A Chance for a Rancher by Brenda Harlen
Publisher & Release: Harlequin Special Edition, February 01, 2020
Time and setting: Present Day, Nevada
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: 288 Pages
Heat Level: 1 Flame
Rating: 4 Gold Crowns
Book Description:
Would you take a risk on a cowboy’s kiss?
Dating a single mom? Patrick Stafford would never break that rule…
Patrick Stafford trades his suit for a Stetson and boots and risks it all on a dude ranch. But it’s the veterinarian in Haven, Nevada, who really challenges him. Dr. Brooke Langley is all business, a devoted single mom who is off-limits to a fun-loving bachelor like him. But Patrick should have taken his own advice, because after just one kiss, he’s ready to make the biggest gamble of his life…with his heart.
Dating a single mom? Patrick Stafford would never break that rule…
Patrick Stafford trades his suit for a Stetson and boots and risks it all on a dude ranch. But it’s the veterinarian in Haven, Nevada, who really challenges him. Dr. Brooke Langley is all business, a devoted single mom who is off-limits to a fun-loving bachelor like him. But Patrick should have taken his own advice, because after just one kiss, he’s ready to make the biggest gamble of his life…with his heart.
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Thanks goes the publisher, via Net-Galley, for the chance to read and review A Chance for a Rancher by Brenda Harlen prior to publication. My opinions are my own and are not influenced in any way.
A Chance for a Rancher is a light-hearted romance with great characters and a heartwarming plot. There are some fantastic secondary characters in this novel, and they added a great deal to my enjoyment. The pacing is perfect for the story, and the descriptive writing is excellent, painting a good picture of the setting, yet still leaving room for my imagination.
Brooke Langley is an endearing character. She loves her son, and she’s a good daughter. She’s joined her father’s vet practice and is determined to fill his shoes when needed. When she meets the hero, she feels the pull of attraction, but once burned twice shy. I felt her confusion over her strong feelings for another man with more money than sense.
Patrick Stafford is a great hero with plenty of motivation, even though he has a lot to learn. He walked away from a corporate position with his family to own and operate a dude ranch. When he meets the new vet, Brooke, he’s immediately attracted to her, but when he discovers she has a child, he stumbles but doesn’t fall. I liked his determination to pursue Brooke even after she gives him the cold shoulder and throws up plenty of roadblocks.
The romance between Brooke and Patrick is electric from the first encounter. Both have baggage from past relationships, and that has both of them questioning the wisdom of being physical, but the chemistry is so powerful, they cannot resist. I enjoyed them as a couple and wanted them to find their happy ending.
If you enjoy a romance with a great lineup of characters, and with plenty of emotions running high, then you will like A Chance for a Rancher as much as I did. This is the first book I’ve read by Ms. Harlen, but it will not be the last. Happy reading!
Author Bio:
Brenda’s first love was reading.According to her mother, she fell in love with books even before she could read and was always content when she had a book in her hands. It didn’t surprise anyone when she decided that she wanted to be a writer, but she was encouraged to pursue “a real job” first.
So she did—she became a lawyer. Two years of practicing law taught her a lot about the world—and reinforced her determination to become a writer. Because in fiction, she could promise a happy ending!
Thankfully, she had already met and married a wonderful man to inspire her fictional heroes. And when she was on maternity leave after the birth of their first son, he encouraged her to take a romance writing course at the local community college. It was while enrolled in this class that she completed her first (still unpublished) manuscript.
Three more manuscripts and another baby followed. And then, in June 2002, she finally got the call from Susan Litman—an editorial assistant and contest judge—offering to buy the manuscript she’d submitted to RWA’s Golden Heart® contest as “From This Moment.” This story was re-titled McIver’s Mission and released by Silhouette Intimate Moments in May 2003.
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