Trust a Cowboy

By Judy Christenberry

Book Overview

"How Do You Feel About Marrying a Cowboy?" When Pete Ledbetter's granddad decided to find Pete a wife, the bachelor had no choice but to find a decoy bride-to-be. For help with his scheme, he looked no further than the chef at his family's Colorado dude ranch. After a summer romance, he knew he was compatible with Mary Jo Michaels. But after the way they had broken up, he knew convincing her to help him would be nearly impossible.... Mary Jo loved the Lazy L; it was Pete she wasn't so sure about. He'd hurt her once, and she couldn't be sure he wouldn't again. Although the way he was acting around her--the way he looked at her--had her thinking the cowboy had changed his ways. Could she trust Pete enough to turn their pretend engagement into a real marriage?

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373752245
• ISBN13: 9780373752249
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Harlequin American Romance
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

entertaining ranch romance

At the Lazy L cattle and dude ranch just outside Steamboat Springs, Colorado Pete Ledbetter is stunned when his granddad decides Pete needs a wife. Desperate to remain a bachelor, Pete concocts a delaying tactic by having a fake fiancée. He knows that he and ranch chef Mary Jo Michaels are an ideal pair following a heated summer fling that ended. However, as Pete makes a bid to get her back in his personal life especially his bed, Mary no longer trusts the man who broke her heart. Granddad thinks she is perfect so Pete better watch his step or the old guy will adopt her and dump him. This is an entertaining ranch romance although one must wonder why Mary Jo just did not quit as the line between courting and sexual harassment seems to have been crossed by Pete. Although she loves him, she rejects his touch, but he keeps on coming because he believes they belong together. Contemporary fans will enjoy this tale but lose respect for the heroine while wondering how strong the story line could have been if Judy Christenberry explored the emotional impact of employer-employee sexual harassment. Harriet Klausner