Review: Forbidden to the Texas Soldier (The Men of Service Texas, Book 4) by Julie Benson

A soldier’s promise. A stubborn cowgirl unwilling to admit she needs help. An immediate and sizzling attraction they’re both determined to fight.

A bombing injury derails widower and former bull rider Dash Lange’s army career, forcing him home to rebuild his life again. When a friend asks him to check on his younger sister as well as his father and struggling ranch, Dash agrees, happy to have a purpose. But when he meets the sister, it all goes sideways, starting with the bro code.

Lainey Gallagher counts only on herself. Her family is fractured—by abandonment, addiction, and a brother deployed overseas. She’s holding her bookstore together through sheer will and hopes adding a coffee café will boost business. But her father’s horse ranch is a money suck, and when his newly trained rodeo stock horses are stolen, Lainey steps in to save the ranch, find the thief, and keep her dad sober.

A take-charge cowboy riding to the rescue is the last thing she wants. Or is it? 

 

My Review: 

Sometimes Promises are meant to be broken. 

Lainey was supposed to be off limits because she was the sister of one of Dash’s army buddies.  But once Dash met her, he couldn’t seem to get her off his mind.  Lainey just wants Dash and she doesn’t care what her brother might think.  But after they finally get together, a misunderstanding splits them up again.  Dash is willing to do anything to get Lainey back.  This book had me hooked from the first page and I sure wasn’t ready for it to be over.  I really liked these characters didn’t want to say goodbye to them. 

Reviw: The Texan's Bodyguard (The Protectors of Boone County, Texas Book 6) by Leslie Marshman

When bomb threats become reality

She’s the only thing standing between life and death

Bodyguard Charlotte “Charlie” Reynolds has worked for many high-profile clients, but Byron Cain may be her toughest charge yet. The famous country singer hates taking direction, even as threats against him escalate. Charlie won’t be deterred by an independent—sometimes rebellious—man when the stakes are this high. But when she outmaneuvers a shocking murder attempt, the unexpected duo will have to watch each other’s backs to survive…even as they cross the line between business and intimacy… 

 

My Review: 

Fast paced and hard to put down. 

Charlie Reynolds dreams of leaving Texas and moving to California to work as a body guard for celebrities.  When she finally gets a shot at protecting a celebrity, it turns out to be country music star, Byron Cain.  Charlie will do anything to keep him safe and prove to the world she is ready for her big career move.  But there is one thing Charlie forgot to protect; her heart.  She can’t be falling for a client, but she does.  This is my favorite book in The Protectors of Boone County, Texas series.  It has all the excitement of the other books, but this couple really stood out from the rest leaving a lasting impression with me.  I didn’t want the book to end.  It is a memorable story with great characters and an interesting plot with lots of twists and turns and surprises.

Review: Remember Me Always, Cowboy (Coffee Creek Montana, Book 1) by C.J. Carmichael

Laurel Sheridan came to Coffee Creek, Montana to be maid of honor at her best friend’s wedding, not to have a passionate affair with the best man, Corb Lambert. Still, it happens. When tragedy strikes the morning of the wedding, and Corb is seriously injured in a car accident, his memory of their time together is gone. But the consequences—an unplanned pregnancy—are all too real.

When Laurel tells Corb he’s her baby’s father, Corb wants her to give up her life in New York so they can raise the child together in Coffee Creek, Montana. But Laurel has misgivings about the plan. She’s in love with this cowboy and she wants more than a marriage of convenience.

As Corb grapples with the blank spaces in his past, Laurel faces an impossible choice: protect her heart…or take a chance that a man who doesn’t remember her can fall for her all over again.

Amnesia. Surprise pregnancy. Marriage of convenience. One rugged Montana cowboy who must fall in love with the mother of his child… twice.

 

My Review:

Great characters and story.  

Laurel left her dream job in New York City to go home to Montana for her best friend’s wedding.   But the wedding didn’t happen after the groom was killed in a tragic car accident.  Laurel fell for Corb as soon as they met and they spent one night together that ended up in a pregnancy.  But after the accident, Corb has amnesia and doesn’t even remember meeting Laurel.  Now Laurel faces a dilemma; keep her secret and head back to her dream job in NYC or stay and raise her baby in Montana.  This is an emotional read but has a very happily ever after.  It’s a wonderful start to a new series.