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Wyoming Wildflowers #5
Jack's Heart
Wildflowers have to be strong and resilient to bloom amid the rugged beauty of Wyoming – and so do the women.
Valerie Trimarco is very pregnant, very lost, very alone, and very stuck in a Wyoming snow storm. Her car is jammed in a Wyoming ditch, with contractions coming faster and harder … when her white knight in a cowboy hat arrives. Ranch foreman Jack Ralston’s job is to handle anything that needs handling with cool, quiet competence,
including a baby who’s decided to enter the world right now.
A few years later, Valerie returns to the Slash-C Ranch of Knighton, Wyoming. Now a successful mommy blogger, she wants to thank the man who rescued her and delivered her beloved daughter. Okay, maybe she’s wondered about him a time or two over the years. How could she not? So she conspires with his employers and friends to spring a surprise party on him for a proper thank you.
Yes, Jack can handle anything. Except a surprise party. And this open, energetic, talkative woman and her short-stuff kid who gets under his guard. Because they demand the one thing from him that he can’t handle – love.
Jack’s Heart brings emotional impact to this romantic comedy addition to the contemporary western romance collection Wyoming Wildflowers from award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn.
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Get all the blooms in the Wyoming Wildflowers Series!
Prequel – Wyoming Wildflowers: The Beginning (Snowberry)
Book 1 – Almost a Bride (Indian Paintbrush)
Book 2 – Match Made in Wyoming (Fireweed)
Book 3 – My Heart Remembers (Bur Marigold)
Book 4 – Jack’s Heart (Yellow Monkeyflower)
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Reader Reviews for Patricia McLinn’s Wyoming Wildflowers stories:
“Each one was totally different, characters were unique and totally believable!! Enjoy!!!
“Amazing and touching story.”
"If you love to laugh; love to cry; or love to laugh and cry at the same time, then you'll definitely want to read Almost a Bride."
"Smart, stubborn and irresistible."
“… So enjoyable I couldn’t put it down until I finished it.”
“Excellent book! I read it straight in one whole day. Recommend it to anyone!”
“Delightful!”
”Nothing short of heart consuming and thrilling. I've loved every one and feel like I know the people personally. I can't wait for the next installment.”
Valerie Trimarco is very pregnant, very lost, very alone, and very stuck in a Wyoming snow storm. Her car is jammed in a Wyoming ditch, with contractions coming faster and harder … when her white knight in a cowboy hat arrives. Ranch foreman Jack Ralston’s job is to handle anything that needs handling with cool, quiet competence,
including a baby who’s decided to enter the world right now.
A few years later, Valerie returns to the Slash-C Ranch of Knighton, Wyoming. Now a successful mommy blogger, she wants to thank the man who rescued her and delivered her beloved daughter. Okay, maybe she’s wondered about him a time or two over the years. How could she not? So she conspires with his employers and friends to spring a surprise party on him for a proper thank you.
Yes, Jack can handle anything. Except a surprise party. And this open, energetic, talkative woman and her short-stuff kid who gets under his guard. Because they demand the one thing from him that he can’t handle – love.
Jack’s Heart brings emotional impact to this romantic comedy addition to the contemporary western romance collection Wyoming Wildflowers from award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn.
~~~
Get all the blooms in the Wyoming Wildflowers Series!
Prequel – Wyoming Wildflowers: The Beginning (Snowberry)
Book 1 – Almost a Bride (Indian Paintbrush)
Book 2 – Match Made in Wyoming (Fireweed)
Book 3 – My Heart Remembers (Bur Marigold)
Book 4 – Jack’s Heart (Yellow Monkeyflower)
~~~
Reader Reviews for Patricia McLinn’s Wyoming Wildflowers stories:
“Each one was totally different, characters were unique and totally believable!! Enjoy!!!
“Amazing and touching story.”
"If you love to laugh; love to cry; or love to laugh and cry at the same time, then you'll definitely want to read Almost a Bride."
"Smart, stubborn and irresistible."
“… So enjoyable I couldn’t put it down until I finished it.”
“Excellent book! I read it straight in one whole day. Recommend it to anyone!”
“Delightful!”
”Nothing short of heart consuming and thrilling. I've loved every one and feel like I know the people personally. I can't wait for the next installment.”
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240 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 7, 2015
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About the author
Patricia McLinn
134 books314 followersUSA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn’s novels—cited by reviewers for warmth, wit and vivid characterization – have won numerous regional and national awards and been on national bestseller lists.
In addition to her romance and women’s fiction books, Patricia is the author of the Caught Dead in Wyoming mystery series, which adds a touch of humor and romance to figuring out whodunit.
Patricia received BA and MSJ degrees from Northwestern University. She was a sports writer (Rockford, Ill.), assistant sports editor (Charlotte, N.C.) and—for 20-plus years—an editor at the Washington Post.
She has spoken about writing from Melbourne, Australia to Washington, D.C., including being a guest-speaker at the Smithsonian Institution. She is now living in Northern Kentucky, and writing full-time. Patricia loves to hear from readers through her website, Facebook, Goodreads, and Twitter.
In addition to her romance and women’s fiction books, Patricia is the author of the Caught Dead in Wyoming mystery series, which adds a touch of humor and romance to figuring out whodunit.
Patricia received BA and MSJ degrees from Northwestern University. She was a sports writer (Rockford, Ill.), assistant sports editor (Charlotte, N.C.) and—for 20-plus years—an editor at the Washington Post.
She has spoken about writing from Melbourne, Australia to Washington, D.C., including being a guest-speaker at the Smithsonian Institution. She is now living in Northern Kentucky, and writing full-time. Patricia loves to hear from readers through her website, Facebook, Goodreads, and Twitter.
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October 24, 2018
In a blizzard on Slash-C ranch land, Jack Ralston is making his way home when he comes across a station wagon stuck in a ditch. Investigating, he finds a very pregnant woman about to have a baby. It's up to him to do something. No way would an ambulance get down the road, so he calls for help from one of the ranch hands and then delivers the baby himself. To say Jack is a loaner is a great understatement, but Valerie Trimarco finds a kind soul in Jack as he helps her through the most significant moment in her life. A few years later, Valerie and her little girl Addie return to surprise Jack with a thank you party—one she plans to blog about in her wildly popular mommy blog. A party and publicity are the last things Jack wants, though for years he's tracked Valerie and the little girl he helped bring into the world through her online presence. Jack has good reason not to want his name or picture in the public, and good reason to stay hidden on the Slash-C where he's foreman. But after Val returns, he has even more reason to give his heart away, and join the world.
November 8, 2018
Good reading
I am from Wyoming and this series of books captures the culture of the west I have read all the series so far and find them very entertaining, each one better than the last. This was a great read for me
I am from Wyoming and this series of books captures the culture of the west I have read all the series so far and find them very entertaining, each one better than the last. This was a great read for me
August 27, 2019
The silent and unapproachable hard man taken to new levels by a silly and annoying heroine.
February 22, 2015
Jack's Heart by Patricia McLinn
Wyoming Wildflowers Series Book Four
Jack Ralston works at the Slash C Ranch for the Curricks. He minds his own business and stays to himself. His walls are high and have been for some time now, and then she came into his life. Twice.
Valerie Trimarco was always unsettled. New jobs, wanting to see new places, always going. Things changed the day she found herself heading home to her family to have her baby. Only she never made it home. Addison Rose Trimarco chose to enter the world in Wyoming rather than Massachusetts.
I loved this story and all the main and secondary characters. I haven't read the previous books in this series but would highly suggest doing so. Those characters are active in this story and most are quite amusing. Tissue warning alert: if you tear up during stories, you may want tissues nearby for this one.
Connected to this story is A New World. This is Eleanor's story, Valerie's cousin. If you enjoy the series where you already know the previous characters, you'll want to read the previous four books in this series (first one is a prequel) and Eleanor's story.
**Sensual content and mild language
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Wyoming Wildflowers Series Book Four
Jack Ralston works at the Slash C Ranch for the Curricks. He minds his own business and stays to himself. His walls are high and have been for some time now, and then she came into his life. Twice.
Valerie Trimarco was always unsettled. New jobs, wanting to see new places, always going. Things changed the day she found herself heading home to her family to have her baby. Only she never made it home. Addison Rose Trimarco chose to enter the world in Wyoming rather than Massachusetts.
I loved this story and all the main and secondary characters. I haven't read the previous books in this series but would highly suggest doing so. Those characters are active in this story and most are quite amusing. Tissue warning alert: if you tear up during stories, you may want tissues nearby for this one.
Connected to this story is A New World. This is Eleanor's story, Valerie's cousin. If you enjoy the series where you already know the previous characters, you'll want to read the previous four books in this series (first one is a prequel) and Eleanor's story.
**Sensual content and mild language
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/...
February 15, 2015
Wyoming Wildflowers Series by Patricia McLinn
February 13, 2015 - February 15, 2015
Prequel – Wyoming Wildflowers: The Beginning (Snowberry)
Book 1 – Almost a Bride (Indian Paintbrush)
Book 2 – Match Made in Wyoming (Fireweed)
Book 3 – My Heart Remembers (Bur Marigold)
Book 4 – Jack’s Heart (Yellow Monkeyflower)
Love all the characters, the plots, the settings and the stories in the Wyoming Wildflowers Series by Patricia McLinn. The storylines are all catching and I wasn’t able to stop reading, wanting to find out what happens next. I will be looking for more from Patricia McLinn in the future.
The story had all of the characteristics that I like to discover when finding a good book to read:
• One or more HOT alpha males
• Hot chemistry between heroine/hero
• Good story line
• Wonderful backup characters
• Family
• Drama
• Romance
February 13, 2015 - February 15, 2015
Prequel – Wyoming Wildflowers: The Beginning (Snowberry)
Book 1 – Almost a Bride (Indian Paintbrush)
Book 2 – Match Made in Wyoming (Fireweed)
Book 3 – My Heart Remembers (Bur Marigold)
Book 4 – Jack’s Heart (Yellow Monkeyflower)
Love all the characters, the plots, the settings and the stories in the Wyoming Wildflowers Series by Patricia McLinn. The storylines are all catching and I wasn’t able to stop reading, wanting to find out what happens next. I will be looking for more from Patricia McLinn in the future.
The story had all of the characteristics that I like to discover when finding a good book to read:
• One or more HOT alpha males
• Hot chemistry between heroine/hero
• Good story line
• Wonderful backup characters
• Family
• Drama
• Romance
March 9, 2015
Ok read. Not much happens for ages, very drawn out and got a bit boring tbh. Nowhere near as good as previous books in the series. I'd suggest skipping this one.
Merged review:
I really enjoy this author but this book was disappointing. Not much happens for ages, very drawn out and got a bit boring tbh. Nowhere near as good as previous books in the series. I'd suggest skipping this one.
Merged review:
I really enjoy this author but this book was disappointing. Not much happens for ages, very drawn out and got a bit boring tbh. Nowhere near as good as previous books in the series. I'd suggest skipping this one.
April 28, 2016
Loved this story!
Giving birth in the back of a car in a snow storm with the help of a stranger...jump ahead 3.5 years and the real story begins. Love Jack and Val. Great addition to the series.
Giving birth in the back of a car in a snow storm with the help of a stranger...jump ahead 3.5 years and the real story begins. Love Jack and Val. Great addition to the series.
April 2, 2015
No one can beat Patricia McLinn for contemporary romances in western settings. Wonderful characters, evocative settings, and a story that touches more hearts than Jack's.
January 1, 2016
A little draggy but otherwise really liked it
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