Marry me or walk…Nate Hansen desperately needs a reboot to his playboy image that doesn’t involve women, drinking and fighting. Rehabilitation and building a solid future proves elusive as he can’t land a permanent job until someone mentions local widow Joy Mitchell who’s advertising a full-time ranch job. Perfect.Joy Mitchell is desperate for a ranch hand to help keep her dead husband’s legacy … her dead husband’s legacy alive out of the greedy grasp of her manipulative father-in-law. Nate’s reputation precedes him, none of it good, but the ranch is running on empty, and Joy make the hard choice. Problem is the job she’s offering isn’t exactly what Nate had planned.
Nate knows what its like to lose everything, but seriously, become a mail-order groom? But Joy won’t or can’t compromise.
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Very romantic tale of a marriage of convenience that turns into a love match. Interesting characters and a fast read.
Good
Very enjoyable
I really enjoyed many of the characters… and totally detested the ones I was meant to detest … jury is still out on a couple, like it is supposed to be. grins.
Good read!
If you read the first book in this series you had met Nate Hansen before and were aware of his pandering ways. …. You know bed hopping. If you have not read the first book never fear you are fine as each book can be read as a stand alone just fine but I would recommend reading Cowboy to the Rescue at some point because well it is good and does explain in depth some of the things that our author tells you about in this book. This is Nate Hansen and Joy Mitchell’s story and it is a good one. Oh and do not let us forget little cowboy himself Toby her young son. He is every bit as important part of this story as our two adults. Joy is a widow and is the sole owner of the organic grass fed beef ranch her husband had been working before he became ill. Seems her father-in-law decided he wanted the land after her husband passed away and is doing everything he can to get it. Underhanded methods not withstanding. Joy has resorted to looking for a mail ordered husband as a way to ensure that she keep at least one ranch hand from running off on her. Enter Nate. Now you don’ think it would be that easy and simply right? No oh Nope not at all. And the path to anything great is never easy. Our author leads Nate and Joy around the Ranch and town towards love and back but only when we are sure that things are truly where they should be do we get the answer if the three of them can be a real family in the end.
This was a well written romance with a twist. It had endearing characters and an intriguing storyline. This is the first book that I have read by this author but, it definitely won’t be the last. I loved her writing style and the way the storyline flowed seamlessly. I would definitely recommend this book.
The Convenient Cowboy by Ann B. Harrison
The Hansen Brothers #2
Nate Hansen needs a job
Joy Mitchell needs a ranch hand that won’t leave
She’s at the end of her rope
She’s a widow and mother of a toddler
She’s running out of steam
He might be able to help her on the ranch and keep it away from a conniving relative
BUT
Is a marriage of convenience really the only way to solve their problems?
Read the book and see.
I liked the dynamics between Nate, Joy and Toby. The romance was slow growing and by the time they truly sealed the deal they knew one another well enough to have a good chance at a future together. I have to say that I didn’t see them as a couple in the beginning or understand the reason for the marriage as I have in other marriage of convenience romances but it is also difficult to write a more modern day book of this genre with a truly convincing reason for the marriage…or so it seems. The villains were a bit over the top as was Joy’s sister. The plot was somewhat predicable and yet…I did enjoy the story and found myself hoping that Nate, Joy and Toby would get their HEA.
Thank you to NetGalley and Tule Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.
3-4 Stars
Well written, Hard to put down
Enjoyable light romance.
Joy Mitchell is in need of a husband. Her husband is dead and she has an 18 month old son. Her father-in-law is determined to take away her farm. He has managed to buy off all the men she had hired to help her with the ranch. She figures if she has a husband, he is less likely to run off.
Nate Hansen has a bad boy reputation. He has managed to sleep with a variety of women and never committed to any of them. He needs a job and he has been trying really hard to change his ways and improve his reputation. When he hears that Joy needs to hire a full time ranch hand, he seeks her out. When he finds out the job is as a husband, he agrees. Would this be a marriage in name only or was there more possibility? As they both fight against Ryan Mitchell, their bond gets stronger and they begin to see the possibility of more but will they ever be able to let go of secrets and trust each other?
I really liked the story very much. I loved that Nate worked really hard to show everyone how he had changed and how protective he was of Joy and her son, Toby. The things I didn’t like were the occasional f-bombs. In my opinion, they detracted from the story. There was one descriptive sex scene at the end of the book and while it demonstrated a progress in their relationship, I didn’t need the details.
I was given an arc copy of this book and I willingly offer my honest review.
4.5 Stars!
I love marriage of convenience romances, and The Convenient Cowboy by Ann B. Harrison is a wonderful addition to the trope. This is a nicely-written book, replete with well-defined characters, some intense situations, and an adorable toddler who is mimicking his first words. This story focuses on ranch-hand Nate Hansen, and Joy Mitchell, a widowed mom with an organic ranch to run.
Joy is on the verge of losing her mind as well as her ranch. Ryan, her father-in-law, is an ogre, and he wants the ranch that was bequeathed to her in her late husband’s will. Although they both lost a loved one, Ryan’s maliciousness knows no bounds. So after exhausting all of her options, Joy decides to hire a husband. Although Joy is strong and independent, running a ranch and raising a toddler without any help is impossible. Somebody legally bound to her will be much more productive than an employee, and less apt to being lured away by Ryan and his henchmen.
Nash is finally leaving his days of womanizing, drinking and brawling behind, so he needs a steady job in order to begin his new life. He has no desire to become somebody’s husband, however, he needs a job and no one else is hiring. In addition, Nash and Joy share an attraction, which makes his decision even easier. Nash’s misgivings about being around a toddler are quickly forgotten, because Toby immediately latches onto him and it is fatherly love at first site.
This is quite an entertaining book. Joy is a wonderful woman who is saddled with family members that are cruel, and only out for themselves. Her luck takes a turn for the better when she marries Nash. Nash turns out to be a wonderful husband and father, despite his bad boy past. He stands by Joy’s side through thick and thin, which only makes their developing feelings more tangible. This is the second book from The Hansen Brothers series and it can be enjoyed as a standalone.
Complimentary copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.
A marriage of convenience for both Nate and Joy. Nate needs to redeem himself from his past and Joy needs help saving her ranch from her father in law. I so enjoyed the development of these characters. N.ate will do anything to help Joy and her son, Toby (such a cutie) in saving the ranch. Joy will soon realize that she can open her heart again to Nate.
This is the second book in the Hanson Brothers but can be read as a stand alone.