Once Upon a Cowboy
A Whisper Creek Novel, #3
Random House Publishing Group
Available: June 30, 2015
ISBN: 9781101884966
Contemporary Romance
Publisher's Description:
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.
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Maggie McGinnis has outdone herself in Once Upon a Cowboy. In this third book of the Whisper Creek series, we come alongside Jess, the last of the three college friends who are slowly marrying off to Whisper Creek men. We meet all three in Accidental Cowgirl; but Jess' story in Once Upon a Cowboy brings home what many women survive: abuse from the ones who should be protecting them.
Maggie has penned a heart-felt story of how the past not only affects your past, but also your present and future. As Jess' story unfolds, she realizes she must face her demons from the past if she is ever going to move forward. Unfortunately, I could relate to the emotions Jess was reliving. I laughed with my character "friends," felt my heartbreak as Jess' story slowly unfolded, and cheered her on as she began trusting others.
Thank you, Maggie McGinnis, for bring these characters to life in your Whisper Creek series!
I received a complimentary e-copy of Once Upon a Cowboy from Random House Publishing and NetGalley for my honest review.
Happy reading,
Ellen
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