The Cowboy's Bride Collection: 9 Historical Romances Form on Old West Ranches

This is an excellent collection of novellas by nine talented authors I rated the book 4 stars overall but there are some novellas in the mix that merit a 5 star rating I will indicate those as I go briefly through each one THE COWBOY POET by Susan Page Davis The Cowboy Poet is a really cute story with a shy cowboy and a sweet girl and a nice dose of humor I especially enjoyed the ribbing from the other ranch hands sorry Bat , though I wouldn t have wanted to be the target of it Some of the poems [...]

This is the first book I ve read with nine novellas by nine different authors Some authors were new to me, some familiar and some were new authors as well Every story was unique but always included the rugged cowboy, women that were both tough and soft, and sweet romances that were passionate but clean I could feel the heat, the cold, the dust, and the danger that was apart of these stories.Some elements you will find in these stories strong women that work like men, men fighting nature s elemen [...]

This is a wonderful collection of short historical romances.These great novellas are all set in the time period from 1839 1895 The authors that were brought together to write each of these stories is fantastic Each writing style is just different enough that you can easily tell they were written by different people I thoroughly enjoyed the accuracy to the time period for each story There is quite a variety of characters throughout these stories that kept me interested in reading them Love s Swee [...]

Review is on The Cowgirl s Lasso I will update as I read the other novellasI fell in love with CJ, Jonah and Charlie from the moment they were mentioned The writing was descriptive from the freckles on CJ s face to the weathered look of Charlie and the sunrise of New Mexico, I could picture everything vividly clear This writer knows how to make the reader laugh while rooting for everything to fall into place I found myself smiling as I was reading the thoughts in Cj s head and I swooned over Jon [...]

The Cowboy s Bride Collection 9 Historical Romances Form an Old West Ranches Barbour Bride Collection by Susan Page Davis, Vickie McDonough, Nancy J Farrier, Miralee Ferrell, Darlene Franklin, Davalynn Spencer, Becca Whitham, Jamie Jo Wright and Susanne Dietze1 The Cowboy Poet by Susan Page DavisJune 1880ar Beaumont, TexasRilla Lane leaves finishing school and returns home to the family ranch to help her ill mother She continues to write poetry and hopes to be published one day Then there is tha [...]

In The Cowboy s Bride Collection by Susan Page Davis, Vickie McDonough, Nancy J Farrier, Miralee Ferrell, Darlene Franklin, Davalynn Spencer, Becca Whitham, Jamie Jo Wright, Susanne Dietze we ride onto the open range alongside cowboys and cowgirls who embrace the adventures of living in the Old West from Kansas to New Mexico, Colorado to Texas Whether rounding up cattle or mustangs, training horses, fending off outlaws, weather storms, competing in rodeos, or surviving drought these cowboys work [...]

Do you enjoy historical fiction Here s a collection of 9 novellas that will whet your appetite for all things western You have strong heros, land to tame, families to fight for, God to honor, and a little loved tossed in the mix You might have to dust yourself off, put your Stetson hat on and ride the trail with these men women who made up the wild west While I enjoyed each story equally, I ll point out two I especially loved Crazy about Cait by Nancy FarrierCait s a strong woman who isn t afrai [...]

The Cowboys bride collection This a good box set, some of the stories are really good I received this from netgalley for a honest reviewed A good way to read new authors and great to be able read some from authors I have read before 1 The Cowboy Poet by Susan Page DavisRilla writes poets and submits to be publish Bat that works the family s ranch decided to give it a try after seeing her work Rilla had to come home to take care of her mom But she still wants write This is a very enjoyable story [...]

Cowboys and women from the West and South all come together in these stories of romance on the ranch The stories all tie together with the theme, but are otherwise stand alone novellas that showcase the author s writing These romantic stories of ranch life and love are clean and have Christian elements of faith and trust woven throughout the plots.I really enjoyed this book I was a little intimidated by the number of novellas in one book, but I flew through them Each story was a good representat [...]

I so enjoyed this book It had 9 separate romance stories of the old west and each delved with the love of God and following their Faith Each author brought her own delightful story I really was sad when the book was done I highly recommend this book for the sheer enjoyment of it

Cowboy Poet by Susan Page Davis For a Song by Susanne Dietze Crazy about Cait by Nancy J Farrier Love s Sweet Storm by Miralee Ferrell Reformed Cowboy by Darlene Franklin Texan s Surprise by Vickie McDonough Wrangler s Woman by Davalynn Spencer Cowboy Competition by Becca Whitham Cowgirl s Lasso by Jaime Jo Wright

The Cowboy s Bride Collection 9 Historical Romances Form on Old West RanchesBook Review I received a free copy in return for a fair review The Cowboy Poet by Susan Page DavisThis was a cute read about the Rancher s daughter who fancies poetry and a ranch hand who fancies her This sweet read took only about 2 hours to read, but was filled with shy romance, a handful of danger, and a furry little dog named Wooly who will steal your heart as he steals the show Susan is a wonderful author who always [...]

I received this ebook for reviewing purposes from the publisher and NetGalley For my honest opinion.The Cowboys Bride Collection is 9 novellas about Falling in love It has Faith, Love, Adventure, and Family I loved reading the stories Some made me laugh and some made me cry Some I was wondering if there was to the story like series connected to it.1 The Cowboy s Poet Susan Page DavisJune 1880 Texas Rilla was away back east in school She came home to her care for her mom Bat is a cowboy on Rilla [...]

Nine novellas in one book, all dealing with Cowboys, need we say Each author has their own style and each novella is filled with romance If you enjoy reading short stories about cowboys you will love this collection I was given a copy of this book from netgally for my honest opinion.The Cowboy Poet by Susan Page Davis Rilla lives on the ranch with her parents, she has come home from finishing school to help take care of her mother While she takes care of her parents she tries to find the time t [...]

This is now officially one of my favorite novella collections so far from Barbour Publishing When choosing whether or not to read each collection, there is generally one author s name that draws me in For this collection that name is Susan Page Davis, and her story did not disappoint Bat Wilson, ranch hand, is inspired by the boss s daughter, Rilla Lane, to write poetry much to the amusement of the other ranch hands A sweet, fun story that sets the tone for the collection.In the second story, Ja [...]

The Cowboy Poet, by Susan Paige Davis, begins the stories in The Cowboy s Bride Collection.Rilla Lane has returned home to the family ranch due to her mother s illness She loves the ranch and her Ma and Pa, but the poetry that lives in her heart needs a release.Bat Wilson, a cowboy, had come to work on the ranch while Rilla was away They really didn t know each other, but Bat was hoping to remedy that by writing his own poems What he didn t expect was the ridicule he d endure from the other ranc [...]

I ve expressed my love for novellas before because sometimes you only have a couple of hours and you want a short and sweet story to read This is another great collection of fun, emotion evoking novellas you will love Several of these stories made me wish they were full length books because I just didn t want them to end.The Cowboy Poet by Susan Page Davis 4 starsRilla and Bat s story revolves around their mutual love for poetry This is a sweet story but it failed to grab me or my heart.For a So [...]

The Cowboy s Bride collectionIf you like cowboys ranches and learning about the Brides chosen,this is a book to read.Great authors and storiesSusan Page Davis wrote The Cowboy Poet , when he met his bride to be,the words just came out of his mouth in verses of a poemwhat a charming story.Vickie McDonough wrote A Texan s Surprise , surprised when his mother comes for a visit and does some matchmaking Bringing a young woman and her child along.Suzanne Dietze writes For a Song , when songbirds get [...]

Western Love and Romance At Its BestSTORY LINE, PLOTTING AND DEVELOPMENT This is a wonderful collection of western romance stories of strength, love, romance, adversity, and faith in God Each author is talented in story crafting, plotting, and development These stories are so well written and developed, if you did not know you were reading 9 different authors, you would think one author wrote the stories contained in this book The authors are in harmony with each other in regard to writing style [...]

This collection of nine novellas was very entertaining I enjoyed the variety of the stories Space does not permit telling much about each story and I don t want to skip any The stories include a rancher s poetry writing daughter who is wooed by a cowboy who hopes to win her with his poetry a Texas rancher who asks his aunt to bring him two songbirds from Boston and gets a redhead and a blonde instead a female horse trainer who can train better than any of the men on her father s ranch but is shu [...]

Reading an anthology means you re taking a chance You may get lucky with a collection of stories you love or you may have a stinker on your hands, with nothing worth your time This collection falls somewhere in between There were some stories I had a hard time finishing and a few I thought were quite good.In a collection of similar stories I look for one of three things a unique, intelligent plot which is hard to find , characters who come alive, or solid writing Sadly, about half of these stori [...]

Delightful collection of Cowboy RomanceWithin the treasures written on the pages of this collection of novellas, you ll travel back through time to the not yet fully tamed western territories A time when cowboys were abundant and women scarce Wild mustangs ran free and hardhearted men ruled the land As the west begins to settle, new opportunities are found for women left in dire situations back east As each young woman arrives in this unfamiliar land, their new set of unlikely circumstances is b [...]

The Cowboy s Bride Collection is yet another novella collection by Barbour publishers I liked this one better than the Love is Patient Romance Collection which I ve previously reviewed I find that it s kind of a hit or miss with novella collections, and this one was a definitive hit for me I was pleasantly surprised that even those these nine novellas all had the same premise, wild west cowboy girl, they were all original stories and plots I ll most likely be looking up some of these authors Som [...]

The Cowboy s Bride is a great, sweet,delightful collection of nine romantic stories from the time of America s cowboy days One of my favorites was Miralee Ferrell s Love s Sweet Storm, about a mail order bride who is stranded with a stranger in his cabin during a snowstorm and stuck on his ranch before being delivered to her intended.This story really resonated with girlhood dreams and was beautifully told.I must admit, ALL the stories were well told and made me want to keep my Kindle open Darle [...]

A fun, romantic collection Especially loved the story by my friend Becca Whitham Nicely done Becca Perfect for curling up on a rainy day with a cup of tea.

If you need a dose of cowboys and romance, you will love this book I always enjoy reading about cowboys and the women they tame , which is a theme I noticed in this collection as well as some of the women taming the men I enjoyed meeting the ladies the cowboys fell in love with from Reila, a poet, to CJ, a ranch foreman with an attitude Some of the stories and characters are very funny one story is about teaching manners to cowboys and that s funny to me Some of the stories are accidentally happ [...]

The Cowboy s Bride Collection consist of nine wonderful novellas each by a different author As the title would suggest this is a great book for the fan of cowboy and romance stories These stories are great for a change up when your not sure of what you would like to read next or are not in the mood for a full length novel I did not necessarily have a favorite novella in this collection, but rather enjoyed reading each story and discovered several new authors in the process that I had not been aw [...]

9 Novellas, 9 different authors, this is a great sampler of wonderful love stories These stories are filled with suspense and danger and rodeos and romance I m a sucker for a good short story that involves Cowboys If you would like to get a wonderful sampling of these different authors then read this book most of the stories are absolutely wonderful and the others are just wonderful These authors are talented so enjoy the book, I know I did.I received a free copy of this book in return for my ho [...]

I loved Davalynn Spencer s The Wrangler s Woman I immediately read her contribution to the collection first as she is my favorite author and writes about the area of Colorado I live in I will be reading the rest now as I ve enjoyed past collections by the same publisher Davalynn s story is heartwarming with wonderful characters and a beautiful setting in the Colorado mountains that you can actually see in your mind A great story of hope with a happy ending, and who doesn t love a happy ending.

Well, I certainly enjoyed every story as I rode onto the open range alongside the cowboys and cowgirls who embraced the adventures of living in the Old West I found these ladies quite a mix of talents who each in there own way attracted a cowboy who may have liked or disliked them at first Each author had their own way of telling a tale and I liked them all If you like historical romance, this ride into the old west is a wonderful way to escape for awhile I was gifted a copy by one of the author [...]