She learned never to mix business with pleasure…

Being the Chief Financial Officer for the Grit and Grace Rodeo Roughstock Company is a dream come true for accounting wiz turned ranch bronc rider Laura Senska. But the fledgling business she and her four business partners have poured their hearts and souls into is threatened when investors begin to mysteriously withdraw their support. The all-female company has always faced pushback for infringing ‘on a man’s world.’ Laura’s suspicious of the billionaire owner of the ranch they lease. Could Asher Halliday be undermining them to gain control?

Halliday Oil Company CEO Asher Halliday knows something’s wrong with the company his sister formed with her friends, but the CFO won’t confide in him and won’t accept help when he offers, even though his charms usually work on women. When a flash flood threatens the prime buckin’ bull stock, he and Laura face peril as they work to save the animals. Will she trust him enough to accept his help? Can he resist the danger the beautiful sun-kissed brunette poses to his hard-won control?

Titles in the Grit and Grace series include: All’s Fair in Love and Rodeo ~ Catching a Christmas Cowboy ~ The Cowboy’s Undoing ~ Swept Away by the Cowboy ~Tall, Dark and Dangerous Cowboy ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Title:  Swept Away by the Cowboy
Series:  Grit and Grace #4
Author:  Leah Vale
Published:  July 15, 2025
Publisher:  Tule Publishing
My Rating:  4.5 stars

Swept Away by the Cowboy is the fourth title in the Grit and Grace series, and brings us Laura’s and Asher’s unique romance. I have absolutely loved this series; it’s realistic, suspenseful, and full of interesting, believable characters, not to mention some swoon-worthy couples.

Laura is the financial powerhouse behind the friends’ business. Usually, she’s outgoing and involved in all of their lives, yet right now she’s trying to solve the company’s financial problems all by herself. There’s no need to get the other ladies worried if she can come up with a solution to keep them viable.

Asher is the billionaire who leased his ranch to Grit and Grace for their company’s base. He’s a man of many talents and isn’t afraid to step in and get dirty working around the ranch. He’s also a problem-solver, and he senses that Laura has a major problem that he probably could help with if she’d only tell him about it. It doesn’t help that the attraction he’s always felt is blazing, almost out of control.

If you love a well-written, suspenseful, steamy, believable romance, then Swept Away by the Cowboy by Leah Vale would be perfect for you. The “accidents” around the ranch are increasingly dangerous. Laura is so stubborn and, yes, maybe a touch prideful, that she’s unwilling to share the burden with a man she’s coming to love. I had such a good time here, and I’m looking forward to the next book.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the author or the author’s team via Booksprout, and I sincerely thank them for their trust. It is my choice to leave a review, giving my personal opinion about this book.*  I also own a Kindle edition of this title for my own personal collection, since this is a series that I will read again.

Do you love anything (any story) that’s even slightly connected to Last Stand, Texas?  Yeah, me too.  Be sure to visit our Last Stand, Texas page to catch up on the series that you might have missed over time.  It’s quite an amazing and diverse community, with happily ever after endings guaranteed. (Much like the Marietta, Montana world)

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