Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Review: The Cowboy Meets His Match by Jessica Clare


The Cowboy Meets His Match (The Wyoming Cowboy #4) by Jessica Clare
Publication Date: June 2nd 2020 by Berkley Books
Pages: 301
Source: Publisher
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About the book:

A cowboy is in over his head in this contemporary Western from New York Times bestselling author Jessica Clare.
Single father Henry "Hank" Watson is a fresh transplant from Alaska to Painted Barrel, Wyoming. He doesn't want anything more from life than to put in a good day's work, then go home to his daughter, Libby. But when Libby needs some emergency work done on her curls thanks to a gum incident, Hank's out of his depth. He takes his daughter into town where he meets Becca, the local salon owner.

Becca's still nursing a broken heart after her ex dangled marriage in front of her, then bailed a few days before the wedding. She's done with men...or so she thinks. When she meets Hank and his little girl, she realizes that they need her help with more than just hair. It's clear they both need a woman in their lives.

Everyone in town thinks Hank is too gruff for someone as sweet as Becca. But what they don't realize is that he makes Becca feel loved. She can see a future with him and his adorable daughter...if they don't move back to Alaska.

My Thoughts:
Becca was jilted by her long-time fiancĂ© two days before their wedding. Two years later the small town of Painted Barrel still laments her loss, and Becca is tired of being the sad girl left at the altar.  So when a big, silent, lumberjack of a man brings his cute daughter in with a hair emergency Becca sees the care and love he has for his daughter, finds out he’s single and asks him out on a date…and he says no.

Hank has a limited amount of experience with women being in a sparsely populated area of Alaska for most of his life. He’s been fooled by a woman before so when the pretty, soft, girly hairdresser asks him on a date it must be some sort of prank or scheme, right? Except Becca seems to act all out of heart helping his family when there’s nothing in it for her, and he falls a little more every time he lays on her.

Becca and Hank were such lovely characters, full of heart and emotions, made vulnerable by past hurts. I loved watching them gradually fall for each other, a little more each day.  I loved that this was a mature romance with no games played, each intensely attracted, but not wanting to get hurt again. 

I’ve been loving Jessica Clare’s Wyoming Cowboy series! The romances have been seriously hot, but also sweet and heartwarming. I can’t wait for Caleb and Amy’s romance to come after reading the little sneak peek at the end!  




26 comments:

  1. This sounds so great Rachel. I love a sweet, heartfelt, slow burn romance, and it's rare to get one where the characters aren't playing games. I can see why you enjoyed it! I've had a good time with some Jessica Clare books in the past. Wonderful Review@

    Lindy@ A Bookish Escape

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    1. I love it when a romance doesn't have petty, unbelievable drama. Thanks, Lindy! :)

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  2. This sounds like a really sweet romance. Something to help you escape from all the dark events happening these days.

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  3. Who doesn't love a good cowboy romance? :)

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  4. Oh my goodness, this sounds like such a sweet read! And I’m such a sucker for a single dad romance. :)

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  5. Awww. I love the backstories these two have, and I already want to know them better. Sounds fantastic to me

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    1. They did have great backstories, Jessica Clare did a fantastic job fleshing out Becca and Hank! I hope you love the story if you decide to pick it up, Sam. :)

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  6. sounds like a good one and a great time to share a feel good story
    sherry @ fundinmental

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    1. I know you're a fan of this series, too. I think you'll love this installment. :)

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  8. I've had my eye on this series, but I think this storyline might be the motivator to pick it up. Enjoyed your review, Rachel!

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    1. Thank you, Sophia! I think you'd enjoy the story if you decided to pick it up. The series is really good!

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    1. I am sure you hear that a lot, but I do mean it. This is not my usual genre but your reviews are interesting so I often still find myself contemplating whether or not to get the book anyway!

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    2. Thank you! That means a lot to me! :)

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  10. GREAT review you have here. I just love Jessica Clare and have been curious about this one and you SOLD me on it. I am grabbing it up right now for my kindle. I love a lumberjack hero. We need more of them in romance.

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    1. Yes, and even better he's a lumberjack/cowboy! Hope you love the story, too!

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  11. I read #3 of this series last year it was a Christmas one. I may have to get back to this series. Wonderful review!

    Anne - Books of My Heart

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