Kissed by a Cowboy by Debra Clopton

I have looked forward to this book ever since the previous book had come out months ago. I have so enjoyed the story of the Monahan brothers. This has been one series that I have remembered each brother and their wives. I've picked up the books not needing to look back to the previous book to remind myself what had happened. With the number of books I read in a year, I'm always impressed when an author writes in such a memorable way with memorable characters.

Jarrod Monahan has always seemed a little mysterious to me. His other two brothers didn't seem as tough, but Jarrod always seemed to be so focused on the ranch that he didn't have time to meet any woman. But that all changes when Cassidy Starr returns home. She's a spirited girl who has had a lot of heartache. She has also had a past with Jarrod, but that doesn't stop her from speaking her mind. I loved their first meeting when she returns home. I definitely enjoyed a good laugh at that part of the book.

Considering Clapton has written about all of the Monahan boys, I'm assuming that she will not be writing any more about these boys. However, I'm very sad to say bye to this family. I love Pop and his relationship with the boys. The family has worked together to save the ranch and now they are enjoying the fruits of their labor. I hate to say goodbye to this family.

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Kissed by a Cowboy (Thomas Nelson, February 2016)
Cassidy was looking for a home and a place to belong . . . not for a cowboy to steal her heart.
Having lived through her parents’ endless string of “matrimonial bliss gone wrong,” Cassidy Starr knows when the odds are not in her favor. Divorced and humiliated, her faith on rocky ground, Cassidy is through with love. She’s been bucked off that horse far too many times. Instead, she returns to Wishing Springs, Texas, and the rundown farm she’s inherited from her great aunt Roxie. She’ll reopen the strawberry farm and a bed & breakfast and follow in her aunt’s footsteps, remaining forever-independent, happy . . . and single.
Rancher Jarrod Monahan’s hands are full running the ranch, looking after his ailing grandfather, and chasing down a group of rustlers on the loose. He’s pushed his longing for a family to the bottom of his list of priorities. Besides, he was in love once but ran scared and lost his shot at happiness. But suddenly, the biggest regret of his life has moved in next door with a wounded heart, determined to become a spinster . . . and that’s a challenge that Jarrod can’t pass up.
Jarrod sets his mind to breaking down the walls around Cassidy’s stubborn heart. How can he show her that a cowboy’s kiss lasts forever? For the good folks of Wishing Springs, falling in love has never been so much fun to witness.
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Debra Clopton

Debra Clopton is a multi-award winning novelist and has written more than 22 novels. Along with writing, Debra helps her husband teach the youth at their local Cowboy Church. Debra's goal is to shine a light toward God while she entertains readers with her words.
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Counting on a Cowboy by Debra Clopton

I was hooked on this series ever since I read the first book a few months ago. I was really looking forward to reading this one and kept my eye out waiting for this one to be released. I loved all the characters in the previous book and just knew this whole serious would be a fun read. I'm so glad I wasn't disappointed... not like I even thought I might would be. With Debra Clopton, I've decided that's near impossible!

This book focuses on Bo who is in for the surprise of his life. He gets some unexpected news that shocks him and forever changes his life. Now he has to change his plan for his life and come to terms with a new "normal." His life is already busy by taking care of his Pops, and now he's adding a son. The last thing he thinks he possibly needs, or can handle, is a wife.

Abby is such a sweet girl and I truly liked her. Of course she'd have to be sweet in order to mesh with Bo and to win his cowboy heart! She teaches him a lot on the journey of fatherhood.

Debra Clopton does an excellent job with adding humor in just the right places. I love this Four of Hearts Ranch series. These cowboys are in for a life that they never expected! I'm anxiously awaiting book 3 in this series.

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                       Counting on a Cowboy (Thomas Nelson, August 2015)
After losing everything she held dear, Abby never wants to love again. But a certain cowboy may just spur her to wonder if love might be worth the risk.
Running from a past that haunts her, Abby Knightly is drawn to the cozy town of Wishing Springs, Texas. Maybe this small town could offer hope and healing and a future for Abby . . . if she’s brave enough to reach out and take it by the reins.
Bo Monahan isn’t interested in the new romantic destination his little town has become—or the women who might be looking at him like he’s their next Mr. Right. Between taking care of his Pops and his growing stirrup business, he isn’t looking for serious romantic commitments. But when the infant son he never knew about shows up at his doorstep, his world is turned upside down.
This confirmed bachelor might not think he needs a wife, but he sure needs help. Even Abby can see that, and despite her best efforts to keep her distance, she can’t help but be drawn to this new father-son duo. As Abby throws herself into helping Bo navigate fatherhood, hope sparks between them, revealing that maybe, just maybe, they can navigate their dark pasts and emerge together into a future as bright as the Texas sun itself.
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Debra Clopton

Debra Clopton is a multi-award winning novelist and has written more than 22 novels. Along with writing, Debra helps her husband teach the youth at their local Cowboy Church. Debra's goal is to shine a light toward God while she entertains readers with her words.

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I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers and Litfuse Publicity Group in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.
 

Counting On a Cowboy by Debra Clopton

I was hooked on this series ever since I read the first book a few months ago. I was really looking forward to reading this one and kept my eye out waiting for this one to be released. I loved all the characters in the previous book and just knew this whole serious would be a fun read. I'm so glad I wasn't disappointed... not like I even thought I might would be. With Debra Clopton, I've decided that's near impossible!

This book focuses on Bo who is in for the surprise of his life. He gets some unexpected news that shocks him and forever changes his life. Now he has to change his plan for his life and come to terms with a new "normal." His life is already busy by taking care of his Pops, and now he's adding a son. The last thing he thinks he possibly needs, or can handle, is a wife.

Abby is such a sweet girl and I truly liked her. Of course she'd have to be sweet in order to mesh with Bo and to win his cowboy heart! She teaches him a lot on the journey of fatherhood.

Debra Clopton does an excellent job with adding humor in just the right places. I love this Four of Hearts Ranch series. These cowboys are in for a life that they never expected! I'm anxiously awaiting book 3 in this series.

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I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.

Betting on Hope by Debra Clopton

I enjoy light-hearted romance books! Debra Clopton had me laughing out loud in certain parts of this book. It'd been awhile since I've actually done that! Maggie Hope was a true character. She's a girl who is stronger that she actually realizes she is. Who would have ever thought that she'd need a horse and a cowboy in order to figure out just how much she could handle. Needless to say, she learned that falling out of the saddle didn't mean being down forever. She learned to pick herself up again and move forward.

Tru is a cowboy that any girl would love to know. He's a sweet gentleman who has been through a lot. His love for his brothers and grandfather is beautiful. He lives in a small little town, called Wishing Springs, where everyone knows everyone and is full of wonderful, fun people.

Betting on Hope isn't just romance, though. There is a little bit of tension throughout the book because neither Maggie, nor Tru, have a clean past. They both have to come to the realization that they can trust each other in order for them to move forward. For Maggie, that's hard to do when it's out of her hands.

I'm glad I don't have long to wait for the next book in this series to come out..... August 2015!

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A bet gone wrong. A small town’s meddling. And a cowboy intent on saving his ranch.
Maggie Hope is an advice columnist whose background leaves her with little advice to give . . . and it’s beginning to show. When Maggie fills in at an interview with champion horse trainer Tru Monahan, the on-camera chemistry between them is undeniable. Maggie’s bosses know this is the opportunity she’s been looking for to launch her career—and their bank accounts. In order to save her column, Maggie takes Tru up on the bet that he can teach her to ride a quick-stepping cutting horse like any cowgirl, despite the fact that she has never been on a horse. And in the meantime, she can get the scoop on the man under the cowboy hat.
Tru has been on the competition circuit for longer than he’d like, but he knows it’s the only way he can afford to keep the Four of Hearts Ranch that means so much to his ailing grandfather. So when his sponsors see the opportunity for Tru’s fans to get to know the star on a more intimate level, he knows he must oblige. To his dismay, Maggie not only invades his small town of Wishing Springs, but she also invades his heart, and that is something he cannot let any woman do—for her own good.
In Wishing Springs, Maggie finds what she has always been looking for: a community and a home. But when her past catches up to her, it threatens everything, even the tender hope that this town holds all of her heart’s desires.
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Debra Clopton is a multi-award winning novelist and has written more than 22 novels. Along with writing, Debra helps her husband teach the youth at their local Cowboy Church. Debra’s goal is to shine a light toward God while she entertains readers with her words.
Find out more about Debra at http://debraclopton.com.
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Four Weddings and a Kiss by Margaret Brownley, Debra Clopton, Mary Connealy, & Robin Lee Hatcher

I was really glad to see these 4 author's names on the same book once again.  I had really enjoyed this last book that they all wrote together, A Bride for All Seasons. All four of these authors are some of my favorites and I really like it when they write a good western!

Each of these novellas could stand alone, but they flowed well together. Many books with more than one author can seem more choppy and not as well put together.  I liked their idea to make the stories flow by adding an additional person to the story. This left them room to develop their story freely and independently from each other.

In case you wanted to read just one novella, you can read them separately on the kindle, but I think you'd be missing out! Margaret Brownley wrote "Courting Trouble." Debra Clapton wrote "A Cowboy for Katie." Mary Connealy wrote "Spitfire Sweetheart." Robin Lee Hatcher wrote "Love Letter to the Editor."

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                       Four Weddings and a Kiss
Spitfire Sweetheart by Mary Connealy
Maisy MacGregor’s reckless ways injured rancher Rylan Carstens, endangering his livelihood. So she signs on as his caregiver – but just until he’s well enough to run his ranch. Maisy’s tender care soon has Ryan falling hard and fast. Can these two willfull souls give up their solitary ways to embrace love?
A Love Letter to the Editor by Robin Lee Hatcher
Molly Everton writes the most popular features in her town’s newspaper. When newcomer Jack Ludgrove is named the new editor, Molly is flabbergasted. She wants the position for herself and will do what it takes to get it. But Jack is not easily intimidated. He’s determined to change Molly’s mind about him – and win her heart too.
A Cowboy for Katie by Debra Clopton
Katie Pearl must rebuild her ranch after the tornado, but she can’t do it on her own. Treb Rayburn is a cowboy with a serious case of wanderlust. He signs on to help Katie so he can afford a new horse. But once Treb gets to know Katie, will his desire to stay drown out the call of the open road?
Courting Trouble by Margaret Brownley
Grace Davenport is a young widow in a heap of trouble. When her son asks attorney Brock Daniels to take on her case, Brock wants to say no, but then he meets the lovely Grace. As Brock and the boy work to free Grace, Brock discovers that her arrest may be the best thing that’s ever happened to him.
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Brownley, Hatcher, Connealy, Clopton :

**Margaret Brownley is a NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author and has penned more than thirty novels. Her books have won numerous awards and has written for a TV soap opera. @margaretbrownley **Robin Lee Hatcher is a Christy and RITA award-winning author. She is the author of over seventy novels and her work often appear on bestseller lists. @robinleehatcher **Mary Connealy is an award-winning author of romantic comedy with cowboys. Mary and her Nebraska rancher husband have four grown daughters and two spectacular grandchildren. @MaryConnealy **Debra Clopton is an award winning author of sweet, heartfelt, western romance that face life with a smile. With over 2 million books in print, Debra's first book-to-movie aired on ABC Family and starred LeAnn Rimes. @debraclopton

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A Bride for All Seasons by Margaret Brownley, Debra Clopton, Mary Connealy, and Robin Lee Hatcher

I really enjoyed reading the love connections that Melvin Hitchcock took it upon himself to orchestrate.  As owner of the Hitching Post Mail-Order Bride Catalogue, Melvin received letters from both men and women who were looking for a spouse.  Some had kids, some were heartbroken as soon as they arrived and saw their spouse, some thought they were dying, and others wanted a woman who had no interest in God.

 

Each novella takes on a different season and different characters for their stories.  But they all have one thing in common....Mr. Hitchcock.  He tends to leave some of the most important information out of his letters that he writes to those intended for each other.  However, in each case, he turns out to be right about the match that he had made by only reading letters.

 

Each author flowed seamlessly from one story to the next.  As I read the 4 stories, I never felt like I was reading 4 completely different authors.  I was quite impressed!  Instead, I felt like I was reading one continuous story that had major sections in the book.  That's quite a feat to pull off when you're talking about 4 different authors, each with their own writing style.  I liked each mail-order bride and particularly liked the mules in the story.  I laughed at Prudy and all of the scenes that she was in.  And then I liked Old Blue and imaging Megan trying to ride him. 

 

I hope all 4 authors can come together and write more stories together.  Their interview in the back of the book was fun to read, too.  I felt like I was listening in on their conversations! 

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