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Spikes & Spurs #4
One Hot Cowboy Wedding
A marriage made in Vegas...
Hunky cowboy Ace Riley wasn't planning on settling down, but his family had other plans for him...The only way to save his hide, and his playboy lifestyle, is to discreetly marry his best friend, Jasmine King.
Can't possibily last...
Fiesty city girl Jasmine was just helping out her friend - that is, until their first kiss stirs up a whole mess of trouble, and suddenly discretion is thrown to the wind.
One hot cowboy, one riled up woman...
And they'll be married for a year, like it or not!
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 2012
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About the author
Carolyn Brown
182 books4,129 followersHi! I'm twenty five years old and movie star gorgeous. The camera added thirty plus years and a few wrinkles. Can't trust those cameras or mirrors either. Along with bathroom scales they are notorious liars! Honestly, I am the mother of three fantastic grown children who've made me laugh and given me more story ideas than I could ever write. My husband, Charles, is my strongest supporter and my best friend. He's even willing to eat fast food and help with the laundry while I finish one more chapter! Life is good and I am blessed!
Reading has been a passion since I was five years old and figured out those were words on book pages. As soon as my chubby little fingers found they could put words on a Big Chief tablet with a fat pencil, I was on my way. Writing joined reading in my list of passions. I will read anything from the back of the Cheerio's box to Faulkner and love every bit of it. In addition to reading I enjoy cooking, my family and the ocean. I love the Florida beaches. Listening to the ocean waves puts my writing brain into high gear.
I love writing romance because it's about emotions and relationships. Human nature hasn't changed a bit since Eve coveted the fruit in the Garden of Eden. Settings change. Plots change. Names change. Times change. But love is love and men and women have been falling in and out of it forever. Romance is about emotions: love, hate, anger, laughter... all of it. If I can make you laugh until your sides ache or grab a tissue then I've touched your emotions and accomplished what every writer sets out to do.
I got serious about writing when my third child was born and had her days and nights mixed up. I had to stay up all night anyway and it was very quiet so I invested in a spiral back notebook and sharpened a few pencils. The story that emerged has never sold but it's brought in enough rejection slips to put the Redwood Forest on the endangered list. In 1997 Kensington bought two books for their Precious Gems line. Two years and six books later the line died with only four of those books seeing publication. But by then Avalon had bought a book and another, and another. Ten years later the list has grown to thirty nine. Last year Sourcebooks bought the Lucky Series which is in the bookstores now. They've also bought The Honky Tonk Series which will debut with I LOVE THIS BAR in June and will be followed by HELL, YEAH, MY GIVE A DAMN'S BUSTED, and HONKY TONK CHRISTMAS.
Folks ask me where I get my ideas. Three kids, fifteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Note: I was a very young grandmother! Life is a zoo around here when they all come home. In one Sunday afternoon there's enough ideas to keep me writing for years and years. Seriously, ideas pop up at the craziest times. When one sinks its roots into my mind, I have no choice but to write the story. And while I'm writing the characters peek over my shoulder and make sure I'm telling it right and not exaggerating too much. Pesky little devils, they are!
I have a wonderful agent, Erin Niumata, who continues to work magic and sell my work. I'm very lucky to have her and my editors who continue to believe in me.
Happy reading!
Reading has been a passion since I was five years old and figured out those were words on book pages. As soon as my chubby little fingers found they could put words on a Big Chief tablet with a fat pencil, I was on my way. Writing joined reading in my list of passions. I will read anything from the back of the Cheerio's box to Faulkner and love every bit of it. In addition to reading I enjoy cooking, my family and the ocean. I love the Florida beaches. Listening to the ocean waves puts my writing brain into high gear.
I love writing romance because it's about emotions and relationships. Human nature hasn't changed a bit since Eve coveted the fruit in the Garden of Eden. Settings change. Plots change. Names change. Times change. But love is love and men and women have been falling in and out of it forever. Romance is about emotions: love, hate, anger, laughter... all of it. If I can make you laugh until your sides ache or grab a tissue then I've touched your emotions and accomplished what every writer sets out to do.
I got serious about writing when my third child was born and had her days and nights mixed up. I had to stay up all night anyway and it was very quiet so I invested in a spiral back notebook and sharpened a few pencils. The story that emerged has never sold but it's brought in enough rejection slips to put the Redwood Forest on the endangered list. In 1997 Kensington bought two books for their Precious Gems line. Two years and six books later the line died with only four of those books seeing publication. But by then Avalon had bought a book and another, and another. Ten years later the list has grown to thirty nine. Last year Sourcebooks bought the Lucky Series which is in the bookstores now. They've also bought The Honky Tonk Series which will debut with I LOVE THIS BAR in June and will be followed by HELL, YEAH, MY GIVE A DAMN'S BUSTED, and HONKY TONK CHRISTMAS.
Folks ask me where I get my ideas. Three kids, fifteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Note: I was a very young grandmother! Life is a zoo around here when they all come home. In one Sunday afternoon there's enough ideas to keep me writing for years and years. Seriously, ideas pop up at the craziest times. When one sinks its roots into my mind, I have no choice but to write the story. And while I'm writing the characters peek over my shoulder and make sure I'm telling it right and not exaggerating too much. Pesky little devils, they are!
I have a wonderful agent, Erin Niumata, who continues to work magic and sell my work. I'm very lucky to have her and my editors who continue to believe in me.
Happy reading!
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August 7, 2025
This is a Cowboy Romance, and this is the fourth book in the Spikes and Spurs series. I have not read any of the other books in this series before picking up this book. I do think you can read this book as a stand alone. The beginning of this book I found to be so much fun, and it pulled me right into the story. I loved the story, and I really loved the characters in this book. The ending was just everything this book needed to wrap up the story. This story is fun and cheesy at times, but I really enjoyed it. It does get steamy at times, but I would not say this book gets super steamy. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Sourcebooks Casablanca) or author (Carolyn Brown) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.
April 16, 2023
Very good book. I love this series with its hot cowboys and spunky women. Ace found out that, due to an unknown clause in his grandfather's will, he has to be married within two weeks or lose his ranch to an unpleasant cousin. He's had no intention of settling down and hasn't been dating anyone he'd be willing to marry. Then his best friend Jasmine offers to marry him. They plan to marry quietly, and continue their lives as before. Then their wedding ends up on the news and everyone in town knows about it. Thanks to their first kiss at the wedding chapel, they're no longer thinking of each other as just friends. The sparks between them are intense, and they don't quite know what to do about it. They had intended to stay married for a year, then divorce and stay friends. Now all they can think about is the next time they can give in to their passion. Jasmine's mother is ticked that Jasmine didn't have a "real" wedding and is planning a blowout that neither of them want, and Jasmine can't tell her no. Suddenly her folks is talking about buying Jasmine's cafe and running it themselves so she can have babies. Both Ace and Jasmine are confused and trying to figure out what happened to their plan. I loved the way that Ace and Jasmine were friends for a long time before they fell in love. This made the initial decision very easy for them, but threw them for a loop when they suddenly discovered that friendship wasn't enough anymore. I loved the mental conversations they had, trying to talk themselves out of doing what they really wanted to do. I loved the other characters in the story, some from previous books and some new. Jasmine's mother was a steamroller and I loved the scenes with her and Jasmine, especially when Jasmine finally put her foot down about the wedding. Ace was a real sweetheart, and for all his playboy ways I loved the way he treated Jasmine. I thought the ending was fantastic and I can't wait to read the next one.
March 28, 2012
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Amanda's Thoughts
Welcome back to Ringgold, Texas! Where the men are true blue cowboys and the girls are smart and sassy and boy are there enough of them to go around. I’ve just finished reading One Hot Cowboy Wedding and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This is the latest release in Carolyn Brown’s Spikes and Spurs series and the story of Jasmine King and Ace Riley. Jasmine is the owner and cook of the Chicken Fry Diner and her best friend Ace Riley, a well-known player if there ever was one, and rancher. Ace needs to get married within a week’s time and stay married for a year, in order to fulfill his grandfather’s will or else it will be rescinded and given to his cousin Cole. Ever being the true blue friend Jasmine proposes that they do get married for him to keep the ranch and they do it as a marriage of convenience and as a secret. Once the papers are filed and the one year time’s up they would simply get a quickie divorce and all will be good. They fly to Vegas and get married at a wedding chapel but what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. It turns out that Ace and Jasmine’s secret wedding is the 500th wedding for the chapel and it got spotlighted nationally on the evening news! So much for keeping this marriage a secret! Of course everyone back in Texas sees it and now they have to play the part of a married couple in order to keep the ranch all nice and legal for Ace. That’s when the trouble begins.
I love the way Carolyn Brown writes with heavy on similes and contemporary western songs to draw you a picture in your mind for her characters. Sometimes I find myself going to my iPod and listening to the songs she mentions to put me in the same mood as the characters. She writes very likeable characters and ones you want to cheer for to get a little bit of happiness after they’ve been done wrong. Jasmine had no intention of getting romantically involved again after what her longtime ex-boyfriend two timed her. Ace himself had a barbed wire tattoo on his left bicep and let it be known he’ll never let a woman into his heart because it won’t get passed his tattoo. Jasmine and Ace may have done things a little backwards by getting married first and then start to date and fall in love, but it is their journey there that is fun to watch. They have some tender moments, hot sex and kisses that drive them both crazy. You see them both a little vulnerable and they grow a little too, which makes their getting together a little sweeter. What is an added bonus in her books is she brings other characters from her earlier books. You hear about what they are up to and they add their two cents to Jasmine and Ace’s love story. You can read One Hot Cowboy Wedding as a stand-alone because you get enough info about past relationships and the other characters from other books, so you shouldn’t feel lost as you read it. One Hot Cowboy Wedding is a definite recommendation to read for a light romance read. And if you haven’t read Carolyn Brown before you should check out her other series, both the Lucky series and the Honkytonk series, which are both fun series to read.
Gennie's Thoughts:
I really enjoy Carolyn Brown’s books and One Hot Cowboy Wedding is no exception. This is the fourth book in her Spikes and Spurs series and features playboy Ace Riley and business woman turned café owner Jasmine King. Jasmine and Ace become good friends over eighteen months mainly because Jasmine isn’t bowled over by Ace’s good looks and cowboy charm. One day Ace finds out that all he thought was his will be taken away if he doesn’t get married in a week. Jasmine being the good friend that she is volunteers and they go to Vegas to seal the deal because everybody know what happens in Vegas STAYS in Vegas, right?!?
Well in this case no, it doesn’t because Ace and Jasmine happen to be a human interest story about the 5,000th marriage in a wedding chapel. As soon as the story airs back in small town Texas, Ace and Jasmine are forced face the music. The funny thing is that they have a wonderful friendship, but after their first kiss, the sparks fly and both are worried about losing their best friend in all this wedding mess.
There are some twists and turns, but this story is mainly about figuring out who you are and how your family and friends can help you along or become a stumbling block. What I like most about Ms. Brown’s work is that she is an author from my neck of the woods and every time I read her books, I find another saying that I have heard most of my life, but never see in other books. For example, in this book it was “praise the Lord and pass the biscuits!” The supporting characters in this book and this whole series are great and I hope that we will see more of Lucy and her new beau in the next story!
If you like hot cowboys, good old-fashioned wisdom, family, close friends and some good sex scenes, you will love this book and Carolyn Brown’s work!
Amanda's Thoughts
Welcome back to Ringgold, Texas! Where the men are true blue cowboys and the girls are smart and sassy and boy are there enough of them to go around. I’ve just finished reading One Hot Cowboy Wedding and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This is the latest release in Carolyn Brown’s Spikes and Spurs series and the story of Jasmine King and Ace Riley. Jasmine is the owner and cook of the Chicken Fry Diner and her best friend Ace Riley, a well-known player if there ever was one, and rancher. Ace needs to get married within a week’s time and stay married for a year, in order to fulfill his grandfather’s will or else it will be rescinded and given to his cousin Cole. Ever being the true blue friend Jasmine proposes that they do get married for him to keep the ranch and they do it as a marriage of convenience and as a secret. Once the papers are filed and the one year time’s up they would simply get a quickie divorce and all will be good. They fly to Vegas and get married at a wedding chapel but what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. It turns out that Ace and Jasmine’s secret wedding is the 500th wedding for the chapel and it got spotlighted nationally on the evening news! So much for keeping this marriage a secret! Of course everyone back in Texas sees it and now they have to play the part of a married couple in order to keep the ranch all nice and legal for Ace. That’s when the trouble begins.
I love the way Carolyn Brown writes with heavy on similes and contemporary western songs to draw you a picture in your mind for her characters. Sometimes I find myself going to my iPod and listening to the songs she mentions to put me in the same mood as the characters. She writes very likeable characters and ones you want to cheer for to get a little bit of happiness after they’ve been done wrong. Jasmine had no intention of getting romantically involved again after what her longtime ex-boyfriend two timed her. Ace himself had a barbed wire tattoo on his left bicep and let it be known he’ll never let a woman into his heart because it won’t get passed his tattoo. Jasmine and Ace may have done things a little backwards by getting married first and then start to date and fall in love, but it is their journey there that is fun to watch. They have some tender moments, hot sex and kisses that drive them both crazy. You see them both a little vulnerable and they grow a little too, which makes their getting together a little sweeter. What is an added bonus in her books is she brings other characters from her earlier books. You hear about what they are up to and they add their two cents to Jasmine and Ace’s love story. You can read One Hot Cowboy Wedding as a stand-alone because you get enough info about past relationships and the other characters from other books, so you shouldn’t feel lost as you read it. One Hot Cowboy Wedding is a definite recommendation to read for a light romance read. And if you haven’t read Carolyn Brown before you should check out her other series, both the Lucky series and the Honkytonk series, which are both fun series to read.
Gennie's Thoughts:
I really enjoy Carolyn Brown’s books and One Hot Cowboy Wedding is no exception. This is the fourth book in her Spikes and Spurs series and features playboy Ace Riley and business woman turned café owner Jasmine King. Jasmine and Ace become good friends over eighteen months mainly because Jasmine isn’t bowled over by Ace’s good looks and cowboy charm. One day Ace finds out that all he thought was his will be taken away if he doesn’t get married in a week. Jasmine being the good friend that she is volunteers and they go to Vegas to seal the deal because everybody know what happens in Vegas STAYS in Vegas, right?!?
Well in this case no, it doesn’t because Ace and Jasmine happen to be a human interest story about the 5,000th marriage in a wedding chapel. As soon as the story airs back in small town Texas, Ace and Jasmine are forced face the music. The funny thing is that they have a wonderful friendship, but after their first kiss, the sparks fly and both are worried about losing their best friend in all this wedding mess.
There are some twists and turns, but this story is mainly about figuring out who you are and how your family and friends can help you along or become a stumbling block. What I like most about Ms. Brown’s work is that she is an author from my neck of the woods and every time I read her books, I find another saying that I have heard most of my life, but never see in other books. For example, in this book it was “praise the Lord and pass the biscuits!” The supporting characters in this book and this whole series are great and I hope that we will see more of Lucy and her new beau in the next story!
If you like hot cowboys, good old-fashioned wisdom, family, close friends and some good sex scenes, you will love this book and Carolyn Brown’s work!
June 15, 2023
Best friends to lovers and Vegas pretend marriage together in a down home cowboy romance is a potent combo which this dear reader found irresistible. An auto-buy author’s older edition gets a re-furbishing from the publisher and reminded me that I still hadn’t finished pursuing all the books in this sassy fun cowboy romance series.
One Hot Cowboy Wedding is the fourth in the Spikes and Spurs series of loosely connected standalone romances. The previous romance pairs due have recurring secondary roles and ongoing plot threads so I would recommend getting this series in order if possible.
Jasmine’s best friend is flirty and hot bull-riding and ranch owning Ace Riley. They’ve been friends since she bought the local small town diner and began cooking to her heart’s desire after shucking the dreary city accounting firm job. Ace is in a jam. His grandfather put a clause in his will that Ace never noticed when he inherited the ranch. Now, if he doesn’t have himself hitched with a wife in a week, he’ll not only loose the ranch to his ratfink cousin, but he’ll lose all the capital-improvements he sunk into it. Jazzy can’t let that happen so she and Ace decide to do a secret, temporary marriage that will end in a year. The secret part would keep their lives going along business as usual since neither want anything to do with a long-term hitch up.
But, that scorching hot kiss Ace laid on Jazzy outside the wedding chapel in Vegas and, well, the whole wedding gets air time on National TV and the great state of Texas felt something like an F-5 tornado rumble through when their families and friends got a good look at the TV set.
I had a good time with this light and easy cowboy romance. This pair were goners as soon as they locked lips after spending almost two years quietly getting to know each other and liking the person they saw. Forced to smile and pretend before others and forced to share close proximity was all it took to have them secretly longing that the other was not so opposed to making it permanent. They really just needed to own up in a serious conversation, but I did like the way the author slowly brought them along to full realization between the fun times with friends and the antics of their sets of parents. Jazzy’s mama was in full bridezilla mode and it was something to behold.
I loved how their relationship happened while living and working in their smalltown and the daily happenings surrounded by other down to earth types. It was sexy and country charming. Light and flirty, but laced with deeper connection. I relaxed and felt uplifted while being entertained and swooning over their romance. Cowboy Romance fans need to tag this one for the reading pile.
I rec’d an eARC through NetGalley to read in exchange for an honest review.
My full review will post at Books of My Heart on June 7th.
One Hot Cowboy Wedding is the fourth in the Spikes and Spurs series of loosely connected standalone romances. The previous romance pairs due have recurring secondary roles and ongoing plot threads so I would recommend getting this series in order if possible.
Jasmine’s best friend is flirty and hot bull-riding and ranch owning Ace Riley. They’ve been friends since she bought the local small town diner and began cooking to her heart’s desire after shucking the dreary city accounting firm job. Ace is in a jam. His grandfather put a clause in his will that Ace never noticed when he inherited the ranch. Now, if he doesn’t have himself hitched with a wife in a week, he’ll not only loose the ranch to his ratfink cousin, but he’ll lose all the capital-improvements he sunk into it. Jazzy can’t let that happen so she and Ace decide to do a secret, temporary marriage that will end in a year. The secret part would keep their lives going along business as usual since neither want anything to do with a long-term hitch up.
But, that scorching hot kiss Ace laid on Jazzy outside the wedding chapel in Vegas and, well, the whole wedding gets air time on National TV and the great state of Texas felt something like an F-5 tornado rumble through when their families and friends got a good look at the TV set.
I had a good time with this light and easy cowboy romance. This pair were goners as soon as they locked lips after spending almost two years quietly getting to know each other and liking the person they saw. Forced to smile and pretend before others and forced to share close proximity was all it took to have them secretly longing that the other was not so opposed to making it permanent. They really just needed to own up in a serious conversation, but I did like the way the author slowly brought them along to full realization between the fun times with friends and the antics of their sets of parents. Jazzy’s mama was in full bridezilla mode and it was something to behold.
I loved how their relationship happened while living and working in their smalltown and the daily happenings surrounded by other down to earth types. It was sexy and country charming. Light and flirty, but laced with deeper connection. I relaxed and felt uplifted while being entertained and swooning over their romance. Cowboy Romance fans need to tag this one for the reading pile.
I rec’d an eARC through NetGalley to read in exchange for an honest review.
My full review will post at Books of My Heart on June 7th.
May 31, 2018
I absolutely loved this story. In this book, Ace and Jasmine have been best friends for a long time. So how did this playboy cowboy and sweet Jasmine end up married? Read this book to find out! Lot's of laughs, meddling mother's, sacrifices and good cowboy fun! I never was a fan of Ace, but after reading this one, he is at the top of one of the most romantic cowboy's list!
April 19, 2017
What happen in Vegas, was supposed to stay in Vegas.
Without saying a word to friends and family, Ace and Jasmine goes to Las Vegas to get married. Are they in love ? No, they're just friend, but when Jasmine learn that her pal have one week left to find a wife or he lose his ranch to a cousin (thanks to his grandpa's will), she propose to him. They only have to stay married one year and the plan is to divorce after that. But you can bet your ass that fate have a say in it. They're supposed to return to Texas right after the ceremonial and never tell a soul about their fake union, but they win a local contest which include honeymoon suit and limousine. So when their win/wedding makes the news, their phones can't stop ringing as family and friends can't believe what they heard.
A kiss seal the deal and make them discover an attraction for their friend they never felt before. Ace is known in town as a player. Not as in a guy who lie and breaks heart, but as the kind of guy who have a little black book to record all the names of the women he dates. Jasmine was the girl he talk to about his women's trouble, going daily to the café she own. Jazzy have already been burned by love and a ladie's man is certainly the last man she would choose otherwise for a husband. But she's a fixer and always help people. Back in Ringgold, living together was not part of the plan for Ace and Jasmine, but once again destiny interfere and being in close quarter with their new spouse will not be the smooth ride they thought it would be.
There's something so sweet, so soothing in Carolyn Brown's stories, but it never lack sparks and excitement. I always wondered if Texan really talk like that (I guess some do and some don't) but no matter the answer, I like reading her turns of phrases and the playful banter between the protagonists. The fun in reading romance with a womanizer is to see how hard the man fall in love and become perfect boyfriend who only see the heroine from now on. Ace may be a Casanova, but that doesn't mean he's not romantic or don't believe in love.
I liked that Ace encouraged the heroine to be herself and speak her mind. It's sweet that when they talked about the other people living with them they called them the kids. I thought there was more sex scenes in this one than her other books, but like she usually do, they never last long anyway. It's just enough to tease us with it :p I was happy to see Wil and Pearl again. Them especially because their romance was the first Carolyn Brown's book I read and it was love at first read for me.
My father's girlfriend kind of judge me because I only read stories with a happy ending and implied that I should broaden my horizon (don't waste your breath, you'll never make me change my mind about this). She doesn't understand that for my mental peace I need to read about good people and read about things we don't hear about anymore in real life. Yes, it's not always realistic and that's exactly why I read it and love it so much. And that's exactly why Carolyn Brown is one of my favorite author. She write about people who won't never lie or betray you, who doesn't know bad intention in the first place. She write about happily ever after, not the fairy tales kind, but the kind where you confront the trials together and it only makes your couple stronger and you laugh and have fun with your sweetheart in between those moments. It's about helping your neighbors when bad luck and hard knocks happen and give someone the shirt off your back. It's about loving your family (family is not just sibling but friends too), even when they get on your nerves and try to make decision for you. Sorry about the personal venting, I guess her comments pissed me off more than I thought.
To finish things off on a high note, here's some quotes I especially liked.
"Most of the time he came into the café in his scuffed work boots, faded jeans, and shirts with the sleeves cut out; the barbed wire tat around his arm was a constant reminder that he never intended to let a woman anywhere near his heart. A motel bed or her bed,yes, but never his heart or his bedroom.
-Those are two places I'm saving for the love of my life if I ever meet her."
"-That can be remedied anytime you want a taste of the real thing, so you don't have to pretend. That sounds like the beginnings of a good country song. Think I should call Josh Turner and see if he wants to write the rest of it?"
"-Darling, I'm not just a romantic at heart. I'm a romantic all over my body, he said with a wicked gleam in his eyes."
Without saying a word to friends and family, Ace and Jasmine goes to Las Vegas to get married. Are they in love ? No, they're just friend, but when Jasmine learn that her pal have one week left to find a wife or he lose his ranch to a cousin (thanks to his grandpa's will), she propose to him. They only have to stay married one year and the plan is to divorce after that. But you can bet your ass that fate have a say in it. They're supposed to return to Texas right after the ceremonial and never tell a soul about their fake union, but they win a local contest which include honeymoon suit and limousine. So when their win/wedding makes the news, their phones can't stop ringing as family and friends can't believe what they heard.
A kiss seal the deal and make them discover an attraction for their friend they never felt before. Ace is known in town as a player. Not as in a guy who lie and breaks heart, but as the kind of guy who have a little black book to record all the names of the women he dates. Jasmine was the girl he talk to about his women's trouble, going daily to the café she own. Jazzy have already been burned by love and a ladie's man is certainly the last man she would choose otherwise for a husband. But she's a fixer and always help people. Back in Ringgold, living together was not part of the plan for Ace and Jasmine, but once again destiny interfere and being in close quarter with their new spouse will not be the smooth ride they thought it would be.
There's something so sweet, so soothing in Carolyn Brown's stories, but it never lack sparks and excitement. I always wondered if Texan really talk like that (I guess some do and some don't) but no matter the answer, I like reading her turns of phrases and the playful banter between the protagonists. The fun in reading romance with a womanizer is to see how hard the man fall in love and become perfect boyfriend who only see the heroine from now on. Ace may be a Casanova, but that doesn't mean he's not romantic or don't believe in love.
I liked that Ace encouraged the heroine to be herself and speak her mind. It's sweet that when they talked about the other people living with them they called them the kids. I thought there was more sex scenes in this one than her other books, but like she usually do, they never last long anyway. It's just enough to tease us with it :p I was happy to see Wil and Pearl again. Them especially because their romance was the first Carolyn Brown's book I read and it was love at first read for me.
My father's girlfriend kind of judge me because I only read stories with a happy ending and implied that I should broaden my horizon (don't waste your breath, you'll never make me change my mind about this). She doesn't understand that for my mental peace I need to read about good people and read about things we don't hear about anymore in real life. Yes, it's not always realistic and that's exactly why I read it and love it so much. And that's exactly why Carolyn Brown is one of my favorite author. She write about people who won't never lie or betray you, who doesn't know bad intention in the first place. She write about happily ever after, not the fairy tales kind, but the kind where you confront the trials together and it only makes your couple stronger and you laugh and have fun with your sweetheart in between those moments. It's about helping your neighbors when bad luck and hard knocks happen and give someone the shirt off your back. It's about loving your family (family is not just sibling but friends too), even when they get on your nerves and try to make decision for you. Sorry about the personal venting, I guess her comments pissed me off more than I thought.
To finish things off on a high note, here's some quotes I especially liked.
"Most of the time he came into the café in his scuffed work boots, faded jeans, and shirts with the sleeves cut out; the barbed wire tat around his arm was a constant reminder that he never intended to let a woman anywhere near his heart. A motel bed or her bed,yes, but never his heart or his bedroom.
-Those are two places I'm saving for the love of my life if I ever meet her."
"-That can be remedied anytime you want a taste of the real thing, so you don't have to pretend. That sounds like the beginnings of a good country song. Think I should call Josh Turner and see if he wants to write the rest of it?"
"-Darling, I'm not just a romantic at heart. I'm a romantic all over my body, he said with a wicked gleam in his eyes."
January 9, 2025
this book was ridiculous and i definitely enjoyed it but holy shit why was it 421 pages. it was silly and now i want to be a cowboy
April 1, 2012
My Review:
A cowboy romance set in the wilds of Texas...one of my favorite things and this book did not disappoint. It was entertaining and fun and just the perfect read as a light, contemporary romance. It helped a lot that I know the part of Texas pretty well where the book was set. When we were dating, my husband (then boyfriend) lived in Altus, Okla and I lived in Lubbock, Tx. One of us drove through this section of Texas pretty much every weekend, so it was fun to go back and "visit" it through the reading of this book.
This is my first Carolyn Brown book I've read, although it is number 4 in this series. As such, there were a LOT of characters in this book, and I will admit, I got completely lost trying to keep track of who was who. But I loved both Ace and Jasmine so much, it honestly didn't matter about all the others. I LOVED these two characters. They've been best friends for over a year and it shows through in their relationship/marriage. There isn't the normal conflict that you find in romance novels with all the doubts and stress...even though neither one is really very sure about the marriage when their feelings start to develop. They maintained an honesty between them that I really liked.
The great thing about this book is that you get the best of small-town life in Texas. Ace has his ranch which is a working ranch with fully functioning bunkhouse, ranch hands, and even a few sexy brothers on hand over the summer to help out. Jasmine owns the local restaurant in town so you get glimpses of town life and the traffic through her little cafe. In the midst of all that there are the families and a holiday thrown in which rounds out the small-town feel of it all. If you like cozy, contemporary romances, this is a fun one.
I liked the way the story was set up. The marriage was Jasmine's idea entirely after Ace finds out he has one week left on a two year deadline to get married (that he didn't know about) to get to keep his ranch he inherited from his grandfather. They plan to get married, turn the marriage license to the lawyer, and then quietly get divorced a year later without ever telling anyone else they got married. That plan is blown away when they are the 5000th couple to get married in this particular Las Vegas chapel and they make the national news. Surprise! Suddenly they find themselves in the middle of a real marriage. Like I said, what really made this work for me was the fact that they are good friends. When the dynamic between them starts to change, they talk about it, like they've always talked about everything. It's really well-done!
There were a couple of little things that bothered me about the book: too many characters and I got lost, but that is easily remedied by reading the rest in this series (on my wish list as we speak.) There were also moments when the phrasing used was just so over-the-top hokey, but for the most part, I could just ignore that. ;o) It was a fun book to read and I will definitely be picking up some more Carolyn Brown books soon....
A cowboy romance set in the wilds of Texas...one of my favorite things and this book did not disappoint. It was entertaining and fun and just the perfect read as a light, contemporary romance. It helped a lot that I know the part of Texas pretty well where the book was set. When we were dating, my husband (then boyfriend) lived in Altus, Okla and I lived in Lubbock, Tx. One of us drove through this section of Texas pretty much every weekend, so it was fun to go back and "visit" it through the reading of this book.
This is my first Carolyn Brown book I've read, although it is number 4 in this series. As such, there were a LOT of characters in this book, and I will admit, I got completely lost trying to keep track of who was who. But I loved both Ace and Jasmine so much, it honestly didn't matter about all the others. I LOVED these two characters. They've been best friends for over a year and it shows through in their relationship/marriage. There isn't the normal conflict that you find in romance novels with all the doubts and stress...even though neither one is really very sure about the marriage when their feelings start to develop. They maintained an honesty between them that I really liked.
The great thing about this book is that you get the best of small-town life in Texas. Ace has his ranch which is a working ranch with fully functioning bunkhouse, ranch hands, and even a few sexy brothers on hand over the summer to help out. Jasmine owns the local restaurant in town so you get glimpses of town life and the traffic through her little cafe. In the midst of all that there are the families and a holiday thrown in which rounds out the small-town feel of it all. If you like cozy, contemporary romances, this is a fun one.
I liked the way the story was set up. The marriage was Jasmine's idea entirely after Ace finds out he has one week left on a two year deadline to get married (that he didn't know about) to get to keep his ranch he inherited from his grandfather. They plan to get married, turn the marriage license to the lawyer, and then quietly get divorced a year later without ever telling anyone else they got married. That plan is blown away when they are the 5000th couple to get married in this particular Las Vegas chapel and they make the national news. Surprise! Suddenly they find themselves in the middle of a real marriage. Like I said, what really made this work for me was the fact that they are good friends. When the dynamic between them starts to change, they talk about it, like they've always talked about everything. It's really well-done!
There were a couple of little things that bothered me about the book: too many characters and I got lost, but that is easily remedied by reading the rest in this series (on my wish list as we speak.) There were also moments when the phrasing used was just so over-the-top hokey, but for the most part, I could just ignore that. ;o) It was a fun book to read and I will definitely be picking up some more Carolyn Brown books soon....
March 12, 2012
Funny characters and a hell of a lot of Texas twang could only take this book so far before it fizzled out.
Rating: 3.5
It's a romance cliche to end a novel with a wedding. Carolyn Brown dumps that cliche on its head and starts her book with Jasmine King and Ace Riley getting married in a Las Vegas chapel.
They're doing it because Ace has just found out about a stipulation in his grandfather's will that says he needs to be married for a year or his ranch will go to a hated cousin. Jasmine, Ace's best friend, has had a disastrous break up and, since she's not planning on getting back in that saddle for at least a year, proposes to Ace thinking that no one in their small town has to know.
Except that their wedding ends up making the national news. And the dreaded cousin starts making problems for them. And they have to live together at the ranch and make their marriage look convincing to the bunch of cowboys that live there, too.
I'll admit, I'm a sucker for modern marriage-of-convenience stories. Married for a will or a business deal? Eh, depends on how it's done. I was able to suspend my disbelief long enough to get into this story - also long enough to really start caring for Jazzy and Ace as characters.
But once they move in together, the conflict mellows out and there's still more than half the book left. They're married, they're living together, they're best friends who are attracted to each other, they're having sex...what's keeping them from actually being together?
Not a whole lot. There are a few misunderstandings, some of which are inadequately explained. There's a hell of a lot of interaction with all their friends and family (too much for my taste - there are so many secondary characters that this small town felt overpopulated, and I felt like I was having new names tossed at me every few sentences).
I wanted something much more dynamic after the quirkiness of the opening. But I was disappointed.
Rating: 3.5
It's a romance cliche to end a novel with a wedding. Carolyn Brown dumps that cliche on its head and starts her book with Jasmine King and Ace Riley getting married in a Las Vegas chapel.
They're doing it because Ace has just found out about a stipulation in his grandfather's will that says he needs to be married for a year or his ranch will go to a hated cousin. Jasmine, Ace's best friend, has had a disastrous break up and, since she's not planning on getting back in that saddle for at least a year, proposes to Ace thinking that no one in their small town has to know.
Except that their wedding ends up making the national news. And the dreaded cousin starts making problems for them. And they have to live together at the ranch and make their marriage look convincing to the bunch of cowboys that live there, too.
I'll admit, I'm a sucker for modern marriage-of-convenience stories. Married for a will or a business deal? Eh, depends on how it's done. I was able to suspend my disbelief long enough to get into this story - also long enough to really start caring for Jazzy and Ace as characters.
But once they move in together, the conflict mellows out and there's still more than half the book left. They're married, they're living together, they're best friends who are attracted to each other, they're having sex...what's keeping them from actually being together?
Not a whole lot. There are a few misunderstandings, some of which are inadequately explained. There's a hell of a lot of interaction with all their friends and family (too much for my taste - there are so many secondary characters that this small town felt overpopulated, and I felt like I was having new names tossed at me every few sentences).
I wanted something much more dynamic after the quirkiness of the opening. But I was disappointed.
April 3, 2012
Reviewed By~Desere
Review Copy Provided By~Netgalley
One Hot Cowboy wedding is exactly what this book was! From the very, very and I do mean very hot Ace to the delicious Southern talk right down to the blazing passion between Ace and Jasmine, I adored every second of this book.
It has the makings for a really good romantic chick flick. We have the delicious cowboy, the woman who saves him, the family and secrets that threaten to tear them apart and that big old wonderful feeling called true love in the most unexpected places with unexpected people.
This book is just one of many in a series called Spikes and Spurs and Carolyn Brown has most definitely done just that, she spiked my interest with the title and spurred me to not stop reading till I got the end. The book was incredible, full of the usual passion and lust that we all expect from handsome cowboys but also that adorable Texas thing called "I take care of my own but admitting to loving them I'll have to really think about it ."
I fell in love with Ace and Jasmine from page one, the way their friendship was full of fun and full of flirtation but without the added heat (that is until they got to the "you may kiss the bride part"), Ace has some of the funniest lines I have ever heard and Jasmine is a real tough cookie, she does not take slack from anyone not even mean Mr. "I want the ranch" Cole.
The author incorporated various songs into the book which was first for me but so much fun, not only does she let the characters see the truth in the lyrics of the songs she also uses it to add spice to certain scenes which really did make for some very interesting and new fun reading.
Some cowboy books have passion, action, love and drama but what the author has done is added a lot of fun new little sayings and scenarios that really had me laughing out loud. The real Texas language used is a real hoot to those that have like myself never really heard it before, I have fallen in love with Texas for sure!
This author is a keeper, we need more Carolyn go forth and write!!
Review Copy Provided By~Netgalley
One Hot Cowboy wedding is exactly what this book was! From the very, very and I do mean very hot Ace to the delicious Southern talk right down to the blazing passion between Ace and Jasmine, I adored every second of this book.
It has the makings for a really good romantic chick flick. We have the delicious cowboy, the woman who saves him, the family and secrets that threaten to tear them apart and that big old wonderful feeling called true love in the most unexpected places with unexpected people.
This book is just one of many in a series called Spikes and Spurs and Carolyn Brown has most definitely done just that, she spiked my interest with the title and spurred me to not stop reading till I got the end. The book was incredible, full of the usual passion and lust that we all expect from handsome cowboys but also that adorable Texas thing called "I take care of my own but admitting to loving them I'll have to really think about it ."
I fell in love with Ace and Jasmine from page one, the way their friendship was full of fun and full of flirtation but without the added heat (that is until they got to the "you may kiss the bride part"), Ace has some of the funniest lines I have ever heard and Jasmine is a real tough cookie, she does not take slack from anyone not even mean Mr. "I want the ranch" Cole.
The author incorporated various songs into the book which was first for me but so much fun, not only does she let the characters see the truth in the lyrics of the songs she also uses it to add spice to certain scenes which really did make for some very interesting and new fun reading.
Some cowboy books have passion, action, love and drama but what the author has done is added a lot of fun new little sayings and scenarios that really had me laughing out loud. The real Texas language used is a real hoot to those that have like myself never really heard it before, I have fallen in love with Texas for sure!
This author is a keeper, we need more Carolyn go forth and write!!
February 16, 2012
I've never read any of the books in this series until now and I can tell you that I fell in love with this book. Jasmine being the ultimate friend marries her best friend Ace, so he can keep his farm and land. The reason for this? Because the will stipulated he needed to marry in order to inherit.
So Ace and Jazzy fly to Sin City and get married. The catch? Well they end up being in the news and on papers, so now everyone knows and there plans have to change. Now Ace and Jazzy are trying to make everything work out and they are falling in love with each other.
Second catch? They are struggling to maintain their friendship but are having sexual intercourse. They are both afraid of losing each other and they both didn't want to be in a serious relationship in the first place. Ace is a player and Jazzy got her heart broken by her cheating ex.
As you watch Jazzy and Ace struggle together, fight their feelings and emotions it's heartbreaking. However watching them grow together and love each other unconditional and enough to change their ways is amazing. I fell in love with these two characters from all the ups and downs. This book is emotional, romantic and a complete joy to read. It has passion and flare and it will leave you with your hopes so high, you could touch the sky.
So Ace and Jazzy fly to Sin City and get married. The catch? Well they end up being in the news and on papers, so now everyone knows and there plans have to change. Now Ace and Jazzy are trying to make everything work out and they are falling in love with each other.
Second catch? They are struggling to maintain their friendship but are having sexual intercourse. They are both afraid of losing each other and they both didn't want to be in a serious relationship in the first place. Ace is a player and Jazzy got her heart broken by her cheating ex.
As you watch Jazzy and Ace struggle together, fight their feelings and emotions it's heartbreaking. However watching them grow together and love each other unconditional and enough to change their ways is amazing. I fell in love with these two characters from all the ups and downs. This book is emotional, romantic and a complete joy to read. It has passion and flare and it will leave you with your hopes so high, you could touch the sky.
January 17, 2014
Love, love, love!!!!!!! Loved it!
It was fun!
It was sexy!
It was playful!
But the ending... Disappointing.
Honestly, I thought it was going to end differently. It was fun, fun, fun... oh. That's it?
It was fun!
It was sexy!
It was playful!
But the ending... Disappointing.
Honestly, I thought it was going to end differently. It was fun, fun, fun... oh. That's it?
September 15, 2013
I laughed all the way through. Amusing cowboy hijinks and sympathetic characters. I loved the tropey beginning. The conflict was resolved early in the book, but the vivid setting and quirky supporting characters carried the book all the way to the end.
May 9, 2015
3.5
Sevimli, tam boş vakit geçirmelik, güzel bir kitaptı. Ama Nemesis' in hangi akla hizmet serinin 4 kitabından başladığını anlamadım.
Sevimli, tam boş vakit geçirmelik, güzel bir kitaptı. Ama Nemesis' in hangi akla hizmet serinin 4 kitabından başladığını anlamadım.
March 26, 2023
This was a fun friends to lovers story. I really like the two main characters, Jasmine and Ace. I enjoy Texas cowboys and this book fed that craving quite well. Jasmine and Ace make a great couple and I enjoyed following along to their Happily Ever After. This author's writing style is always highly entertaining.
I received an ARC and this is my honest review.
I received an ARC and this is my honest review.
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March 24, 2012
I really enjoy Carolyn Brown’s books and One Hot Cowboy Wedding is no exception. This is the fourth book in her Spikes and Spurs series and features playboy Ace Riley and business woman turned café owner Jasmine King. Jasmine and Ace become good friends over eighteen months mainly because Jasmine isn’t bowled over by Ace’s good looks and cowboy charm. One day Ace finds out that all he thought was his will be taken away if he doesn’t get married in a week. Jasmine being the good friend that she is volunteers and they go to Vegas to seal the deal because everybody know what happens in Vegas STAYS in Vegas, right?!?
Well in this case no, it doesn’t because Ace and Jasmine happen to be a human interest story about the 5,000th marriage in a wedding chapel. As soon as the story airs back in small town Texas, Ace and Jasmine are forced face the music. The funny thing is that they have a wonderful friendship, but after their first kiss, the sparks fly and both are worried about losing their best friend in all this wedding mess.
There are some twists and turns, but this story is mainly about figuring out who you are and how your family and friends can help you along or become a stumbling block. What I like most about Ms. Brown’s work is that she is an author from my neck of the woods and every time I read her books, I find another saying that I have heard most of my life, but never see in other books. For example, in this book it was “praise the Lord and pass the biscuits!” The supporting characters in this book and this whole series are great and I hope that we will see more of Lucy and her new beau in the next story!
If you like hot cowboys, good old-fashioned wisdom, family, close friends and some good sex scenes, you will love this book and Carolyn Brown’s work!
Well in this case no, it doesn’t because Ace and Jasmine happen to be a human interest story about the 5,000th marriage in a wedding chapel. As soon as the story airs back in small town Texas, Ace and Jasmine are forced face the music. The funny thing is that they have a wonderful friendship, but after their first kiss, the sparks fly and both are worried about losing their best friend in all this wedding mess.
There are some twists and turns, but this story is mainly about figuring out who you are and how your family and friends can help you along or become a stumbling block. What I like most about Ms. Brown’s work is that she is an author from my neck of the woods and every time I read her books, I find another saying that I have heard most of my life, but never see in other books. For example, in this book it was “praise the Lord and pass the biscuits!” The supporting characters in this book and this whole series are great and I hope that we will see more of Lucy and her new beau in the next story!
If you like hot cowboys, good old-fashioned wisdom, family, close friends and some good sex scenes, you will love this book and Carolyn Brown’s work!
March 20, 2012
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Need to settle down? Why not marry your best friend?
I know when I pick up a book by Carolyn Brown I'm in for a treat. I consider her books like little socials with old friends. She brings back characters from the previous books all while introducing new ones. Now don't let that be a deterrent. It's truly a huge family reunion with spicy romance to boot. The words flow and I couldn't put the book down once I started it. I had to know what would happen next.
Ms.Brown takes on two very popular tropes - friends to lover and secret weddings. While a lesser author might take the easy road with these story arcs, Ms. Brown doesn't. Jazzy and Ace may not be able to see their feelings for each other right away, but I felt it. These characters struggle with real issues - if they add sex into the mix, will the friendship wither? If they give in and admit they love each other, will the other one not feel the same way?
And my favorite story arc - having to get married because the will says so. Again, this story arc has been done, but Ms. Brown makes it feel realistic, not forced. Don't get me wrong, there's some forcing involved, but I rooted for them to get married. I rooted for them to get that elusive happy ever after because I genuinely loved the characters. Jazzy is the complete opposite of Ace, but it works. They have a sizzle I couldn't get away from.
If you want a book that will stay with you long after the last page, then this one is the book for you. Classic characters, a dash of spice and a healthy addition of southern twang. It's a winner.
Need to settle down? Why not marry your best friend?
I know when I pick up a book by Carolyn Brown I'm in for a treat. I consider her books like little socials with old friends. She brings back characters from the previous books all while introducing new ones. Now don't let that be a deterrent. It's truly a huge family reunion with spicy romance to boot. The words flow and I couldn't put the book down once I started it. I had to know what would happen next.
Ms.Brown takes on two very popular tropes - friends to lover and secret weddings. While a lesser author might take the easy road with these story arcs, Ms. Brown doesn't. Jazzy and Ace may not be able to see their feelings for each other right away, but I felt it. These characters struggle with real issues - if they add sex into the mix, will the friendship wither? If they give in and admit they love each other, will the other one not feel the same way?
And my favorite story arc - having to get married because the will says so. Again, this story arc has been done, but Ms. Brown makes it feel realistic, not forced. Don't get me wrong, there's some forcing involved, but I rooted for them to get married. I rooted for them to get that elusive happy ever after because I genuinely loved the characters. Jazzy is the complete opposite of Ace, but it works. They have a sizzle I couldn't get away from.
If you want a book that will stay with you long after the last page, then this one is the book for you. Classic characters, a dash of spice and a healthy addition of southern twang. It's a winner.
April 17, 2012
Due to a clause in his grandfather's will, Ace has one week to get married or he loses the ranch he inherited at his grandfather's death. After spilling his troubles to his best friend Jasmine, the owner of the Chicken Fried Cafe, he is shocked when she offers to marry him. The plan is to secretly wed in Las Vegas and return home to resume their normal lives. In one year, the term specified in the will, they will quietly divorce and no one will be the wiser. After all, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But everything goes awry when immediately after the wedding they discover that they are the five thousandth couple to get wed in this particular chapel. That night they see pictures of the wedding on the nightly news and moments later, their cell phones start ringing. With both of their mothers trying to force them into an elaborate wedding at home, they are forced to live together as man and wife. Soon the passion grows hotter and hotter and Ace, a player, discovers the impossible has happened; he has fallen in love with his best friend. Can he convince her to stay married to him, or will she leave when the year is up?
A passion-filled, hilarious contemporary romance, ONE HOT COWBOY WEDDING, the fourth book in award winning author Carolyn Brown's SPIKES AND SPURS series, is one you will not want to miss. This is the first book I have ready by this author, but it has made me a fan. Immediately after reading it, I went right out and purchased her other books. Do not miss ONE HOT COWBOY WEDDING!
A passion-filled, hilarious contemporary romance, ONE HOT COWBOY WEDDING, the fourth book in award winning author Carolyn Brown's SPIKES AND SPURS series, is one you will not want to miss. This is the first book I have ready by this author, but it has made me a fan. Immediately after reading it, I went right out and purchased her other books. Do not miss ONE HOT COWBOY WEDDING!
May 17, 2012
Carolyn Brown has a wonderful way of telling stories and she proves it again in this wonderful book about two people who have been absolutely best friends for two years--who now face together the possible loss of Ace's ranch because of a heretofore unrealized caveat in the grandfather's will--so what else can a best friend do but up and marry him and make sure that he gets what is rightfully his. The marriage has to look good, has to come across as genuine, has to convince the distant cousin who is in line to inherit as well as the bride's family who are really upset at the elopement. But what these two best friends didn't count on was their friendship accelerating into passion, the bride's mother insisting that her daughter wasn't really married until she had the wedding her mother had always planned for her, and all the manipulation that determined woman would bring into their lives, even as they began to wonder where they would land and what their relationship would look like at the end of their enforced year together. Absolutely bags and boogobbles of humor on page after page of this lively novel, bringing in characters that were featured in the three previous novels in this series, all of whom continue to tickle our funny bones and enrich our literary lives. A truly scintillating novel of romance, family, friendship and a story that can only happen in the wild and wooley Texas territory. Not to be missed!!
February 4, 2012
Hey the cover is up on her website...but where is the write up??? Please, please, please tell me this one is about Blaze or Ace????
Heart beating alittle faster when a cowboy is near...
;)
Found this:
"As some of you know, I also write sweet romance for Avalon. So there’s an Avalon book coming out in the middle of October titled The Ladies Room. Then in December there is the debut book, A Forever Thing, for the Three Magic Words Trilogy. We kick off 2012 in April with One Hot Cowboy Wedding and also the second in the Avalon trilogy, In Shining Whatever. Then in August the final book in the Avalon trilogy, Live After Wife. On the cowboy side there will be two fall releases, an October Christmas book that has the working title, Star Studded Christmas Cowboy (Gemma O’Donnell’s story) and a fall book with the working title, Just a Cowboy (Dewar finally gets to tell his story). The debut of my first woman’s fiction book, Sinful Delights, will be in the fall of 2012 also. I’m very excited about all of the releases!" http://muchcheaperthantherapy.blogspo... (source)
Looks to me like the One Hot Cowboy Wedding is Blaze and Colleen (my money is on this since the wedding is in Vegas and Colleen is a casino dealer...) or Ace and Jasmine??? Becca got her HEA in DGCC!
Heart beating alittle faster when a cowboy is near...
;)
Found this:
"As some of you know, I also write sweet romance for Avalon. So there’s an Avalon book coming out in the middle of October titled The Ladies Room. Then in December there is the debut book, A Forever Thing, for the Three Magic Words Trilogy. We kick off 2012 in April with One Hot Cowboy Wedding and also the second in the Avalon trilogy, In Shining Whatever. Then in August the final book in the Avalon trilogy, Live After Wife. On the cowboy side there will be two fall releases, an October Christmas book that has the working title, Star Studded Christmas Cowboy (Gemma O’Donnell’s story) and a fall book with the working title, Just a Cowboy (Dewar finally gets to tell his story). The debut of my first woman’s fiction book, Sinful Delights, will be in the fall of 2012 also. I’m very excited about all of the releases!" http://muchcheaperthantherapy.blogspo... (source)
Looks to me like the One Hot Cowboy Wedding is Blaze and Colleen (my money is on this since the wedding is in Vegas and Colleen is a casino dealer...) or Ace and Jasmine??? Becca got her HEA in DGCC!
October 2, 2017
Continuing with the Spikes & Spurs series, One Hot Cowboy Wedding is book number four. This is Ace Riley's story. The only way for Ace to keep the Double Deuce ranch and all that he has worked so hard for us to get married. His uncles will stipulated ( in very small print) that he had to be married and stay married for one year in order for the ranch to truly become his. Ace knows that his cousin Cole is chomping at the bit to get his hands on the ranch. Cole will inherit it should Ace fail to live up to the conditions of the will.
When Ace was telling all this to his best friend, Jasmine, she volunteered to marry him. They had been best friend for the past year and a half and nobody needed to know; then after a year they would quietly divorce. Of course things never go as planned. Their road to a happy ever after will keep these pages turning to find out what happens next. You wonder if these two will ever get a break. This should be enought to peak your interest. I loved every minute of this book and was sad for it to end.
When Ace was telling all this to his best friend, Jasmine, she volunteered to marry him. They had been best friend for the past year and a half and nobody needed to know; then after a year they would quietly divorce. Of course things never go as planned. Their road to a happy ever after will keep these pages turning to find out what happens next. You wonder if these two will ever get a break. This should be enought to peak your interest. I loved every minute of this book and was sad for it to end.
April 3, 2012
I've been waiting for Ace and Jasmine's book since we met Jasmine in Red's Hot Cowboy (Pearl & Wil's story). I really enjoyed this book of friends to lovers. Downloaded the ebook at midnight on 4/1 and could not put it down! Read it in about 6 hours.
I also really enjoyed the secondary love story going on with Lucy and Tyson. I'm interested to see if there will be more story for them in the next book.
With all of the secondary characters, it helped to have read the other 3 books in this series. I'm not sure if it the proofreader didn't read the other books, but in my nook ebook on page 106 it looked like Pearl had Rye's twin boys. Pearl had Wil's twin boys. Wil was my favorite cowboy in this series, so I noticed this error in men's names. It was corrected later on in the book when the girls take Pearl on a night out, but may have confused some readers if they haven't read the other books.
I also really enjoyed the secondary love story going on with Lucy and Tyson. I'm interested to see if there will be more story for them in the next book.
With all of the secondary characters, it helped to have read the other 3 books in this series. I'm not sure if it the proofreader didn't read the other books, but in my nook ebook on page 106 it looked like Pearl had Rye's twin boys. Pearl had Wil's twin boys. Wil was my favorite cowboy in this series, so I noticed this error in men's names. It was corrected later on in the book when the girls take Pearl on a night out, but may have confused some readers if they haven't read the other books.
December 7, 2012
I'm struggling with how to rate this one, because some things in this one irked me. In contemporary romances I expect some type of conversation about contraception. No mention of it at any time, except an "oops, we forgot the first and second time we had sex, but no biggie!" (Quote is mine). Secondly, what's the freakin rush to have babies? (And we are not talking about 1 or 2, we're talking "house-full.") These relationships happen quickly in this series (insta-love!) and I would think you'd want time when it is "just the 2 of us." Thirdly, babies aren't things! As in "...I want a house-full of these things." Yep. Things.
What I did like: Jazzy standing up to mommie dearest. The humor (graveyard dead- love it!). The close relationships between friends.
What I did like: Jazzy standing up to mommie dearest. The humor (graveyard dead- love it!). The close relationships between friends.
February 25, 2012
Ace needs a wife and finds one in best friend, Jazzy. So now what are they going to do? Jazzy's mom wants a big fancy wedding. Jazzy just can't tell her no...but maybe it's time for Jazzy and Ace to both grow and decide what is important in life.
I enjoyed watching this couple fall in love, even when neither thought it was a good idea. I enjoyed their sexual play and being an ice cream lover, oh yeah! great scene. :)
This is obviously part of an ongoing series as the character list is quite heavy. There were times I found myself a tad lost...who was married to whom, who was best friends with whom, etc. Having said that, I havr every intention of finding these earlier books and "catch up" with the cast!
Her fans will eat this one up!
I enjoyed watching this couple fall in love, even when neither thought it was a good idea. I enjoyed their sexual play and being an ice cream lover, oh yeah! great scene. :)
This is obviously part of an ongoing series as the character list is quite heavy. There were times I found myself a tad lost...who was married to whom, who was best friends with whom, etc. Having said that, I havr every intention of finding these earlier books and "catch up" with the cast!
Her fans will eat this one up!
April 28, 2013
Quick read, loved the storyline and the characters - all who were strong whether male or female. Always like books that have cowboys in the forefront. Would have been a 5 but too many errors including once stating wedding would be July 8 then later on July 10. Since this wasn't an ARC no reason for it and it wasn't the only one I saw. Good closure that was unexpected and hope I run into Ace and Jazzy again to see how their life plays out. I look forward to reading other books in the Spikes and Spurs series of which there were several excerpts in the back of the book.
May 28, 2016
Jasmine thought she was only doing her best friend a favour, to save his farm and all, but when their quickie wedding in Vegas goes national, they´ll both have to think again..
Now both Jasmine and Ace´s families want more, and since they have to stay married for a year, they´ll have to give it. Can a make-believe marriage become real?
Contemporary romance, feelings and smutty fluff in a great combo.
Listened to the audioversion and the narrator was great as well.
Now both Jasmine and Ace´s families want more, and since they have to stay married for a year, they´ll have to give it. Can a make-believe marriage become real?
Contemporary romance, feelings and smutty fluff in a great combo.
Listened to the audioversion and the narrator was great as well.
March 29, 2012
4.5 stars. Buckle up, lovers of cowboy romances, you are in for a wild and wicked ride with Carolyn Brown’s latest installment in her Spikes and Spurs series, One Hot Cowboy Wedding. To read my review in its entirety, please visit http://www.bookreviewsandmorebykathy....
March 30, 2012
ONE HOT COWBOY WEDDING is a passionate story of expectations and what happens when the only terrible secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves. This was a delightful read.
Please see my complete review at http://mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index.... (April 1, 2012)
Please see my complete review at http://mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index.... (April 1, 2012)
February 8, 2012
Skinny stretchin......God almighty!! Miz Carolyn you've still got it ;-) You've chalked yourself another winner.
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