Blurb
Rob Matheson’s a fighter. Flattening enemies with his fists or with his legendary practical jokes, he’s a tough enemy, and a troublesome friend. But Rob doesn’t know how much longer he can keep up the act. As his buddies get married one by one, he’s left with his lonely life – and the sinking feeling he lost more than his dreams when he traded them for a thick skin. Now Rob’s father has issued a challenge – he’ll give 200 acres of prime Montana ranchland to the first of his four sons to wed. No conditions, no meddling. Could this be a chance to become the man he really wants to be?
Morgan Tate’s worked for years to climb the ladder to a top job at Cassidy Wineries, but Duncan Cassidy, the boss’ son, always stands in her way. Now he’s issued an ultimatum; marry him or he’ll make sure she never works in the wine industry again. Morgan wants marriage – and a family – but not with Duncan. A certain cowboy in Chance Creek, Montana, has stolen her heart.
When Rob offers Morgan a proposition – marry him and split the land – they both find themselves with an ethical dilemma. They don’t know each other well enough to wed, but they can’t lie about their intentions before God and man, either.
Now they’ve got sixty days to fall in love, and a passel of family and friends determined to keep them apart. The victims of Rob’s previous jokes are lining up to get their revenge, and Morgan’s half-sister, Claire, is stirring up their mother’s past.
Will it take the biggest practical joke of all to convince the world – and themselves – that they’re truly meant to be man and wife?
Review
In book three in the Cowboys of Chance Creek series, Morgan Tate is the assistant manager at a winery in Victoria, Canada, and she’s having to fend off her boss’s arrogant, womanizing son. She’s only interested in one man, but he lives in another country.
No body takes cowboy Rob Matheson seriously—not his friends, his family, or the women he dates. Then he met Morgan, and she actually treats him with kindness and respect. After a long hard look at his life, he decides he wants to marry her. Luckily for him, she needs a change, too, and Montana is the perfect place for both of their dreams to come true.
Morgan and Rob were great characters. They were honest with each other about everything in their lives. They respected each other and were a match made in Heaven. They had problems along the way, with their controlling families and friends disapproving of their relationship and their dreams, but they stuck together and worked through it as a team.
I really enjoyed revisiting Autumn and Ethan, the couple from book one. I’m not crazy about Rob’s father and brothers, however, especially his brother Ned, so I’m curious as to how the Matheson boys will redeem themselves in their own books, later on the series.
Other than a few typos, the narrative flowed well and kept my attention. Ms. Seton has created an interesting world with mostly likable characters, and I’m looking forward to reading more.
4 Stars
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