Bull riding is all Gavin’s known for years, but when it’s time to retire, he can’t let go of the reckless lifestyle. He finds a job that brings him to a small-town Texas ranch and face-to-face with the woman who snuck out after their one-night stand.She can pretend she’s over him, but he’s not letting her go that easily.Maize Bishop spends her days cooking and baking for her family’s bed and … for her family’s bed and breakfast. The last thing she has time for is a relationship, especially when there are no single men within a hundred-mile radius. When a mysterious newcomer flirts with her over drinks, she gives in to his mesmerizing green eyes and goes home with him.
Now that he works for her family’s ranch, she’ll avoid him at all costs.
There are only so many places to hide, and keeping her distance is easier said than done. After months of giving her space, Gavin’s tired of waiting for Maize to admit what he knows they both want—a second round between the sheets. It may only take eight seconds to win a championship, but he’ll prove to her that he can go all night long.
She’s too young, he’s too arrogant, and together, they’re electric—the perfect recipe for disaster.
**Wrangling the Cowboy is a complete standalone and can be read without reading any of the other books or series, but if you prefer to read in order, start with Hitching the Cowboy as the characters and families do interconnect.**
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Gah! I love this world so much!
Maize and Gavin had me hooked from the first page with their chemistry.
It was addictive reading their back and forth/hot and cold act.
Super steamy, low drama with a side of swoon; I absolutely DEVOURED this book and am already looking forward to reading the next story.
Audio review:
Lia and Stephen have done it again!
The way they narrate these books is just magical, they manage to transport me to Texas EVERY TIME.
Gavin and Maize’s story is one of sweetness, stubbornness and steam.
I absolutely adore this series and am looking forward to the next book.
Coming back to the Circle B Ranch feels like coming home to me. I fell in love with this family in the very first Bishop Brother book. The ladies of KF have built such a world and an amazing cast of characters that you can’t help but be greedy for more stories. Gavin and Maize kept the angst level at a maximum and I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. I ate up every work of their story and was still hungry for more. Gavin is everything Maize needed in a man but was afraid to let her heart yearn for, and Maize is enough southern sass to keep Gavin in line and on his toes. Together they made a great pair who proved that age is nothing but a number when your heart finds the person it was made to beat for and your soul finds its home.
This is the third book in the Circle B Ranch series. Now these books are about the kids from the Bishop Brothers series. They are stand alones, but you will see their parents and cousins in the books as well. You’ll get curious about their stories!
This is such a cute read. I loved the first meeting between Gavin and Maize. There’s some playing hard to get, that almost went to far. Loved the grand gestures!
These two are great characters and the storyline was fantastic.
I can’t wait to read more about this family. The next book will be great and I’m ready for it now.
I absolutely adored this story. It is book 3 in the series within a series, featuring the kids of the original series. This is Maizie’s story and she is the daughter of John and the nanny he fell in love with who run the inn on the ranch. She is now 25 and lives at the inn and is the head chef.
One night she goes out drinking and has a one night stand with a guy who is older than her, Gavin who is 35. She thinks he is passing thru, but he is actually in town about a job.
Turns out Gavin ends up working for her uncle Jackson (her father is his twin). Gavin sees Maizie and wants more from her than that one night but she pretends she cannot remember him. This was one of my favorite parts of the story as Gavin tries to get her to remember him and she refuses to remember him. Until one New Years Eve….
I absolutely loved this story so much. Gavin and Maizie were hot but also fun together and she definitely gives him the run around. I loved when Gavin makes her earn his interest and this was the most romantic part of the story.
I really am loving this series. This story was pretty awesome and I absolutely adored it.
I received a free ARC copy of this book from the author prior to release and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Wrangling the Cowboy|Kennedy Fox
The third book in the Circle B Series by the fantastic duo, Kennedy Fox. Wrangling the Cowboy has been long anticipated since this past April of 2020! Reading the ARC for Wrangling the Cowboy I can say without a doubt it was SO worth it!
With each Bishop Brothers/ Circle B I feel more and more at home! These two series are my comfort and go-to reads! Because of the tones and completely original HEAs each KF book has! WtC is no exception!
I’m still reeling from devouring WtC! Maize reminds me so much of myself! She’s so strong willed, beautiful and witty! Gavin was the total book boyfriend package! Gavin has officially become my favorite cowboy and I’d definitely save a horse (ride him instead!)
Another amazing one in the books for Brooke and Lyra! After each book they still hit it every single time! Can’t wait for the next one, Bossing the Cowboy May 2021!
So much fun to be back at the Circle B Ranch!!! Gavin & Maize’s story was so fun and sexy.
Maize is strong and independent, goal oriented, and “thinks” she wants nothing more to do with Gavin after their first encounter.
Gavin is strong, successful, ready to settle into one place, instead of traveling all the time, and he is one super sexy alpha!!!
Their chemistry is off the charts from the moment they meet!!! The chase!! The winks!! The flirting!! The teasing!!! So much entertainment!!! Cowboys sure know how to steal a girl’s heart!!!
Another excellent read from Kennedy Fox!!!
I loved Gavin and Maize’s story. I think Gavin has wrangled his way to being my favorite! I loved his character, bull riders are hot! Maize drove me a little nuts and I’m glad Gavin made her work for it! As a horse person myself, I was very happy to get so much of the story with the horses in this book and it was pretty accurate as well which is a huge plus! What I really love about Kennedy Fox books is that you never really have to leave past characters because they have such a big role in each others books. You never have to move on from characters that you love! The writing was fantastic and the story was very interesting. Definitely one of my favorites!
I would highly recommend!
Voluntary review of an ARC
5 Gavin Filled Stars!!!
I’m so in love with The Bishop family and everything about their Circle B Ranch!! Ever since I read Taming Him I knew the Bishop family was going to own me and every new book Kennedy Fox release’s from their family I fall even harder. Wrangling the Cowboy was no different.
Gavin Fox had made his career in bull riding. Gavin is 35yrs Old and he’s an award winning bull rider and retired at the top of the game. Now he’s looking forward to the next phase of his life.
Gavin is interviewing to be a horse trainer at The Circle B Ranch. After his interview he goes to The Circle B Saloon that the Bishop’s own as well. While there he eavesdrops on a conversation between the bartender and her beautiful sister.
When Gavin starts talking to the beautiful girl they end up playing pool. Maize is unlike most girls he’s met while traveling for bull riding. They end up leaving together and have an amazing night together. Gavin thought so but when he woke up Maize was gone without waking him or leaving a letter or number.
When Gavin started working at the ranch he’d hoped he’d run into Maize again bc he hasn’t stopped thinking of her since their night together. Gavin was shocked to learn Maize is the head cook at the B&B and she’s a Bishop. Gavin was shocked when he went to say hi to Maize and she acted like she didn’t know him. Gavin has tamed bulls that were untamable, so he’s going to enjoy the game Maize wants to play bc he’s not giving her up.
Maize Bishop got burned years ago by one of the ranch hands that she made herself one rule. Don’t date anybody that works for her family.
Maize is in charge of the kitchen in her families B&B. She’s always lived on the ranch and always planned on working with the family business. Maize also wants to have her own catering business.
Maize going home with Gavin isn’t something she ever does. But, there was something about him but she quickly got in her own feelings and left before he woke up.
Maize was completely shocked when Gavin showed up as the new horse trainer. Maize instantly acts like she doesn’t know him and that their night never happened.
Gavin won’t let Maize forget it though no matter how many times she denies it.
Maize has kept Gavin at arms length for awhile now. Gavin is getting whip lash bc one minute they’re hot and the next they’re freezing cold. But when Maize’s lightbulb finally turned on she’d pretty much pushed Gavin right off into the shark tank without putting him into the cage first.
Gavin might accept her apology but that doesn’t mean they’ll go back like nothing happened. Nope!! Maize must show Gavin she wants him. Really wants him and have a life with him.
OMG I legit started this at midnight thinking I’d read a little bit before bed. Next thing I knew it was 5:20am and I read 62% LOL. I couldn’t wait to finish reading this bc OMG Gavin and Maize are everything.
Even though Gavin and Maize are 10yrs apart you’d never know it I’d it wasn’t brought up. They’re really perfect for each other.
It was great catching up with all the previous family members we’ve been introduced to already.
I’m looking forward to the rest of the series. Kenzie and Grayson are frenemies. Kenzie hates him and Grayson says he doesn’t know why. I thought they were next and I was all for it but Kennedy Fox switched it up on us last minute.
We’ve also known about Elle and her issues with her veterinarian boss Connor. Well, Elle and Connor are next and they’ve brought a third wheel named Stephen to the game and I’m ALL for the added drama LOL.
I just cannot get enough of this small town cowboy romance series by Kennedy Fox. I am falling deeper in love with this series with each new book. And Wrangling the Cowboy may be my favourite so far. This story was a perfect and irresistible combination of sexy, steamy, sweet, angsty and small town magic from Kennedy Fox. I couldn’t put it down and I have a major book hangover!
Maize Bishop has a rule. Never date any employee of their ranch. So she is completely taken aback when the gorgeous guy she met at town’s pub few weeks back and had an unforgettable one night stand with, actually turns out to be their newest trainer Gavin. Now all she wants to do is run and hide. But Gavin is determined to chase her and own her heart.
What I love about Circle B Ranch is this big family feel. The Bishops and their extended family and all the tiny details about small town fill my heart with all kinds of warm gooey feels. It’s a special kind of glow for my romance crazy heart. Second, who doesn’t love cowboys? Gavin is the most goregous and charming man ever! He is beautiful inside out. He didn’t let Maize run and pushed and wooed constantly. I don’t know how Maize could resist, I sure couldn’t. He left behind his glorious bull riding days and easily found a second home with Bishops. He is hardworking, a pure gentleman with wicked edge. Maize is equally sweet and strong. She runs the family B&B’s kitchen efficiently and works hard for her dream. She was wounded in love before and so she had a hard time trusting Gavin. But this delicious and sinful man broke through her barrier. The chemistry was so freaking hot and at the same time completely adorable. The push and pull was just brilliant. I swooned so hard for their sweet love and my panties were a lost cause for their fiery hot chemistry. The ending was pure bliss.
Wrangling the Cowboy by Kennedy Fox was a perfect romance to wreck my heart and own my soul. This story is full of magnetic chemistry, heartaching emotions and fascinating story telling. Another winner from the dynamic duo.
I reviewed an early copy voluntarily
OMG! This was such a good book!
I read the entire thing in one day! I couldn’t put it down!
Maize and Gavin were really great together. The way that Gavin feels about Maize, knowing that she’s someone special, makes me want a Gavin of my own! So many feels! You can truly experience every moment and emotion in each word that Kennedy Fox writes! Not to mention that the “curveballs” and “speed bumps” the characters faced just made their happy ending all the sweeter!
I love reading stories about the kids/second generation of characters and this book is a fantastic example of that! I truly enjoyed every word in this book and couldn’t put the story down from the second it showed up on my kindle. This novel has absolutely lived up to the utter perfection that encompasses all the other connected stories that came before it! The Bishop’s are undoubtedly the best!
Long story short, Kennedy Fox did such a fantastic job with this book and I cannot wait to read more Bishop stories in the future! Love, love, love this book!
I had been looking forward to Maize and Gavin’s story for a long time and once I began reading, I couldn’t put it down. Their meet-cute at the bar was perfect, and Gavin certainly got an earful of Maize’s feisty and bubbly personality. She was honest to the core and Gavin knew he needed this beautiful woman in his life. He loved his new job at the Circle B Ranch and he was glad he had made the decision to retire from bull riding. Maize intrigued him, challenged him and made him feel things he had never felt before. He could sense she would give him a run for his money but if he could rein her in, then it would all be worth it.
I love Maize’s independence, the closeness she has with her family, and the clear goals she has for her future. She wasn’t sure she wanted to be taken in by Gavin’s charm and good looks: she loved living and working on the ranch, and Gavin’s presence was nothing but a distraction. She found it hard to concentrate when he was around, but his sexy winks and devilish grins were breaking through the wall she had around her heart. Can the magic of the Circle B Ranch and the beautiful scenery bring this couple closer together or will Maize allow her past to dictate her future?
I’m always quick to jump on whichever new release KF has because I always know I am in for an amazing read and an even better ride. Their Circle B Ranch series has been one of my favorite of theirs. Being from Texas myself, there is nothing better than reading about a cowboy. And nobody writes them better than them.
As soon as I got my copy of Wrangling the Cowboy, I dove right in. I just knew I was going to be obsessed with this book as soon as I started it and I definitely was. I finished this book in one sitting. I just keep devouring page after page of yummy goodness.
Gavin is new to the Circle B Ranch but he’s excited to be apart of the team. Done with bull riding, he’s looking for something to start over with. To settle down and he may have just found it. And after finding possibly the woman of his dreams in a bar, he may think he has finally found it all…until he wakes up to find her gone. But that doesn’t last long, when he finds out she works on the ranch.
Maize tries with everything in her to ignore him. Ignore how hot he is and how attracted she is to him. She’s pretty much sworn off love and is fine with her life. She has a dang good life and she knows it. But Gavin isn’t giving up that easy. He wants to fight for her but will Maize let him.
These two are everything! I couldn’t stop reading. I just loved their story so much. I loved their age gap and everything about them. If you’re looking for a fun, sexy, country, steamy, all the feels read…look no further. This is the book for you!
I absolutely love the Bishop series both the Bishop brothers and the Circle B Ranch stories.
This one doesn’t disappoint, We learn about John and Mila’s daughter Maize she’s a head cook at the B&B with dreams of starting her own catering business.
Gavin a champion bull rider is ready to settling down in one place he gets a job at Circle B Ranch training the horses. He can’t get the women that he had a one night stand with out of his mind, till one morning having breakfast at the B&B when he comes face to face with Maize who wants nothing to do with him.
This was a one sitting loving, funny and steamy story I can’t wait to read more from them.
4.5 stars – this generation of Bishops drives me crazier than the elder ones!!
While the first set of Bishops could drive you crazy…I think this next set – especially the females – take the cake!! Maize has an incredibly hot one night stand with Gavin – not realizing that he is in town to interview for a job with her uncle.
When she sees Gavin again…she pretends to not know who he is…what??!!?? Obviously things are more complicated with him working on the ranch, but what??!!?? I have to say that Gavin had way more patience than Maize deserves and I like how he makes her work for it!
But once these two do get together – wowza – chemistry galore, such a sweet romance and the set-up for the next book which is one of the things I love about this series – it leads you to the next one seamlessly – it’s going to be a scorcher!!
I voluntarily requested and read an uncorrected advance reader copy.
What a great story, bringing us back to the Circle B ranch once again! 5 amazing stars for this one!
Here we have retired bull rider Gavin, in town for an interview. While out at a bar he stumbles upon a conversation between two women, one of whom he finds very attractive. Maize has had enough of the dating pool. And this hot guy sitting next to her listening in to her conversation would be perfect, except, she’s done! But she ends up throwing caution to the wind, and go home with this hottie, what the heck, she’ll never see him again, until she does. She can’t believe he’s there, right in front of her, and when he says they’ve already met, what does she do? She plays stupid and said I don’t think so!
Maize’s been hurt, she won’t let it happen again, but what if Gavin is really what she’s been waiting her whole life for? Can she trust him not to hurt her?
I loved this book, I can’t wait for more from the Circle B ranch! Grab this one asap!
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
Bull riding is all Gavin’s known for years, but when it’s time to retire, he can’t let go of the reckless lifestyle. He finds a job that brings him to a small-town Texas ranch and face-to-face with the woman who snuck out after their one-night stand. She can pretend she’s over him, but he’s not letting her go that easily. Maize Bishop spends her days cooking and baking for her family’s bed and breakfast. The last thing she has time for is a relationship, especially when there are not single men within a hundred mile radius. When a mysterious newcomer flirts with her over drinks, she gives in to his mesmerizing green eyes and goes home with him. Now that he works for her family ranch, she’ll avoid him at all costs. There are only so many places to hide, and keeping her distance is easier said than done. After moths of giving her space, Gavin’s tired of waiting for Maize to admit what he knows they both want-a second round between the sheets. It may only take eight seconds to win a championship, but he’ll prove to her that he can go all night long. She’s too young, he’s too arrogant and together, they’re electric -the perfect recipe for disaster.
This may be the third book in the Circle B Ranch Series but you can read this book as a compete standalone. But be warned, you are going to want to go back and read the other books. They do interconnect and you are going to love every single one of them these are some smoking hot cowboys and their women!! I will too warn you that this is one of those books your going to pick up and not put down. I loved every single second of it and could have spent many many more hours with these characters. This is the story of Gavin and Maize and man are they two amazing characters who have some epic chemistry. If I wasn’t getting old and having my own hot flashes this book sure would have given them to me. That’s how explosive their chemistry is. Be careful your kindle just might catch on fire. You see Gavin is a bull rider who has had to give it up and is now working on the farm that Maize’s family owns! However there is a one night stand there too that she ran out from early in the morning. I love that this book has a man that knows from the get go that there is something special between these two and he is not going to let that slip our of his grip no matter how hard Maize just might try. It didn’t matter if this girl was an ice burg he wasn’t going to let that get in his way. Mize works in the kitchen of the bed and breakfast so she tries her bet to not see him but since the farm might be huge it is not that big and let’s face it there just are not many single men around the town for Maize to meet anyone. I love the pursuit and the reward.
I loved this book so much that I am sure I will read it many times over.
I had a rollicking good time Wrangling the Cowboy! Gavin and Maize’s story was a sweet and steamy older man younger woman romance. Maize meets Gavin, a retired bull rider who’s starting a new career at Circle B Ranch as a horse trainer, at a bar and the two have such chemistry they have a one-night stand. HOT!
Unbeknownst to Maize, Gavin shows up a few days later at her family’s ranch. Well, Maize has a rule of not dating the men on the ranch due to being burned in the past, so pretends to have forgotten meeting Gavin. And, the chase begins!
There were times I got frustrated with Maize, 25-year-old women who stated she was ready to get married and begin a family. Yet, when Gavin shows definite interest in getting to know Maize better and in building a relationship with her, she says “no” simply because of a bad experience in her late teens?!? I mean really, who doesn’t have a bad breakup story when they were young?
But, their romance was redeemed once Maize finally let go of her past and let Gavin know she was ready to date him…Gavin said “no”, she needs to prove herself to him that she’s truly committed. I love this! You rarely see the hero get wooed and Gavin was telling Maize it was her turn to woo him and show him she’s committed to having a relationship with him. Swoon!!
This was my first Bishop family book, and they are a hoot! I will be catching up with all the previous Bishop family stories while anxiously waiting for future stories.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This is the third book in this series from Kennedy Fox, a second generation tale. It felt like coming home when I started this one. Oh I have missed these Bishops.
This one features Maize Bishops (John’s daughter) and Gavin. After meeting in the Circle B Bar and having one seriously hot and steamy night they are reunited a few weeks later when Gavin, a retired bull rider, starts work with Jackson at the training centre. At first Maize pretends she doesn’t know him but Gavin doesn’t give up.
I will be honest there were parts when i seriously wanted to shake Maize. She has this seriously hot, sweet and swoon-worthy cowboy spending a year letting her know his feelings for her and she gives him a seriously hard time. Gavin more then showed he was worth the risk to her heart with how he stayed and never stopped showing her how he felt.
As always with Kennedy Fox’s I loved every word. They honestly have a way with their writing, it weaves a spell, drawing you in and leaving your heart full.
This is the 3rd book in this amazing series and is Gavin and Maize’s story. Gavin is a retired bull rider, and he starts working at the Circle B ranch as a horse trainer, and Maise spends all her time baking and cooking for her family’s B & B. These two had a 1-night stand previously with Maize sneaking out before he woke up, and now they are face to face, she pretends she does not recognize him. This is a well written story which is sweet and steamy and is an all-consuming and addictive page turner. I look forward to reading more from this talented author whose work I recommend for all.
I would love to Wrangle me a Cowboy like Gavin!!
From the very beginning Gavin knows what and who he wants. He pursues Maize with the patience he trains the wild horses and rides the crazy bulls. Maize wants to settle down, but with living in a small town and not letting herself dates men on the ranch….it seems it is slim pickins
Can Gavin break through Maize’s barriers or will it he finally lose his patience.
It’s an amazing journey!!Kennedy Fox