Love is in the air…and the hair — or so wacky hairstylist Lacy Brown believes when she swoops into Mule Hollow. The town placed an ad for wives, and Lacy’s salon is going to guarantee pretty ones!The moment cattleman Clint Matlock meets the spitfire stylist, he can tell she won’t last. Attractive women just don’t stick around dusty cow towns; his mom certainly hadn’t. But Clint never expects … expects Tornado Lacy to set his emotions spinning. Perhaps the trouble with Lacy Brown is that her last name should be Matlock.
Previously published as the Mule Hollow series. Note: This book was previously published as The Trouble With Lacy Brown. This enhanced edition includes some fun extras.
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I enjoyed reading this sweet and funny book.
Whole series great!
Keeps your attention,
Lacy Brown arrives in Mule Hollow, Texas in her pink ’58 Caddy convertible and promptly starts to stir things up. She’s there to help the town attract more women to marry the lonesome cowboys who work the nearby ranches. However, she did not plan to literally run into one of those cowboys herself! How can she follow God’s will and be so distracted by such a handsome man?
Rancher Clint Matlock has come to town seeking coffee. Instead, he got a broken grill on his Jeep. From there on, everywhere he sees trouble, Lacy is somehow involved. How is he supposed to stop the cattle rustlers if he’s always having to rescue Lacy Brown?
This book has it all – laugh out loud humor, sweet romance, and suspense with danger thrown in for good measure. I find Lacy totally off the wall hilarious, yet completely honest and sincere. And, Clint is the quintessential hero and gentleman who is drawn to Lacy like a moth to a flame.
I also appreciated how it’s true to a Christian message. Lacy believes that God has sent her to Mule Hollow for a purpose and she’s desperately trying to follow that purpose. She just didn’t think that Clint would be a part of that purpose.
In addition to following God and obeying His will in your life, there is a theme of forgiveness that’s clearly presented.
So, if you’re interested in clean humor, clean romance, a strong Christian message, and a touch of suspense and danger, you’ll love this book.
Romance – PG / clean – some kisses
Language – clean
Violence – PG – one scene shows some characters in a dangerous and threatening situation involving a gun.
Source of book – ARC Kindle copy
My rating – 5 stars
I love Debra Clopton’s Mule Hollow series.
If Mule Hollow isn’t big enough for Lacy, she’ll make it bigger!
Dream With Me Cowboy is a fabulous Christian comedy cowboy romance (I should be shot for that alliteration!). If you want to read a romance that is bigger than the characters it involves, this sweet comedy provides you with action, humor, and a HEA (happily ever after) ending.
The Opening
The prologue successfully introduces the main protagonist and her best friend, and the opening chapter contains an excellent cute-meet that brings the two main characters together in an interesting and dynamic way.
The Characters
Lacy is full of energy and spirit. It’s wonderful to see her tearing through Mule Hollow and turning everyone’s life upside down in the best possible way. She is a strong female protagonist who isn’t content to let the men take charge when she knows a woman does it best.
Her recent experience with her ex-fiance makes her a sympathetic character while her proactive spirit makes her extremely likable. She has lots of interests beyond the plot that make her three-dimensional, such as her out-of-tune singing, her passion for gymnastics, and throwing the discus with a twist.
She flies through the Bechdel-Wallace Test with her many conversations with other named female characters. Although she does believe that relationships between men and women are important, this is not all there is to her life. She wants to rescue a dying town, and she strongly believes that this is where God wants her to be and what he wants her to do.
Clint is a grumpy soul, but he has his reasons. His issues at the beginning of the story make him a sympathetic character, too. He is also a well-rounded character, with his carpentry skills and love for the land.
The Plot
The main action plot revolves around cattle rustling, but it’s not the only thing going on. There are a lot of interesting things happening in Mule Hollow.
You’ve got the victim trope romance plot, a thriller crime action plot, and an intriguing save-the-town plot. That’s not to mention all the nice hints spread through the novel about other brewing relationships and conflicts in the town.
The action plot comes to an exciting and adrenaline-fueled climax and resolution near the end of the book. The relationship arcs also come to a very satisfying ending.
The Setting
The Texan setting is awesome. This town is really well introduced and described. As the story progresses, we get a real feel for the town. And the changes Lacy brings about are truly…colorful!
The Prose
Debra Clopton is an excellent writer. The third-person narrative is told through two viewpoints that work well to show rather than tell Lacy and Clint’s story. I was rapidly immersed in their dynamic.
With such a well-written and well-edited novel, I was surprised to find a few typos in the final chapters. On page 149 (Chapter 17) we find the sentence You might get a little carried away at times, times but I’ve come to love observing… and on page 152 (Epilogue) we find the sentence: Molly Popp, now a Mule Hollow resident for three weeks and seemed so happy. These tiny errors didn’t spoil the story at all, but I didn’t expect to find them.
My Opinion
Dream With Me Cowboy is an action-packed and entertaining Christian cowboy comedy romance. I certainly enjoyed reading it, and I believe other romance fans will enjoy Lacy and Clint’s story, too.
I rate this romance novel as 10 out of 10, which will translate to 5 out of 5 on Goodreads and Amazon. It is an engaging and satisfying story.
A lovely Christian romance (clean – obviously). A delightful little read, that makes you want to move to Mule Hollow and see how things turn out. I can’t wait to continue the series.
Though the characters are well-developed and the town has a certain appeal, I found the thought process of the characters to be thoroughly lacking in Christian faith. If these are believers, why aren’t they talking to God about their thoughts and concerns? A bit less time focused on physical attraction and more on the spiritual side would have drawn me in for the whole series. Just not enough to feed the soul here.
I was okay. I don’t know that I’d choose to read it again.
A sweet and funny story with wonderful and crazy characters! I’m going to read the whole series.
Awesome book!!!
I enjoy most of her books
Hilarious.
This book was an easy read. The development of the romance is too soon, but it is clean which I appreciate. A little on the predictable side.
fun quick read – romantic. love this type of book
Loved it! Could not put it down.
I read all the books in the series. I enjoyed them but they pretty much all followed a set formula. I could guess from one book to the next about the “electric shock” when they touched. both parties protesting getting together etc. I didn’t object enough not to finish all the books.
Light reading, good for when you just want a clean romance. Reading about the romantic antics in Mule Hollow is definitely entertaining.
What a wonderful clean read
Just love my Christian romances!