To Maxwell Cooper’s great pleasure, his horses of quality Quarab stock have been well received by American buyers. His goal of selling to the Arab royal family would give his breeding business international credibility and prove that he wasn’t the bad apple everyone had assumed. After missing his opportunity at auction two years in a row, he’s been invited to back to back VIP sales and word on … the street is that the royal family is going to be in attendance. And nothing will stop him from keeping his eye on the prize this time.
Lena Fudge had been traveling the circuit as a newbie horse trader, but found herself fired after she passed along a hot tip while having hot sex with Maxwell Cooper. Now disgraced, she finds herself back in her family’s home in the middle of nowhere horse country. Learning she’s pregnant adds insult to injury, and despite her best efforts she’s fulfilling her family’s curse of living at home. She knows she has to tell Maxwell about the baby, but she refuses to ask for his help till she has her ducks in a row. That is until she runs into Maxwell at the auction stables after being rejected from a last ditch attempt to get her old job back.
Maxwell has been dreaming of Lena since their night of passion four months ago. One look at her, and being pretty sure he was the one to pop her cherry, he realizes he’s the father. But Maxwell knows Lena’s pride would not allow him to take care of her, so he asks her to work with him as a horse trader. It’s not charity. As it turns out, Lena is the full package. She’s a dream in the stables, amazing with buyers, and not adverse to a roll in the hay. But when things begin to go deeper than just a sale or sex, they’ll find them find themselves racing toward a bidding war that will either have them living a life of love or losing it all.
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“The Rancher’s Unexpected Baby” Comes As A Nice Surprise, But His Momma’s Givin’ Him A Run For His $
This Rancher’s so HOT,
That Everybody just stops to Gawk…
Especially, when HIS Shirt is OFF… Which fortunately happens a lot!
Wouldn’t you know it, she’s the Gal that went & Blew it,
By gettin’ Preggers when she Knocked Boots with this Guy…
Of Course he’s such a STUD, he managed it on the very 1st Try!
Sooo, here they are Frettin’ ’bout the Baby they’re Gestatin’…
While tryin’ to Sell a Stable full of HorseFlesh!
But, when a Huge Buyer sets some stipulations,
He’s gonna have to make some decisions…
Like whether or NOT to the Woman he’s comin’ to LOVE,
Means MORE than a business Deal!
I was granted an ARC of Leslie North’s “The Rancher’s Unexpected Baby (Brothers of Cooper Ranch Book 2)” via Booksprout; I recommend this book to others based upon its own merits. All opinions expressed within this review are uniquely my own & freely given!
Until next time… Happy Reading!
This is the second book of the “Brothers of Cooper Ranch” series and it’s Maxwell’s turn to find his HEA and let’s just that it was a bit unconventional how he did find it, ha, ha. Maxwell’s stubborn and his woman, Lena is as well so when a bundle of joy is created from their one time of passion, they must face obstacles, discover some truths along the way and some hard realizations purged out as well. Not everything in life is easy and that includes love, and that’s the lesson both Lena and especially, Maxwell will learn in order to be together, love one another freely and with no exceptions nor rules and have their happily ever after with their baby too 🙂 <3
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The second book in the series. Has Lena a newbie horse trader having a romp in the hay with the sexy Maxwell. She had also given away a secret about the horse-trading business to her boss’s completion who fires her. Later without a job, she finds out that she is pregnant and Maxwell is the father. She needs to tell him. Thinking that he will kick her around like others he wants them to be together. That is until his pride starts getting in his way. He wants to sell a horse to some Arabs, but they don’t like that Lena is around the horse and the business. They think it should only be men. Thinking that the deal fell through because of her she finds a new buyer from Ireland and he owns hotels with the prospect of buying more horses. This is not good enough for him and he tells her to leave. He doesn’t realize that is also letting the woman with his child leave as well. Will he come to his senses and will she want to take him back? Read this very good book. I received this book from Netgalley.com I gave it 4 stars. Follow us at http://www.1rad-readerreviews.com
Good story of two people who had a one night stand resulting in a pregnancy. They go through many trials and tribulations on the way to their HEA.
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This is the journey to a HEA for Maxwell and Lena. They had a one-night stand and then she disappears. Maxwell discovers her in a having a heat discussion with a neighbor in said neighbor’s barn. The neighbor is firing Lena for exposing confidential information. Maxwell discovers that the information was given to him AND that Lena is 5 months pregnant.
This story flows better than the first one of the series but there are still little hiccups in the plot that are sometimes confusing. But overall, I did enjoy this one much better. Maxwell and Lena were very believable characters. I enjoyed having the story written in a dual POV format. It really helped me to understand both characters a little better than if it were told any differently.
This story should only be read by someone over the age of 18.
Can a relationship of convenience survive stubborn, independent wills or can true love win out?
The Rancher’s Unexpected Baby by Leslie North is a heartwarming love story. The main characters, Lena and Maxwell have great chemistry but they each have self-esteem issues, and both are stubborn and independent. The tension and frustration between Lena and Maxwell will keep you turning the pages till the end.
This was a quick read with no cliffhangers, and can be read as a standalone.
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“The Rancher’s Unexpected Baby” is a fun read as Lena works hard to learn about the horse trader business. With the mistake that she inadvertently makes, she finds herself unemployed and pregnant after her one night stand with Maxwell. As Maxwell steps up, the fun begins as they work together with some glitches thrown in as they find their way. A few twists, this is a great feel good story for an anytime read. 4.25 Stars!
I was drawn in from the beginning of the first page of this book. It is a great story and quite entertaining and engaging there are totally unexpected scenes, twist and turns with realistic details.
The second story in Leslie North’s Brothers of Cooper Ranch didn’t quite have the punch that I found in book one, and while I enjoyed The Rancher’s Unexpected Baby, the story felt slower moving and a little repetitive in parts compared to other stories by Ms North. Maxwell and Lena’s characters were OK, but they just didn’t feel like they had the same connection, and Maxwell was far too self-absorbed. That said, it was an enjoyable story with a nice plot and likeable characters, if a little boring at times. Basically, this book is not up to Ms North’s usual standard, but still OK.
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The Rancher’s Unexpected Baby by Leslie North. This is book 2 in The Brother`s of Cooper Ranch series.
I gave this book 5 stars because I really enjoyed it. I liked this story more then the first book.
So this is the story of Maxwell Cooper he is the one that lives for the family’s ranch success, and he is trying to make a name for himself in the horse trading business.
Lena Fudge is a strong woman who has been traveling the circuit as a newbie horse trader, but found herself fired after she passed along a hot tip while having explosive hot sex with Maxwell Cooper.
Too both of theirs surprise, she ends up pregnant from just that one time roll in the hay. Max couldn’t get her of his mind, but he never saw her again until 5 months later.
They end up working together. Lena is an incredibly good horse trader, a people person; she can charm any horse buyer. Maxwell wants her close by to help support her, and the new life they created together. She won’t take any free handouts from him
This was a heartwarming story of love, they have great chemistry together, each have self-esteem issues, both have prideful stubborn wills, then we got to read about the beautiful animals which are the horse’s( my favorite animal) but in the end
unconstitutional love wins always.
This was a very quick read. No cliffhangers, can be read as a standalone.
Max and Lena shared a wonderful night together and she let something work related slip not thinking anything of it. Until she is being fired for giving the information out and costing her boss money. Max took the information she let slip and got the job and didn’t know what happened to Lena until months later. He came across her at a friends place and she was pregnant. Not sure what was going on he followed her to get answers. Will Max like the answers to his questions? Will Lena give him another chance?
This is a great story and once I started it I couldn’t put it down. The chemistry between them is blazing hot. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I would recommend it to any book lover.
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An unexpected baby always adds lots of drama to a relationship – especially when the relationship was over when the baby is discovered!
Maxwell is a ranching cowboy working hard to sell his horses and line up a wealthy new client in the middle east. Lena and Maxwell cross paths, but the outcome is short-lived due to a bad media story about Maxwell and Lena losing her job.
When their paths cross again with an obviously pregnant Lena, the sparks and drama flare. Great story with a wonderful HEA. Recommend reading it!
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An action packed, sweetly sexy and heartwarming romantic journey filled with a small town goodness that I truly love… this story had all the emotions, laughter, panic, love and passion…. Awesome late night reading.
A wonderful well written sequel to the first story in the series. I pleasant second chance type romance as they run into each other after 4 months and Maxwell reliezes that Lena is carrying his child. I really enjoyed as tgey navigated misunderstandings and missed opportunities as they learned to trust and work together.
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Maxwell Cooper and Lena Fudge spent an incredible night together, but when he tries to find her she has up and disappeared. Four months later, she is still on his mind. While helping out his neighbor, he unexpectedly runs Into Lena again when she walks out of his neighbors office. He was not expecting to see her with a baby bump that can only belong to him. She is jobless, and homeless, but Maxwell steps up and offers Lena a job and place to live so he can help with his child and keep her in his life. There are a few bumps in the road, and Maxwell has a hard time saying how he really feels. This is book 2 in the Brothers of Cooper Ranch. I loved it.
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Maxwell Cooper just wants to be the best horse dealer there is but when this horse magazine called him spoiled everyone is steering clear of him, but when he hears his neighbor talking down to an employee he can’t help but get involved. When the employee comes out he is amazed that it’s Lena a girl who he had a one nightstand with who is seemingly pregnant and Maxwell just knows it’s his. Maxwell isn’t quite sure what to do when he finds out that she got fired because of him and the result of him trying to figure out how to make it right is pretty adorable.
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When I started reading this story, I couldn’t put it down. I read the book in one day.This author is an awesome writer.I cannot wait to read more of their books. Keep up the great work.You should definitely read this book.
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This is the second book in the Brothers Of Cooper Ranch series by the best selling author, Leslie North and it’s sure to be another winner. In this book we meet Sawyer’s younger brother Maxwell who is a horse breeder and he is desperate to get his Quarab stock horses to be in great demand. He knows an Arab royal family are looking for horses in Texas and he really wants them to buy from his stable. But things don’t go according to plan as he’d hoped. But just because that happens doesn’t mean that things won’t work out for the best. Meanwhile he had a brief fling with horse trainer Lena and that lead to her accidentally letting out a secret leading to her dismissal. She goes back home but when she realises that she pregnant with Max’s baby she knows that she will have to tell him the truth but will he believe her? Will he turn her away or tell her to get rid of their baby? This is a fantastic story with drama, secrets, lust, plenty of lust, great opportunities, fabulous surprises and love. I received a copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Definitely recommended
She had lost her job and found she was having a baby. It was all she to one man. She never wants to see him again but fate is not going to leave them be. When he sees her he know he is the dad of the baby she is carrying. He hires her and they get on until a problem arise. See how they will deal with it
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This book was enjoyable and sometimes a little convoluted. So we have Lena who is having Maxwell’s baby but she wasn’t planning on telling him. Maxwell discovers that she is very pregnant when he is wanting to confront Dan on his hostility and surprise surprise here she is big and pregnant. He jumped right in to this pregnancy and she was going out of her mind. Her grandmother gives Maxwell some advice and he follows it and that is when thing start to change for them..
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