Interview with Susan May Warren (Sundown)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Sundown by Susan May Warren is the last book in the trilogy about three brothers. Each brother served in a different branch of the military. The oldest, Dodge, was in the Air Force as a helicopter pilot, the middle brother Colt served as a Delta operative, and the youngest, Ranger, was a Navy Seal. The relationship between the brothers is a central theme after all came home to their ranch in Alaska. Each is …

Continue reading

Interview with Maisey Yates (Merry Christmas Cowboy)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Merry Christmas Cowboy by Maisey Yates is a deep emotional romance that has love, family, and friendship. Cowboy Wolf Garrett has deep wounds after losing the love of his life in high school and having his mother abandoned him. He decides to take a trip to his extended family’s ranch in Copper Ridge to have a change of scenery. His cousins made him a reservation to stay at a bed and breakfast Inn. There …

Continue reading

Interview with Maisey Yates (Rodeo Christmas at Evergreen Ranch and The True Cowboy of Sunset Ridge)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Rodeo Christmas at Evergreen Ranch and The True Cowboy of Sunset Ridge, Gold Valley books 13 and 14, by Maisey Yates both have an underlying theme of overcoming grief. In addition, each book has a novella that also touches on grief. There is a range of feelings that are present in each: hope, joy, despair, anger, and understanding. As with all her books, Yates is the master of banter between the characters. Whether making …

Continue reading

Interview with Maisey Yates (The Bad Boy of Redemption Ranch and The Hero of Hope Springs)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Bad Boy of Redemption Ranch and The Hero of Hope Springs show why author Maisey Yates is the queen of the cowboy stories. In both stories the characters are searching to find their place in the world. They are stories of hope, acceptance, love, and family with a small-town romance. The Bad Boy of Redemption Ranch has the heroine as someone who enforces the rules, butting heads with the hero who likes to …

Continue reading

Interview with Melissa Senate (Wyoming Special Delivery)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Wyoming Special Delivery by Melissa Senate is a story about second chances. It intertwines family, forgiveness, and love, with emphasis on the role of family. Readers meet Daisy Dawson, who has been down on her luck. Nine months pregnant, she realizes that the man she is about to marry is a runaway groom who literally left her at the altar. Frustrated and embarrassed she jumps into her car and throws away her cell phone …

Continue reading

Steel Resolve by B. J. Daniels

Title: Steel Resolve Author: B. J. Daniels Series: Cardwell Ranch: Montana Legacy #1 Generic tale with more suspense than romance and underdeveloped MCs I would like to thank B. J. Daniels, Harlequin, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book was a solid piece of work, but it lacked personality. It was well plotted and moved at a steady pace that didn’t let me get bored—though it slowed, sometimes a …

Continue reading