In the heart of Ransom Canyon, sometimes the right match for a lonely soul is the one you least expect Dan Brigman may not lead the most exciting life, but he’s proud of what he’s achieved: he’s a respected lawman, and he’s raised a bright, talented daughter on his own. But finding a lone, sparkly blue boot in the middle of a deserted highway gets him thinking maybe the cowgirl who lost it is … cowgirl who lost it is exactly the shake-up he needs.
After losing her baby girl, Brandi Malone felt like her soul died along with her daughter. Now singing in small-town bars to make ends meet, she’s fine being a drifter–until a handsome sheriff makes her believe that parking her boots under his bed is a better option.
College grad Lauren Brigman has just struck out on her own in downtown Dallas when a troubling phone call leads her back home to Crossroads. Her hometown represents her family, friends and deepest hopes, but also her first love, Lucas Reyes. Will Lauren’s homecoming be another heartbreak, or a second chance for her and Lucas?
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nother Jodi Thomas story that will take you on a wild ride in and around Crossroads Texas. With Texas size characters both good and bad, unpredictable twists and turns, laugh out loud moments, heart wrenching discoveries and plenty of life and love, this is one of my Jodi Thomas favorites. If you like series, this is one of the best in Jodi Thomas’ Ransom Canyon series. It can just as easily be read as a standalone novel. Either way, don’t miss this beautiful love story. The audible version is well done.
It started with a fancy-tooled cowgirl boot. This exciting, emotional novel is a treat to all who love Jodi Thomas’ novels. She writes of characters who are flawed just as her readers are, who are broken but not beyond repair. Whether broken in body or heart, most look at themselves with a too-critical eye. This reader finds a little of herself in each character in this fifth offering in the Ransom Canyon series.
Sheriff Dan saw the boot standing upright on the highway line and picked it up, thinking he would ask around for the owner as it is custom tooled. His search led to a country-western singer at one of the two local nightclubs. He and Brandi want to get to know each other for just the time she is in town. Dan hasn’t had a date in years, having raised his daughter Lauren after his wife left. Brandi doesn’t pick up guys wherever she goes. They both simply want to enjoy the time she is in Crossroads, Texas and they will both have memories to take out and look at in the months and years to come.
Lauren has lived in Dallas since leaving college, and has not hit the big time as her daddy thinks. She would rather move back to their little hometown where everyone knows everyone else. Her best friend Tim calls her to come back to visit, as a once-homeless teen they had mentored has been arrested for robbery and assault. Thatcher admits to hitting the owner of a truck stop, but maintains that he was returning the goods for someone else. He refuses to give away the identity of the little girl with the red coat as the men where she lives promise to take it out on her. Lauren calls their old friend Lucas, now an attorney in Austin. As love triangles go, Lauren has been trying to let Tim down easily, as she doesn’t love him in the way he needs. She had her heart broken by Lucas, and won’t fall for him again. At least until she sees him.
Cody is a Texas Ranger who was shot and left for dead a couple years ago; he’s barely put back together, unable to return to work yet – if ever. One night he is riding full-out on a half-wild horse, caring little about whether he is tossed into the canyon at Wild Horse Springs. When he lands at the bottom and is trying to decide if he can crawl out of the canyon or die there, several little girls surround him. Then comes Tess, a park ranger, who has the girls on a star gazing trip. She is a take-charge woman, trying to patch him up until medivac arrives. What she does to organize his house and care for his horses is more than many wives would.
This delightful novel is a unique blend of romance, humor, crime, arson, even some wild west gunfire as these folks’ lives intersect. The characters are very likable, easy for this reader to be invested in. There are many moments of spicy daydreams and a few moments of said dreams coming true. The people of Crossroads are honest, hardworking folks who are willing to pull together to find bad guys or help those in need. The sheriff works around the clock far too often, but he has a child to find, a young kidnapped man to, an arsonist and the men who threatened to harm the child. I highly recommend this novel, particularly to those who enjoy women’s fiction in the new west with liberal helpings of humor, suspense, and romance.
From a grateful heart: I was given this eBook by the publisher through a Goodreads giveaway and here is my honest review.
Really a super wonderful book with amazing people in it. Jodi Thomas is a wonderful writer
I love Jodi Thomas! This was another wonderful book in this series.
Love all of Jodi Thomas’s books. I can never put them down. Disappointed when they’re over.
I enjoyed this book and I went back for another by this author & I enjoyed that one too.
In my opinion any thing Jodi Thomas writes is well worth reading
A quick summer read.
Love cowboy romance. Well written and enjoyable. Will read more books by Jodi.
love can be strange and unexpected
Terrific story. Gripping.
Great series! You should read them all…
Very good story. Enjoyed the whole series.
Great story about interesting characters.
Very good reading. Hard to put it down. Highly recommend.
Enjoyed this book
Great series and a great book. They have all been outstanding reads. Looking forward to the next in the series. The author is a masterful story teller that makes the characters into friends that you want to cheer on learn more about.
Bill Ottoson