Rodeo star Hollis Price has returned to Redemption Ridge to take over the family ranch after his father’s death, and hopefully rescue it from financial ruin.
Dr. Lucy Aveline is the local veterinarian who visits when his father’s favourite horse is unwell. Lucy soon realises they are being set up, and decides to take matters into her own hands by setting Hollis up with one of her friends.
Lucy is an intelligent woman (which is something I always like), but who is man-shy after her last relationship ended badly when she realised she was dating a controllilng narcissist.
Hollis isn’t looking for love—he’s more interested in saving his horses, including the horse now owned by Lucy’s ex. There’s always something attractive about a man who loves animals, and thefact Hollis lovesJesus as well makes him a loveable and believable hero, and the perfect match for Lucy.
Matchmaking the Cowboy was a fun Christian romance, and I love the way Emily Conrad wove in the faith aspects. They were realistic without being overbearing, and added to the plot and characterisation.
Matchmaking the Cowboy is part of the new Christmas in Redemption Ridge multi-author series. Like the other Redemption Ridge stories, it is a standalone story in a shared setting that features some shared characters. People who have read the whole story will recognise characters from previous books, but readers who are new to the series won’t miss anything.
Recommended for Christian romance fans, especially those who like Christmas stories and small-town settings and a healthy dose of humour.
Thanks to the author for providing a free ebook for review.
About Emily Conrad
Emily Conrad writes Christian fiction. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two 60+ pound rescue dogs. Some of her favorite things (other than Jesus and writing, of course) are coffee, walks, and road trips to the mountains.
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About Matchmaking the Cowboy
What’s a little covert matchmaking between friends?
Lucy Aveline’s ex has a knack for making her feel small and helpless. She’d avoid him entirely, but he still owns a piece of her heart in the form of the pets he purchased for her but kept for himself. She visits Rosie and Jasmine when she can, vows to avoid another controlling boyfriend by staying single, and focuses on her large animal veterinary practice. Or that’s the plan until some longtime family friends attempt to set her up with former rodeo star Hollis Price. Lucy convinces them to drop the plot only when she promises to find Hollis a good match herself.
Hollis is more concerned with surviving his first Christmas after losing his dad than with finding love. Dad’s champion horse is aging, and rumors started by an unhappy client threaten the horse training business Hollis inherited from his father. When the kind and talented Lucy offers friendship, he accepts simply to add cheer to the season.
It’s not long before his interest in Lucy deepens, but so do problems at his ranch. Saving his father’s legacy begins to look as impossible as earning Lucy’s trust. Especially when her ex continues to use her love of animals against her and she won’t stop pushing her single friends at Hollis long enough to notice she’s the one he’s falling for.
Carla Laureano is the RITA® Award-winning author of contemporary inspirational romance and Celtic fantasy (as C.E. Laureano). A graduate of Pepperdine University, she worked as a sales and marketing executive for nearly a decade before leaving corporate life behind to write fiction full-time. She currently lives in Denver with her husband and two sons, where she writes during the day and cooks things at night.
