The Cowboy's Secret Son

The Teagues of Texas #1

by Trish Milburn

After battling a serious illness, Grace Cameron realizes one thing: her son needs his father. But how can she face Nathan Teague after seven years of lies? To ease into it, she enrolls her boy in the Cowboy Camp run by the Teague family on their Texas Hill Country ranch. Little Evan is bursting with excitement over horses, ropin' and hanging around real cowboys! Oh, my!

Nathan is in shock when Grace comes back to town. Then when he discovers he's the father of her cute little boy—a miniature Nathan—he's not sure if he should be angry, grateful or both. He decides to go with angry. For a while, at least…until he gets the sense that Grace is still hiding something. What's the secret—and how can he ever trust the woman who stole his son from him?

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Harlequin, Contemporary Romance, Westerns

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Trish Milburn is the author of more than 50 romance and young adult novels, a huge fan of Asian dramas and K-pop music, prefers Marvel over D.C. (except Wonder Woman is awesome), and loves road trips and visiting national and state parks, and of course is an avid reader with a never-ending to-be-read pile.

Learn more about Trish on her website, www.trishmilburn.com -- where you'll also find links to her social media. She's most active on Twitter @TrishMilburn. Also, her WordoftheK.com is dedicated to her books set in Korea as well as posts about various aspects of the Korean entertainment industry, Korean culture, etc.

Have a question? Be sure to check out the Goodreads option to ask about my books, K-pop, K-dramas, or writing.

Reviews

[Jacqueline J · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent enough story with some weak points. I thought that the relationship happened pretty fast. Only a week and a half after she returned. It might have felt more realistic if they had had a solid relationship as teenagers, but they were a one night stand even if she did have a crush on him. nother thing, we have no idea what type of cancer she had. That left a bit of a vague hole in the story. Also I thought that the fact that she got pregnant after having had chemo needed more explanation. Chemo is known to cause infertility in many cases. I went and looked it up. You can get pregnant after chemo but only in certain cases. The vagueness all around bothered me.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book. Grace had come back to Texas to tell Nathan about his son, but she wasn't sure she could trust him not to try to take him away. After the childhood she'd had, she had trouble relying on anyone. She found, though, that her teenaged feelings never went away. Nathan was stunned to find out he was a father, and angry at first. He also knew that Grace had no reason to trust him after the way he had treated her in high school. He found that, as he got to know her, he really admired her. But could it be love? He wasn't sure, until it was almost too late.

[G. RAY ASHTON JR · Rating 4 out of 5]

I ENJOYED ALL THE BOOKS THAT I READ BY TRISH MILBURN. THEY ARE SIMILAR TO MARYANN JORDAN'S BOOKS. I AM STARTING TO REALLY ENJOY THESE ADVENTURE ROMANCE STORIES.
I DO LIKE THE F/UP STORIES THAT MARYANN JORDAN DOES FOR HE BOOKS.

RAY ASHTON/SUNRAY

[charmaine White · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow

This one was an amazing romantic story.But sit down and hold on to your seat.I laughed until I had tears in my eyes.I really enjoyed this book.

[Debra Reeves · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading it

[Mombo · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Cowboys Secret Son was a good story until... (roughly 175 pages in)



...the girl who became pregnant as a teenager repeats the same mistake as an adult
...the cowboy becomes seriously irresponsible and doesn't use protection ever
...the heroine takes off and becomes ill because she stops eating
...the single mother has no idea how to take of herself, refer to stop eating above, and really shouldn't be allowed to look after anyone after that little stunt
...our 'heroine' falls completely under the care of a man who will solve all her problems

Ugh! Seriously, as modern women, aren't we beyond reading about pre-1960s romantic plot devices? All that's missing is for for him to have smacked her around one or twice and for her to love him more because of it, lol.

[Fedora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though this is a secret-baby book, thankfully the story primarily starts right as Grace brings their son to a camp run by Nathan with the intention of telling Nathan about him. While there were several elements of Grace's motives and actions that frustrated me, Ms. Milburn actually does a lovely job revealing her feelings and motivations that made her more understandable.

I did love Nathan and then seeing Grace be able to shed some of the emotional damage that keeps her from initially being able to trust and hope. Ms. Milburn pens a very emotionally wrenching story that ultimately has a happy conclusion. And as the start to the Teagues of Texas trilogy, it's a great intro to the rest of the family as well.

[Peni · Rating 4 out of 5]

I quite enjoyed this first book in the Teague's series. This is also the first book I have read by Trish Milburn but it won't be the last. I found the story to be interesting and the characters likable. I wish I could have a family like that. I look forward to reading more about the Teague's. Way to go Ms. Milburn.

[Ginny Rodenberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

After having a health scare, Grace decides that her son's father needs to know about him in case he should be needed to take care of the boy because she has nothing to do with her family. Very good read. I have read this several times.

[Helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such an emotional beautiful story I loved it from start to finish Grace and Nathan are so good together lots of passion and Evan is such a great charachter in this

[Melissa Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story.

[Harlequin Books]

Miniseries: The Teagues of Texas

[Dami]

DNF