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Grass Valley Cowboys #4

The Cowboy's Autumn Fall

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Brice Morgan thought love at first sight was some ridiculous notion of school girls and old ladies who read too many romance novels. At least he does until he meets Bailey Bishop at a friend’s wedding and falls hard and fast for the intriguing woman.

Bailey Bishop attends her cousin’s wedding with no intention of extending her brief visit to Oregon. Married to her career as a paleontologist, Bailey tries to ignore her intense attraction to her cousin’s best friend, Brice. Ready to return home to Denver, Bailey instead accepts the opportunity to explore a new dig site not far from the family’s ranch in Grass Valley.

Can she keep her feelings for Brice from derailing her plans for the future?

As the autumn season arrives, love falls on willing hearts at the Triple T Ranch.

268 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 28, 2012

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Shanna Hatfield

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A hopeless romantic with a bit of sarcasm thrown in for good measure, Shanna Hatfield is a best-selling author of clean romantic fiction written with a healthy dose of humor.

In addition to blogging and eating too much chocolate, she is completely smitten with her husband, lovingly known as Captain Cavedweller.

Shanna creates character-driven romances with realistic heroes and heroines. Her historical westerns have been described as “reminiscent of the era captured by Bonanza and The Virginian” while her contemporary works have been called “laugh-out-loud funny, and a little heart-pumping sexy without being explicit in any way.”

She is a member of Western Writers of America, Women Writing the West, and Romance Writers of America.

To learn more about Shanna or the books she writes, visit her blog http://shannahatfield.com
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Profile Image for Glenda Kinard.
223 reviews5 followers
May 6, 2020
Cheers to another GREAT book, The Cowboy’s Autumn Fall, by the incomparable Shanna Hatfield!!
Brice Morgan never believed in love at first sight, that is until he sees his best friend’s cousin Bailey Bishop, a woman who believes love and romance have no place in her life. Brice and Bailey’s story is one that’s very hard to put down.
This Grass Valley Cowboy series is nothing short of Amazing. Continually, Shanna Hatfield’s cowboys and strong resilient women make for wonderful reading.
Profile Image for Dorothy Roller.
480 reviews3 followers
August 17, 2019
Another book I loved in this series. I loved Bailey and Brice and their crazy romance. Poor Bailey just couldn’t allow herself to follow her heart where Brice was concerned. Brice is head over heals in love with Bailey and she with him so you would think that this is a perfect match. One problem though, she is married to her job and just can’t see how people can have both marriage and a happily ever after and still be devoted to your job and do it well to advance to be the best. After all it’s all she knew and dreamt about her whole life was to be the best in her field and nothing was going to get in the way.

Ah a perfect romance or is it. One I thought was made just for the books. But then…well until it still is but won’t happen.
Hum, I think you better read this one too as the other books in this series to find out if there will he that HEA. Maybe this one just can’t be.
But it is such a good story and I loved it like all the others I have read in the Grass Valley Cowboys series. Yep, it is a must read for sure.
593 reviews
December 25, 2024
Don't Ever Give Up Loving

It took Brice and Bailey both well into thier 20s to fully realize that true love was not a hideous thing. Bailey being the odd one out, typically never entertained a desire to join other her age in the games children play, thus becoming socially inept and illiterate in any type of a relationship, both with her family and with members of the opposite sex. Both saw each other at about the same time and literally fell in love at first sight. Bailey fought it the best she could but Brice revealed in it waiting as patiently as possible. This was a very touching story and we'll deserving of the five stars.
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1,795 reviews12 followers
May 3, 2020
Bailey and Brice

I hate to only give this four stars, but Bailey...good gravy! How much meaner could she possibly be towards Brice. He treated her like a cherished love and she literally treated him like a part time play thing. She loved her work more than him. I don't know of too many men who would have the patience to endure her almost constant wrath and indifference...

Most of the book I truly did enjoy, except when her selfish and hateful attitude came out. Also, the story ended rather abruptly. I was hoping that their reconciliation would have been more lengthy.
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802 reviews38 followers
February 5, 2019
I kept with this title because I just loved Brice's character. Bailey nagged on my nerves.

As much as she annoyed me with her dialog, I also felt it wasnt consistent - some scenes she would go all "professor" in her dialog and the next she was talking like a typical contemporary character.

Sometimes this book felt forced, especially around the conflict that threatened their HEA, and what brought them together.

KU - 3.99 cover price
Profile Image for Tamera Westhoff.
1,091 reviews6 followers
January 27, 2017
Number four

I thought this one was a little more risqué. It's still clean, but there was a lot of steam that I skipped pages on. It was hard to stay invested, although I think it ended well. I'm still looking forward to the Thompson momma!
Profile Image for Crystal.
1,334 reviews10 followers
January 17, 2018
Fantastic!

This series has made me fall in love again and again, and this book is no different! Bailey and Brice are two characters that are so full of life, and unique. I loved the story!
Profile Image for Connie Wittenbraker.
11 reviews
July 5, 2018
Brice and Bailey set off fireworks at first contact.

The characters and struggles they overcome are easy to identify with them.
Bailey learns that you can have your cake and eat it too. Thoroughly enjoyable tale of overcoming insecurities.
157 reviews3 followers
February 6, 2020
Fun read

This is another fun book about the Thompson family. This continues the saga. This time it is mostly about their cousin, Bailey and her love story. These books are fun, light hearted love stories.
755 reviews1 follower
June 15, 2020
The best one yet

I really enjoyed the nerdy knowledge handed out in this book. I loved how the characters showed personality and Bailey was book smart and learning how to be love smart. What a great book!
1,288 reviews3 followers
January 25, 2021
It was a fun series to read about this cowboy's and finding themselves wives amongst the ranching and whatever else was going on. But this book is for the total romance person because it was all about sizzling romance with little story.
745 reviews8 followers
October 16, 2023
Great book

What a great addition to this series. I absolutely loved Bailey's love story. I love all the characters and how they make me feel like part of the family. I recommend this book.
1,224 reviews2 followers
April 4, 2025
Entertaining story!

Brice is a very humorous, kind hearted and loving guy. Bailey, on the other hand, is stodgy. They meet up at a wedding and Brice is very taken with Bailey. Can they make it work together?
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40 reviews
October 14, 2025
This is the only book I’ve listened to by this author. Cute story but oh how cheesy! I cringed every time he called her Sugar and it was way too much!!! I feel like I accomplished a lot by finishing.
Profile Image for Deloris  Mercer.
309 reviews
February 2, 2018
Good read

Thank you Ms. Hatfield for a good read.
This series has proven to be a great storyline. This book was not a disappointment. Great modern cowboy romance..
1,347 reviews4 followers
June 13, 2020
Book 4 of 6
*Great! Love Shanna Hatfield!
1,257 reviews
September 25, 2020
Brice and Bailey

A great book about 2 people falling in love, one resisting it and planning t
I'm spending her life furthering her career.
145 reviews
February 14, 2021
This book is the fourth book I read in this series. It was as good as the other three.
1,348 reviews1 follower
April 16, 2021
A great story

I really enjoyed reading this book. So far each book of this series has been different but yet full of excitement and adventures. This story was very powerful.
54 reviews4 followers
January 17, 2022
Love the family stories

Especially like all the families together as they are introduced for their own story. Very good books of family. The best.
479 reviews1 follower
May 9, 2022
Lovely cowboy romance series! Shanna did it again with another success- Brice and Bailey are darling. Enjoy this sweet book!
12 reviews
February 5, 2024
L u v all

L u v every book,!!! Don't want to miss any of these books. Please read n enjoy. The recipes are worth saving DELICIOUS
Profile Image for Julie Chapman Craig.
14 reviews3 followers
March 18, 2024
Interesting and good hearted

I’m enjoying reading each storyline. I also like that it is clean but funny!!! I plan to read more from this Author!
1,113 reviews1 follower
October 23, 2025
great book

This was a great book and by a great author. I highly recommend this book and author. I can’t wait to read the next book by this wonderful author.


Profile Image for Barbara Campbell.
1,758 reviews34 followers
January 24, 2024
I’m gonna admit this was an odd story. Mainly because Bailey is an odd person. I’m not saying there’s no one out there like her … just so much like any of the norms. That said… The fact that she and Brice are so opposite really plays well. And I ended up loving this one as much as the others.
Profile Image for Julie Jobe.
259 reviews
June 12, 2016
Brice and Bailey-you wouldn't think they would work together based on their interests, but they do! I love that Brice knew nearly the moment he set eyes on Bailey that she was the one for him, and boy, did he work to pursue her and show her that! And though Bailey really feels the same way deep down, she's not sure what to do about that-it doesn't really fit in with her plans to fall in love with Brice so she ends up giving him quite a run for his money. Thankfully, it all works out in the end and the journey there and sweet romance along the way is so much fun! Oh, and the heart meltingly tender peak into Travis and Tess's honeymoon was perfect!
Profile Image for Linda R.
485 reviews
August 13, 2024
Brice Morgan, the best friend of Travis Thompson, has never taken romance seriously. Bailey Bishop, a cousin to the Thompson brothers, is devoted to her career. When Brice asks Bailey to dance, all their ideas about love are changed forever.

The Cowboy's Autumn Fall, Book 4 of Grass Valley Cowboys, continues the story of the Thompsons and Morgans. The book begins at the wedding reception of Trent and Lindsay, so a glimpse into everyone's lives is immediately given. Shanna Hatfield again delivers a funny and sweet romance for this extended family and friends.

I purchased a Kindle and paperback copy of this book.
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