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Interview with Melinda Curtis (Wyoming Christmas Reunion and A Cowboy Thanksgiving)

December 23, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Wyoming Christmas Reunion and A Cowboy Thanksgiving by Melinda Curtis are the last in two different series, the Blackwells and the Monroes. What makes a Melinda Curtis book special is the different emotions the readers take along with the characters, making the story very realistic. Wyoming Christmas Reunion is book five of a compilation of stories by five different authors, Anna J. Stewart, Amy Vastine, Carol Ross, Cari Lynn Webb, and Melinda Curtis. Everything …

Interview with Maisey Yates (Merry Christmas Cowboy)

December 17, 2022

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 …

Interview with Carol Ross (Wyoming Rodeo Rescue)

October 28, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Wyoming Rodeo Rescue by Carol Ross is the third book in this third series about the Blackwell family. The plot is centered around family and misconceptions. Halloween plays a role in the story and readers definitely get a treat not a trick. The hero and heroine both are struggling to find themselves. Summer Davies decides to lay low to avoid a major scandal. She is a famous equestrian who learns her boyfriend has cheated …

Interview with Amy Vastine (A Wyoming Secret Proposal)

October 14, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper A Wyoming Secret Proposal by Amy Vastine is the second book in the The Blackwells of Eagle Springs compilation series. This is a sweet, enjoyable love story with a little bit of drama. The story centers around Wyatt Blackwell, the youngest of five children. He was restless so he decides to find work in different parts of the US, to be a cowboy-for-hire working at different ranches throughout the western United States. After finishing …

Interview with Anna J. Stewart (Wyoming Promise)

August 12, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Wyoming Promise by Anna J. Stewart is the first book in a five-novel compilation. Each month there will be a review of the next book in the series. In September, there will be a review of A Wyoming Secret Proposal by Amy Vastine, October has Wyoming Rodeo Rescue by Carol Ross, November has Her Favorite Wyoming Sheriff by Cari Lynn Webb, and in December Melinda Curtis wraps everything up with Wyoming Christmas Reunion. In …

Interview with Maisey Yates (Unbridled Cowboy and The Lost and Found Girl)

June 3, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Unbridled Cowboy and The Lost and Found Girl by Maisey Yates are filled with an emotional punch, heartbreak, warmth, and overcoming the past. With Unbridled Cowboy Yates shows why she is the champion writer of cowboys with no one doing it better. Unbridled Cowboy begins with a tradition done years ago whether in the Old West or with religious sects, a set-up marriage. Sawyer Garrett has a huge ranch and is financially well off. …

Interview with Melinda Curtis (Healing the Rancher)

July 1, 2022June 1, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Healing the Rancher by Melinda Curtis is another heartwarming story. Both the heroine and hero have scars literally and figuratively. These create obstacles that need to be overcome, especially since the two seem to be direct opposites. Kendall Monroe is attempting to salvage her life. She has lost her job and boyfriend and has started her own social media company. But to land a big contract, she must be knowledgeable about ranching life. Now, …

Interview with Freya Barker (High Meadow)

April 29, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper High Meadow by Freya Barker has strong independent women facing off against alpha-males. It is a modern-day western suspense with added doses of romance. The story is set in Libby, Montana, where Jonas Harvey has the High Meadow Stud Horse Ranch, which neighbors with Hart’s Horse Rescue. When one of Jonas’ horses goes lame with a leg injury, Alex Hart is asked to help heal him. Jonas did not expect Alex to be a …

Interview with Maisey Yates, Caitlin Crews, Nicole Helm, and Jackie Ashenden (Sweet Home Cowboy)

April 8, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Sweet Home Cowboy is the third installment of the compilation written by Maisey Yates, Caitlin Crews, Nicole Helm, and Jackie Ashenden. What readers get out of these four talented authors, who happen to be friends, are funny and riveting characters and a story that touches on sisterhood, womanhood, family, and friends. The story begins with all four half-sisters, Teddy, Joey, Georgie, and Elliot, reunited in Jasper Creek, Oregon after their grandfather, Jack Hathaway had …

Interview with Melinda Curtis (The Cowboy Meets His Match)

April 1, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Cowboy Meets His Match shows why Melinda Curtis writes great wholesome romances with a lot of humor. Besides romance, this story is about family, second chances, love, compassion, and finding oneself by making new beginnings. All three main characters, Olivia Monroe, Rhett Diaz, and Sonny are struggling with the direction of their futures, which is why they agree to go on a road trip together. It all started after Olivia, a famous racing …