Her Colorado Sheriff - Patricia Thayer 3.75 stars

After Shelby's sister is murdered by her ex, a cop, she flees Kentucky with her nephew, Ryan. She discovers that the job she was expecting to have is no more, and that the housing that came with the job is also gone. Instead, ends up in the house Cullen just inherited. Thankfully, he's a reasonable guy and offers to rent the cottage out back to Shelby. With his help, she also lands a job in town. But can she trust him? Cullen is the temporary sheriff in a small Colorado town, and Shelby is terrified that her sister's murderer will track her down.

This is a feel good romance. Everyone is nice and pleasant, and other than the crooked cop trying to track her down, the townspeople are welcoming of her and Ryan. Shelby is reluctant to clue Cullen in about her past because she's distrustful of the law, and she's afraid to get involved with the handsome sheriff in case she has to flee town suddenly.

Cullen is a bit gun shy, too. He was accused of being a crooked cop in Denver, and after fighting the charges for a year, was exonerated. His father, also a cop, didn't support him, so he left to take a temporary job as the sheriff of a small town while the original sheriff recovers from an illness. He, too, is reluctant to get involved with Shelby and Ryan, because he doesn't know what he's going to do after his temporary contract is up.

I enjoyed this book. The characters just want what's best for their families, the secondary characters are all likeable, and there is even a small herd of horses that Cullen gets stuck taking care of. At times the romance felt stagnant, but I liked the protagonists enough that that was only a minor quibble.

Second Chance Rancher - Patricia Thayer 3 stars

I was engaged while reading Second Chance Rancher, but now, just two days later, I'm having a hard time remembering all of the details. Addy, hero's little girl, charmed and irritated in equal measure.

I think I would have held more a grudge against the guy who dumped me for the big city, but since Kase and Laurel were just teens at the time, I guess I have to cut him some slack. The second chance at love trope is one of my favorites, and that's probably the major reason I enjoyed this story. It's only in retrospect, as I struggle to write this review, that I realize nothing really stuck in my memory. So, if you have a few hours to burn, you could do worse than picking up this book. Just don't expect anything memorable.

Count on a Cowboy - Patricia Thayer 3.5 stars

When I was reading this, I didn't think it was working for me, but I got a little teary eyed at the end, so I guess I had a deeper connection with the story than I realized. I did enjoy the horsey elements and the time Trent and Brooke spent together while everyone was out of town chasing a no good embezzling ex. I wasn't thrilled with the reception Brooke received when her father finally came back to town. Her sister accepted her right away, but her father and his wife blamed her for the sins of her mother, which made me very angry. If you're going to place blame, Rory was a prime candidate for that! He's the one who cheated on his girlfriend during a wild weekend in the first place. Instead, you're going to blame the poor kid you conceived. Just great. Grrrr.

Montana Sky: Slater's Bride (Kindle Worl... Montana Sky: Slater's Bride by Patricia Thayer.
Loretta Drennan has been away to school and then she stayed there to work some Loretta has returned home with her mom gravely ill. Loretta and her brother have never really gotten along with her new stepfather and stepson. Her brother left due to them and Loretta stayed away due to them too. But now she wants to help her mom but her mom has ask that she go and get her brother to try to force the family business back to them instead of the Stepfather/son before it is to late. So this sets Loretta traveling to Montana to find her brother. While on a train she meets Paul Slater who turns out to be a friend and business partner to her brother. Paul and Loretta set out toward the Ranch where Paul and her brother own. They end up running into a storm which delays them some and keeps by themselves a little longer. This was a really sweet, touching romance that I truly enjoyed having the chance to read.

Yesterday, we talked about Summer Christmas. Ahhh. I can feel the sand in my toes and smell that salt air. 

 

But today, lets snuggle up with Snowed in Romances. I don't know about you but it is crazy time around here and Series Romances (Loveswept, Mills and Boon, Harlequin) are the perfect bon bon size for sneak reading. Sneak reading is my sport as we near the holidays. 

 

Enjoy these couples who are snowed in! I wonder how ever will they pass the time? My lists are never in any particular order.

 

1. One Christmas Knight by Kathleen Creighton 

2. Snowbound by Janice Kay Johnson

3. Snowbound with the Soldier by Jennifer Faye

4. Snowbound in the Earl's Castle by Fiona Harper

5. All That Love Is by Ginger Chambers

6. Winter Kissed by Michele Hauf

7. Stranded with the Tycoon by Sophie Pembroke

8. Proposal at the Lazy S Ranch by Patricia Thayer

9. A Very Special Delivery by Brenda Harlen

10. Mountain Midwife by Cassie Miles

 

Get the Vote Out! Goodreads List--Snuggle: Snowed in Series Romance Style