The power of fiction, the beauty of words, and the God who made us to wield them for His glory.

Her Stand-In Cowboy (Crystal Walton) – Review

When a wary farm girl takes on a big city chiropractor as her stand-in boyfriend, convincing her family they’re in love might be easier than convincing themselves they’re not.

There are certain things a single country mom learns to accept. Like the fact that she now shares a sacred bond of empathy with her dairy cow, that spit-up can reach places it never should be able to, and that a pretend relationship is far less complicated than one her southern mama insists on setting her up in. At least, it is when you have anyone’s luck besides Ainsley Jamison’s.

Read More »
11 December 2019

First Line Friday – Her Stand-In Cowboy (Crystal Walton)

Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. I have a confession to make this week. My TBR’s just a liiiiiittle bit backed up right now. Anyone relate? I mean, I always have plenty of books on my TBR; that’s nothing unusual. But my reading time is a lot more scarce than I’d like at the moment, hence I haven’t had a chance to read today’s First Line Friday choice yet: Her Stand-In Cowboy by Crystal Walton.

Another confession: I don’t usually go for cowboy stories. Especially ones that actually have “cowboy” in the title. 😊 But I’ve been a fan of Crystal’s stories for a while now,

Read More »
22 November 2019

Knox (Susan May Warren) – Review

Montana rancher Knox Marshall’s danger years are behind him. A former bull-rider, he now runs the Marshall family ranch, raising champion bucking bulls for the National Professional Bullrider’s Expo (NBR-X). Wealth and success are his, but life is stable, expected, and…ordinary. 

Read More »
6 March 2019

Back in the Saddle (Ruth Logan Herne) – Review

  Publisher’s description It’s been a long time since Colt Stafford shrugged off his cowboy legacy for shiny Manhattan loafers and a promising career on Wall Street. But when stock market manipulations leave him financially strapped, the oldest son of legendary rancher Sam Stafford decides to return to the sprawling Double S ranch in Gray’s Glen, Washington. He’s broke, but not broken, and it’s time to check in with his ailing father, and get his legs back under him by climbing into the saddle again. He doesn’t expect to come home to a stranger pointing a loaded gun at his

Read More »
7 April 2016