Tuesday, 5 March 2024

REVIEW - Once Upon a Cowboy (Whisper Creek #3) by Maggie McGinnis

The Book
Release Date: 30 June 2015

In this sexy Whisper Creek romance for readers of Kristan HigginsSusan Mallery, and Molly O’Keefe, a red-hot cowboy uses some Montana magic to give a reclusive beauty her happily ever after.

Yoga instructor Jessalyn Alcott radiates peace, calm, and serenity—on the outside. Inside, she still feels like the broken, desperate girl from the trailer park. She’s got dark secrets she can’t share, which is why she never lets her relationships go beyond the third date. But when she travels to the Whisper Creek dude ranch for a friend’s wedding, Jess is enchanted by a cowboy whose deep blue eyes, dimpled smile, and rock-hard body make it tough to remember why she keeps running scared.

Cole Driscoll has struggled to find his place on a family ranch where he’s always played second fiddle. His future might be uncertain, but he’s sure of one thing: He wants Jess by his side. Easier said than done. When it comes to getting close, she’s full of excuses, and he longs to fix the hurt he sees in her eyes. Now that she’s at Whisper Creek, there’s nothing he wants more than to break down the walls around her heart and heal her pain with the power of love.

My Review    4 STARS
**My thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group, for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

Jess has been going to Whisper Creek for two years and is back again for the wedding of her friend and the second wedding at Whisper Creek for her friend group of three.  She and one of the owners Cole have both fancied each other but done nothing with the attraction.

Jess has a secret that she has told no-one, not even her best friend, but when a letter arrives from her past, not only does this spook her, she is very much reminded of a past she has tried so hard to put behind her.

Cole is good at reading horses, children and adults.  When he sees Jess back at Whisper Creek, he knows that she is different, afraid of something.  He knows that he needs to tread carefully with her.

Both find themselves getting closer to each other, but it is not before another blast from her past spooks her even further that everything changes for Jess.  Not only does her past blast wide open, but Not only does her friendship with her two friends get closer, but Cole really finds out that Jess is the woman for him.

This is more of a slow burn, but well worth the read.

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