December 3, 2021

* Review * BIDDING ON A TEXAN by Barbara Dunlop

Bidding on a Texan by Barbara Dunlop
Series: Texas Cattleman's Club: Heir Apparent #8
Published by Harlequin Desire on September 28, 2021
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The bachelor auction will save his legacy,

if he can keep his heart out of the deal…

Cowboy restaurateur Rafe Cortez-Williams blames the wealthy Edmonds family for swindling him and the folks of Royal, Texas, out of millions. So when Gina Edmonds proposes a fundraiser to recoup the losses, Rafe is skeptical, until the gorgeous, sheltered heiress proposes a cowboy bachelor auction—with Rafe as the main prize. By the time the gavel comes down, he can’t say no to their explosive attraction, which sets off a chain reaction of secrets this ranching heir never bargained for!

The stunning conclusion! With the final book in the Texas Cattleman’s Club: Heir Apparent series Barbara Dunlop picks up the reigns to bring us Rafe and Gina’s story in BIDDING ON A TEXAN. I enjoyed them as a couple very much and felt like their relationship was fairly well developed for the fast paced length of this book, but I felt like the series arc coming to an end was a little less exciting and fulfilling than I would have hoped. I enjoyed the series as a whole, I just wanted a bit more drama and angst in the end for the Edmonds fam.

I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who enjoys a lot of drama in the midst of family loyalty and happily ever afters.

* Review * RANCHER’S CHRISTMAS STORM by Maisey Yates

Rancher's Christmas Storm by Maisey Yates
Series: Gold Valley Vineyards #4
Published by Harlequin Desire on September 28, 2021
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All he wants for Christmas is the one woman he can’t touch…

Rancher Jericho Smith has known Honey Cooper since they were kids—and she’s always been under his skin in ways he doesn’t want to acknowledge. She’s his best friend's sister…and there’s the not-so-small matter of the inheritance he bought out from under her. Keeping his hands to himself is the smart thing to do.

But then a snowstorm traps them in a rustic mountain retreat with nothing but a fire and each other to keep warm. Now the storm inside has only just begun!

Snowbound at just the right time for a Christmas miracle! RANCHER’S CHRISTMAS STORM by Maisey Yates is the fourth book in her Gold Valley Vineyards series and delights her fans with a fast paced opposites attract story between Honey Cooper and Jericho Smith. They’ve been at each other’s throats with their bickering for years while both secretly lusting after the other. Seeing them finally get their happily ever after is satisfying!

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a close knit family feuding with another neighboring family who slowly find their way together as one after another sibling or parent hook up with a member of the other side.