“Nicole Helm writes my favorite cowboys.” —New York Times Bestselling Author MAISEY YATESThree former Navy SEALs Injured in the line of duty Desperate for a new beginning… Searching for a place to call their own.Jack Armstrong’s been slowly piecing his life back together after a career-ending injury bounced him from the SEALs. The only trouble is, his family’s on their way to his new haven in … SEALs. The only trouble is, his family’s on their way to his new haven in Montana…and Jack refuses to let them know he’s still hurting. Desperate, he makes a deal with local bad girl Rose Rogers: in exchange for some extra security, she’ll play the perfect loving girlfriend.
Rose doesn’t trust any man, much less some tough-as-nails former SEAL. But the more they settle into their ruse, the more things start to feel real, and the more Rose’s true fear surfaces—that she’ll never be good enough for love. But Jack isn’t about to lose Rose. He’s done running when things get tough, and he’s determined to prove—once and for all—that even the most troubled hearts can find their way to redemption.
Navy SEAL Cowboys Series:
Cowboy SEAL Homecoming (Book 1)
Cowboy SEAL Redemption (Book 2)
Cowboy SEAL Christmas (Book 3)
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I love a fake relationship romance, and Jack and Rose (of course there are Titanic jokes made in the book about this name combination…) have one of my favorites!
Poor Jack is a hot, wounded Navy SEAL. His fiancee cheated on him with his brother while Jack was overseas, and is now engaged to him, and expecting a baby. When Jack’s family decides to visit, in what is sure to be the most awkward family reunion around, he enlists prickly bartender Rose, to play the part of HIS fiancee.
It’s a lovely, opposites attract romance with plenty of sparks, and all the humor and emotion I expect from a Nicole Helm book.
Cowboy SEAL Redemption is a wonderful story about moving beyond the past and embracing the future. Jack is a wounded man both in body and spirit. He was discharged from the Navy after being injured in Afghanistan. He is also trying to get past a terrible betrayal while deployed. He has moved to Revival Ranch in Montana at the invitation of a fellow SEAL. There he meets a young bar owner named Rose who has a past that has made her cynical of the world, specifically men. The two meet and strike a bargain to exchange favors: he needs a temporary fake fiancee and she wants extra security at her bar on weekends. What follows is a very realistic love story that does not happen overnight. This book follows Jack and Rose over several months as they journey to rediscover themselves and learn how to trust in love. This novel was well-written with wonderfully human characters who struggle with doubts, fears and hope. Each finds a support system of family and friends surrounding them. I was moved by the wounds suffered by Jack and Rose and cheered their triumphs as they found their HEA ending!
Reviewed by JoAnne
Book provided by Netgalley
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
I love returning to a series and picking up where we left off. I also like when characters we’ve previously met still play a part in the story. That’s just what Nicole Helm does in the second book of the Navy SEAL Cowboys, Cowboy SEAL Redemption. This is Jack and Rose’s story but Alex, Gabe, Becca and Monica are back in force. Jack is still dealing with his injuries from his last deployment as are Alex and Gabe, who were also injured. The three of them are there for each other but Becca and Monica are important parts of their healing process too.
There was a lot of depth to the characters and the story. They each have their ways of dealing with pain or heartache and Rose is no exception except she doesn’t think she’s worthy of love. She has a lot of secrets that she shares with Jack little by little. He does the same with her and it’s shocking to them both that they are revealing things that they never have before. We meet Jack’s family as well as Rose’s and they are from opposite sides of the spectrum but connect. There are some twists and turns to the story, some expected and others not. My emotions were definitely engaged. There was both laughter and tears.
There are animals, family and friends, chores, Rose’s bar, betrayal, hurt, anger, sadness, lies, healing, some loving and romance and ultimately love. There are nice descriptions of the ranch, surrounding farms, the mountains and the many animals. There was some closure and the epilogue was nice but didn’t take it far enough. There are happily ever afters in the offing but definitely more stories to tell.
Ms. Helm is a writer whose books I have only read a few of. I look forward to reading more of her western romances especially the third book in this series, Cowboy SEAL Christmas which is Gabe’s story.
Favorite Quote: She crossed her arms over her chest, icy, regal, and cool. “Well, I just live for the critique of my performance, Maybe you’d like to do a review in the Valley County Gazette.”
I thoroughly enjoyed Cowboy Seal Redemption by Nicole Helm. She took me through all the feels while reading Jack and Rose’s story. It was emotionally wrenching and kept me turning the pages until the end!
Recommend this book to anyone who likes romance reading
I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and I am voluntarily reviewing it.
This was a fantastic story. It was so full of heartache and pain for both main characters. It shows though that love can overcome it all. The road to redemption was full of gut-wrenching and heartbreaking decisions. Some right and some wrong. It really shows the human element at both it’s best and worst.
Fortunately for me having never gone through the trials that the two protagonists had, the story was written in a dual POV. There were times I didn’t understand their actions (like I previously mentioned, I hadn’t experience anything like they had.) Having that dual POV, really helped me to understand their thoughts and actions.
What a great addition to this series. I look forward to the next installment. I hope the series continues after the third novel with the addition to the incoming veterans to Revival Ranch!!!
Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team
Avid Reader –
M/F Romance
Triggers: PTSD, Cheating, Child abuse
Jack is struggling on the farm that he and his buddies are trying to get ready for other soldiers to come and heal. None of them are too keen on therapy, but that’s exactly what they need. Jack came home from the SEAL team that he was on a very different man. He was injured and saw men who were his brothers perish. There was no getting over that and just running home. Plus, his home life was less than stellar.
Rose is hiding. She’s existing, but not truly living. She believes that if she can protect her sisters form their abusive parents, then she will be atoning for letting them down when they were younger. In order to do that, she enlists Jack’s help – watch out for one man and his truck at her bar and let her know if he sees them. It was a simple request, but Jack had his own request – pretend to be his girlfriend while his family comes and visits.
Somewhere in the facade that they are putting on, Jack realizes that he really enjoys Rose’s company. He knows that she has been hurt in the past and knows he has to tread carefully. Rose sees the potential that she could have with Jack, but also knows that her past actions were something she was not proud of. When she sees how good and pure Jack’s heart is and how his family treats him, she stands up for him and his buddies’ farm and what they are building.
Life gets in the way for Jack and Rose, but overall, the secondary characters help move the story along. I can’t wait to see who gets the next story – they all deserve it and I really hope that we get to see how Rose and Jack’s story has continued.
Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Cowboy SEAL Redemption (Navy SEAL Cowboys #2) by Nicole Helm to read and review.
Highly entertaining, sweetly sexy, emotionally thrilling romantic journey that took them both by complete surprise in the best kinda way……
Jack Armstrong is a tough, sweet, charming and determined retired SEAL recovering from a career ending injury and not really looking forward to his family invading his privet life. So he strikes a bargain and gets so much more than he was looking for…. Rose Rogers is a strong, sassy, sweet and sexy avenging angel… loved her grit and heart. Could not put down this engaging and action packed romance was a extremely fun read.
This is a nice, romantic story about friends to lovers, one of my fave tropes. Chase and Liv have incredible chemistry and I really love their story. Watching them fall in love and the realization that they are way more than friends was just so sweet!
The second in this series, Cowboy SEAL Redemption is amazing.
Jack has come home broken. He’s in physical pain but also betrayed by two people close to him. He’s barely getting by. Rose is a hot mess. Her childhood was awful and she has internalized all of it. They are brought together by chance but end up being each other’s salvation.
Oh. How I loved this book. I fell for Jack in Cowboy SEAL Homecoming and only loved him more here. Rose was heartbreaking. This couple complimented each other perfectly, it just took them a while to figure it out!
This is a great series and I can’t wait to read Gabe’s story!
After having to say goodbye to the career he thought he’d have forever Jack Armstrong is struggling a bit to find his way, his injury means he must start over, find a whole new career path, and having to do so while also trying to readjust to civilian life is almost more than he can handle. Now he finds out that his family is coming for a visit, with his ex-fiance and traitorous brother in tow, and that whole situation is still a thorn in his side, his own brother stole his fiance right out from under him… and it still stings a little more than he cares to admit. So he decides to strike up a deal with bar owner Rose Rogers, he needs a fake girlfriend and she needs a little muscle to keep the riffraff in her bar under control…so a plan is hatched, and these two wind up finding a whole lot more than they bargained for!
Rose Rogers is about as anti-man as one can get, she has been burned too many times to willing trust one, but then she has never met a man quite like Jack. When Jack saunters into her bar, asks her to play his loving girlfriend while his family is visiting, she can’t help but want to help him out. But she isn’t willing to offer up her services without getting a little something in return, so she counteroffers with a job, and they both get what they want… and a whole lot more!!
I loved Jack & Rose’s story… it had just the right amounts of everything a good romance read should have; it was steamy, sweet, funny, and good for the heart! When I met Alex in the first installment I didn’t think I could love a character more, but after spending time with Jack I can now say Alex has some serious competition, there is just something about a wounded soldier that speaks to my heart! I really think Ms. Helm has found her niche here with creating redemption stories for these SEAL’s, each story comes with an captivating story line, endearing characters that you can help but feel for and fall for, and touching message that is felt deep in the heart! I highly recommend you add this one to your reading list, it’s a can’t miss story that will squeeze your heart and leave you with an unwavering smile!
I requested an advanced copy of this title from Netgalley and voluntarily read and reviewed