Pride and Prejudice meets the Wild WestA young British duchess fleeing from her husband’s murderer. A widowed American cowboy with a small daughter. Their second chance at love.At twenty-one, Jane Langley the Duchess of Chatham, is too young to be a widow. Her husband’s misguided duel with his ruthless younger brother leaves him dead. The new duke’s menacing threat to Jane—marry him or else—has … Jane—marry him or else—has her fleeing her home to America for safety and an opportunity to where she can buy her own property. Although Jane worries about her new role as a landowner in the Wild West, she wonders if a proper British duchess will be accepted in a land that lacks propriety. Does Carson City have a high society? Or does she become a pioneer woman? Her concerns change the morning she meets the ruggedly handsome cowboy, Mr. Bellamy.
Heath Bellamy is no stranger to misery. He lost his wife shortly after their daughter was born, and for the past two winters, the cruel Nevada blizzards killed too many of his ranch’s cattle. They need grass to survive. When a new owner takes over the neighboring big spread, he sees the possibility of the herd grazing on her land.
When their relationship turns from friendship to deep affection, they must decide if love is worth risking getting their hearts broken all over again.
“The Duchess and the Cowboy” is a historical romance novel of approximate 66,000 words. No cheating. No cliffhangers, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After!
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Enjoyable plot with enough twist to be interesting and enough predictability to make it a good read that doesn’t leave me upset. Being able to start again and reinvent yourself takes moxie or bravery in the face of fears. I liked that both protagonists had to do some of that.
I found this book to be very entertaining with characters who were well developed.
This is a great book for a light read. Just the thing when you’re trying to escape tension.
It was a bit too steamy for me.
Plenty of action in this book.
Great read!
Good story. See, you don’t have t o fill a book with sex to enjoy a good story!
The duchess with an evolving backbone and the cowboy learning to love again was so touching. I loved this book. Looking forward to grabbing the next book in the series.
Thoroughly enjoyed this story. Loved the characters and that the heroine was strong and adventurous. Maybe she was that way because she was sort of forced; but she stiffened her spine and forged ahead.
I enjoyed this book. It combined two genres I enjoy – romance novels in the Regency era and cowboy/rodeo romances. Fun read.