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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About the Book

                       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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Fired Up by Mary Connealy

I have absolutely enjoyed this series.  Mary Connealy keeps me interested in every one of her books.  I love the humor, the story line, and the setting.  The covers are beautifully done and are eye-catching.  That honestly attracted me to the first book I read by her.  They show just enough of the story to pique my interest.

This book is the 2nd book in the Trouble in Texas series.  It picks up where Swept Away left off.  Glynna Greer has been freed from her mean, nasty husband and a budding romance just may be starting to surface between her and the doctor (who helped free her, by the way).  However, not all of her three children are thrilled about this.  Her son, in particular, is not exactly happy.  After her past marriage that was full of abuse, Glynna has to come to a place where she is ready to have romance in her life again.

Dare has risked his life several times in the past for Glynna and it appears that his life still is in danger.  Since he doesn't know who wants him dead, he is having to balance keeping Glynna and her family safe...again...while dealing with this mystery person who has issues with him.

The books in this series can't seem to come out quick enough for me!  I finish one and want to dive into the next one right away.  Patience isn't my virtue, so she's helping me grow!

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Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer

Who seriously can't enjoy a good novel that is set in the west?!  I'm a sucker for those settings for some reason.  I love going back in time to see how they roughed it and learned to live with outlaws and so much more.

Karen Witemeyer is an author that I will be reading every single book by from now on.  They are light-hearted books and in some ways, they remind me of Janette Oke's Wild West series.  Those don't have as much humor, but they still left me with the feeling that I wanted to read them over and over again.  She adds so much reality to her stories through her characters.  Even the situations are very real.  I appreciated one situation, which I won't spoil it for you, but that I think many people end up finding themselves in.  I liked how she showed the temptations and the solutions.

Another thing that I like about Karen is all of the intricate characters she puts in her books.  I learn so much about even the minor characters.  I feel like I have a connection with whoever has come across the pages, which helps me connect the dots later when I see that name come up. 

I'm a huge Karen Witemeyer fan and can't wait to see what's next.  I know I'll be sure to get it!
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Taming the Wind by Tracie Peterson

Love isn't easy.  It's a risk that you choose to make, knowing that we will all die one day.  We don't know when and we don't know how, but will we take the risk knowing that all could be stripped away from us at any moment?  That question is one that Carissa wrestles with daily.  She longs to truly be loved...not the kind of love that her now dead husband gave her.  She knows love isn't shown by violence, but how can she possibly trust another man when all she has known about love has been from an abusive husband?  However, when she looks at precious Gloria, her 2-year-old daughter, she sees a little girl that desperately needs a father in her life.

 

Tyler is a born rancher and loves nothing more than being with the cattle.  He made the choice to fight with the South against the Union and now, because of that choice, he has lost his ranch and his home.  It has been sold out from under him and as much as he wants a family, he has nowhere to take them to.  Carissa has caught his eye, but how can he even begin to gain her trust?  True, he did rescue her from dying once, but that doesn't make her trust him any more than the next guy.  Throw in his anger against the Comanche for killing his pa and you've got a man who has to learn how to forgive and realizes that it is a choice to forgive or not.  True forgiveness can only be given by God's grace and you see Tyler wrestling with what he knows that he should do against that which his human nature says would be okay to do.

 

This book is the third in the Land of the Lone Star series.  I have somehow missed reading the first two, so now I feel like I need to track those down to read!  I know I'm missing some details, like what got them to this point in the book, but I never felt lost with the characters or the plot at all.  Tracie did a wonderful job of recapping what happened with just enough detail to intrigue me to check out the previous books, without giving away all of the information and leaving me no reason to buy the first two books in the series.  She is definitely a writer that I will be reading more books by.

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