"Convincing the Cowgirl" by Jody Hedlund

 About the Book

When unexpected visitors arrive at the Courtney Boardinghouse and claim the place belongs to them, Patience Courtney finds herself homeless and penniless. Having failed at so many things already in life, Patience is determined to find a way to survive and thrive.

When wealthy rancher, Spencer Wolcott, proposes a marriage of convenience, Patience accepts the arrangement. In exchange for a new home, she agrees to become the mother to Spencer’s precocious little girl so that he can manage his prosperous ranch.

As Patience falls in love with her new family, she learns Spencer has no intention of giving his heart away to any woman. With growing threats to the ranch, Spencer must decide what is truly important and whether he’ll allow himself to love again before it’s too late.

• Marriage of convenience
• Single father
• Grieving widower
• Homeless/penniless bride
• Precocious child
• Opposites attract

“This one’s worth rounding up.” —Booklist, on Falling for the Cowgirl

*All of the books in the Colorado Cowgirls series are sweet, closed-door romances with plenty of sizzle. The inspirational themes are light, and the romance is the main focus of the books.

My Thoughts

After meeting Patience in the previous two books in the series, I was happy to read about her happily ever after. I found the book to be well written. It was very light on biblical faith elements and the "sizzle" was higher in this book than her other books. Maybe because the characters were already married, it was deemed more acceptable. They don't do anything other than kiss (and not even that very quickly) but there is quite a bit of mentioning about desires and the feel of the other person's body, etc. I liked seeing the characters grow and change and fall in love with each other.

About the Author

Jody Hedlund is the author of over twenty historicals for both adults and teens and is the winner of numerous awards including the Christy, Carol, and Christian Book Award.

Jody lives in central Michigan with her husband, five busy children, and five spoiled cats. Although Jody prefers to experience daring and dangerous adventures through her characters rather than in real life, she’s learned that a calm existence is simply not meant to be (at least in this phase of her life!).

When she’s not penning another of her page-turning stories, she loves to spend her time reading, especially when it also involves consuming coffee and chocolate.

"Convincing the Cowgirl" is available in paperback:

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C6YHJ2JR
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Northern Lights Press (August 21, 2023)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 314 pages
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8985264982
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.1 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.79 x 8.5 inches

and in Kindle editions:

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C58CGDVB
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Northern Lights Press (August 22, 2023)
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 22, 2023
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• File size ‏ : ‎ 3773 KB

I got a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and given voluntarily. No compensation was received for my review.