Everything changed when the Tate sisters returned to White Horse Creek. As the sleepy little town comes to life, a new romance unfolds with every story. Building Colorado Dreams includes Books 4-6 in the Colorado Crazy Series. Although each book can be read alone, read them in sequence for a better reader experience.
Twilights in Colorado
Riley is looking for a new start. Sky is running from a … is running from a life she didn’t choose. When they meet they’re as different as Cowboy Boots and Manolo Blahnik’s. Can the magic of White Horse Creek help them find love?
Autumn in Colorado
Lacy’s never been a gambler. Andrew has never shied away from a bet. She was a cheerleader, he was the jock. She was sweet, he was arrogant. Bought together years later, the sparks are hard to ignore. Will Lacy’s gamble pay off, or are the stakes just too high?
Winter in Colorado
Stacy’s a rancher in a man’s world. Griffin escaped the city to work through his past. As a small town sheriff he expected a sleepy little town, but he soon learns that only the unexpected can be expected in White Horse Creek.
The Colorado Crazy series are ranch romances guaranteed to tease your senses and make you dream of cowboys again.
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Bk 4 – Twilights in Colorado 4* – Riley protected his younger brother and did time for him but the world around him is not going to forget he has a record; until he meets Sky who has no preconceived ideas about him and accepts him for the man he is. A sweet story of love and redemption in a small town.
Bk 5 – Autumn in Colorado 5* – Lacy plans to bring the White Horse Inn and Saloon back to it’s glory days but in order to do so she needs a contractor. Shame the best guy in town was such a jerk at school but when she meets him again she is surprised at the instant attraction between them. Things appear to be going well until the Inn is targeted and suddenly lives are at stake. I enjoyed this story which had a suspense element – my favourite in this series.
Bk 6 – Winter in Colorado 4* – Griffin Bailey is the new sheriff in town but Stacy has no reason to believe he will be an improvement on the old one. Someone is rustling her cattle and she has every intention on stopping them, without anyone else’s help. A good read.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of these books from the author. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
A great series to read. All well written and perfectly paced. They are all standalone reads but you are pulled in from the start on each and every one. So many characters but easy to follow along and you love each one as if you are family or even friends.
Romance lives in White Horse Creek: love the world building and characters
This is a good series of easy-to-read shorter romances about the residents, new and established, in the ranch country around fictional White Horse Creek, Colorado. I’ve read every story as it was released and will continue to look for more. Here are my thoughts on each book in this set:
Twilghts in Colorado
Moving romance for a cowboy having trouble redeeming his reputation: I’m team Riley!
4.5stars
I really liked Riley, the ex-con hero of the story, and the way author Milan Watson kept back the reveal of the reason for his conviction until the romance began to develop. I also liked the “bridging two widely disparate social backgrounds” aspect of the romance between Riley and NYC former model Sky. The love scenes had some heat but were not explicit and I was fine with that, though some of the flowery euphemisms could have been left out. I like the way the author stays focused on the couple, brings in acquaintances, family and friends only to advance the plot or understanding of the main characters’ thoughts and provides a satisfying romance with no cliffhanger within a reasonably short read.
I have read all of the four books in the series thus far and the secondary characters like Tansy, the brusque diner waitress with her heart in the right place, make small-town White Horse Creek a place I want to keep returning to again and again.
Autumn in Colorado
Love building along with a renovated saloon? Who’d a thought it?!
4 and a half stars
I really enjoyed this sweet Western romance with a bit of danger and suspense set in fictional White Horse Creek, as I did the four previous short novels in Milan Watson’s Colorado series. Each volume has centered on a different couple in and near small-town White Horse Creek. One of the things I really appreciate in how this series has progressed is that additional characters are introduced just a few at a time and the story really stays focused on the main couple; Watson makes it easy to follow the new plot without being deluged by a crowd of secondary players.
Lacy and Andrew, the main couple here, come together in a big project and Lacy comes to see a different side of a fellow she avoided in high school. Their backstory is typical of small-town kids in the same age group and realistic. Their romance is sweet and low angst and a malfactor who threatens their renovation and lives lends drama and action. It was a quick, easy stand-alone read; no cliffhanger here.
I hope Watson continues the series because I have really come to like this town!
Winter in Colorado
Stacy wrangles herself a lawman, not a rustler!
4.5stars
Another sweet western romance with a tinge of heat in this series of standalone stories about the residents of White Horse Creek, Colorado. I’ve read every story in the series and each couple featured has a unique flavor.
Rancher Stacy, the heroine, is an independent loner, but not necessarily by nature. I really liked her strength and sense of worth. Most locals think she just keeps house for her rancher brother, never guessing that she runs their ranch solo. And she manages to be a respected ranch boss through pitching in right beside her hands while maintaining her femininity.
Her immediate connection with new Sheriff Griffin over the barrel of her shotgun is a dramatic start to the story. What follows is a tale of romance and action as Stacy sets out to protect her ranch. In the process, she also forms new friendships within the community and major characters from the previous stories in the series pop in on occasion.
It’s a short and enjoyable read with a hopeful ending and, for me, the highlight is tough yet tender Stacy.