He’s a cowboy widower with wounds in his past. She’s a brokenhearted city slicker, seeking refuge. Can rancher Rhett Montgomery overcome his bitterness and loss for a second chance at love?
When Danielle Roberts discovers her husband of three years is cheating on her, her life falls apart. On a whim, she retreats to the small town of Cedar Falls, freshly divorced, and hoping to lick her wounds … lick her wounds at Montana Wilds Ranch Resort.
Rhett Montgomery works himself to the bone, burying the sorrow of his past in his business and avoiding his sister’s attempts at pushing him back into the dating pool. So when one of his ranch hands is injured and a long term visitor with clear blue eyes and long dark hair offers to take his place, he refuses her help. But his sister intervenes, and before he knows it, he’s stuck with a female ranch hand.
Why does he have a feeling this is just another one of her set-ups?
Too bad he’ll have to squash any hopes of a blooming romance between him and the newcomer.
Yet somehow, the more he pushes Danny away, the more she softens his heart of stone.
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My thoughts about this book:
• This story drew me in. I wanted to know how two different people dealt with disappointment and heartache.
• I enjoyed getting to know Danny. She had a wonderful attitude and was a very interesting character. She was the star of this novel.
• I wished this novel was longer. I would have liked more insight into Brett’s character earlier on. He was really rude and brash. Almost unbelievably so. I’ve never heard of or met someone who treated people so harshly.
At my request, I was given a complimentary copy of this audiobook from the author. I have voluntarily left my review and my opinions were my own.
Even though Rhett drove me crazy, I’m rounding up because I loved Danny! She was such a lovely character.
I really enjoyed this story. The characters were so fun and engaging and the story hooked me in from the start. The narrator added to an already fun story.
Sometimes what we think is the greatest tragedy in our life can be a new opportunity for happiness.
Danielle Roberts, 30, married for 3 years to Neil, arrives early from work and finds out that her husband cheated on her with her best friend.
Devastated, she decides to travel from Pittsburgh to a Montana ranch when she finds a pamphlet about Montana Wilds Ranch Resort on the street.
Upon reaching that beautiful place, she has the first problem when she is caught picking flowers from a private garden.
Rhett Montgomery, a widower, saw red when he saw an unknown woman picking his wife’s favorite flowers. He finds out that she was the new guest at the ranch.
Lacking staff to help with the ranch reception, Danny volunteers for the job. As Rhett was always in a bad mood, he hires Danny… to be a handyman. From there, she would chop wood and clean stables – and she tries to do everything in the best possible way, even if Rhett thinks she’s a huge headache.
But the truth is, even if Danny doesn’t fit into the life of a farmer, she had enormous charisma, and for every person she had contact in the city, she gained a new friend, much to Rhett’s dismay. And that included his siblings.
And as Danny makes new friends, she finds out why Rhett didn’t want to get close to Clarence (who everyone called Bones).
Rhett is also bewitched by Danny’s affectionate manner, but there’s an internal struggle of his not wanting to betray his wife’s memory.
So once again Danny has her life turned upside down when she receives a visit from Pittsburgh.
A clean funny novel
5 stars
Two characters that have both experiences loss have to find their way to a new happily ever after. Both had found their HEA to have it ripped away from them, one by infidelity and one by death. The way forward for Dani was much different then Rhett’s as they dealt with loss completely differently. Rhett shut himself off from others and was bitter and grouchy. Dani left her past behind in search of a new future. It was a sweet story. It was my first book by this author.
Danny was much calmer than I would be walking in on her husband in bed with her best friend. Her marriage over, no job and friends since they were all connected to him, a brochure for Montana Wilds drops into her lap and she decides to take a vacation to reassess her life. Rhett was a callous jerk when Danny offers to work for money when she discovers he’s short staffed. He gives her the job of shoveling stalls and chopping wood when he could have used her organization, administration, and people skills. When she almost dies from multiple bee stings he just acts like well she couldn’t do the job he gave her. He acts like a caveman when other men are interested in her and strings her along kissing her when he’s still hung up on his deceased wife. I wanted to shake him so many times. I liked Rhett’s feisty sister Tess and I’m looking forward to her romance.
The Audible narrator has a nice tone with inflections, emotions, humor, and voice changes in the right places.
I absolutely loved this story! It is filled with wishes, lost hope and amazing characters. This really pulled me in from the beginning. Looking forward to listening (or reading) the entire series. Kristina Fuller Yuen does a fantastic job bringing the characters to life.
A good clean romance of a cranky widower and a divorcee’ dealing with their past relationship issues and employment issues. I enjoyed the characters dynamics and the story is beautifully written. I highly recommend it.
Can’t two broken hearts heal and find love and happiness again? Danny needs a new start after losing her job, her friends and divorcing her cheating husband. When she sees a brochure about Mountain Wild she sees an scape. But when she meets the surly owner she is not so sure. Rhett lost his beloved wife two years ago in a car accident and his soul is broken. Is Rhett ready to open his heart to Danny? Is Danny ready to settle in a small town? A sweet love story about second chances, facing our fears and Happily ever after