 2018
Publisher:  Grand Central Publishing – Forever
My Rating:  4 stars

While I enjoyed Luckiest Cowboy of All, I was also rather torn about it, too.  I loved Jace and sweet Tilly, they really saved this story for me.  I couldn’t connect with Carlene – at all.  Her reasons for not telling Jace that he had a daughter weren’t anywhere near good enough – for me.  I always question why a woman would hide her child from the father.  If he was abusive, or in a dangerous lifestyle, or worse then perhaps I could see not telling him.  But Jace was none of those things so Carlene’s reasoning simply wasn’t good enough for me.  So, I can dislike one character or their actions yet still enjoy the other aspects of the story and that is pretty much where I was with this one.

Carolyn Brown always weaves a good story, even when I don’t agree with a character’s actions their story is always entertaining.  Real life happens, and for some people this would be their reality.

The second story in this double book is Sara Richardson’s Hometown Cowboy which I had already read and reviewed.  An enjoyable story.  It’s always a treat to get an additional story in a book so if you haven’t yet discovered Ms Richardson’s work I believe you’ll enjoy this story as well.  The link to that review is here (it won’t show on the posting to some sites though, it’s not allowed)

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

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