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Hurley's Homestyle Kitchen #5
Charm School for Cowboys
As if meeting his birth mother and discovering he has a twin brother aren't enough to test a man, Jake Morrow's short one ranch cook. So when pregnant Emma Hurley comes looking for a job and whips up the best steak dinner he's ever had, Jake hires her on the spot. And when Emma's father demands she marry or lose her family farm, Jake stuns Emmaand himselfby proposing.
After being left in the lurch, Emma can handle five hungry, romance-challenged cowboys. Well, except for one the handsome rancher and Blue Gulch's most eligible bachelor who gallantly comes to her rescue. Only now Emma's gone and fallen for her pretend fiance. But Jake isn't looking for a forever kind of love...is he?
After being left in the lurch, Emma can handle five hungry, romance-challenged cowboys. Well, except for one the handsome rancher and Blue Gulch's most eligible bachelor who gallantly comes to her rescue. Only now Emma's gone and fallen for her pretend fiance. But Jake isn't looking for a forever kind of love...is he?
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published April 18, 2017
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About the author
Meg Maxwell
38 books64 followersMeg Maxwell is a former pseudonym for author Melissa Senate, whose women's fiction titles, such as See Jane Date and The Love Goddess' Cooking School, have been published in over twenty-five countries. NOTE: Melissa hasn't published new novels under the name Meg Maxwell since 2017.
Meg's debut miniseries for Harlequin Special Edition, Hurley's Homestyle Kitchen, is set in and around a family-owned restaurant. There are sisters, hunky cowboys, hot detectives, delicious food, and a lot of romance. Book 1: A Cowboy in the Kitchen, Book 2: The Detective's 8 lb 10 oz Surprise. Book 3: The Cowboy's Big Family Tree. Book 4: The Cook's Secret Ingredient. Book 5: Charm School For Cowboys. Book 6 (Oct '17): Santa's Seven-Day Baby Tutorial. Also look for my contribution to the new Montana Mavericks series, The Great Family Roundup: Mommy and the Maverick (July '17). Do not read these books on an empty stomach! Lots of comfort food cooking--and eating--goes on.
Meg's debut miniseries for Harlequin Special Edition, Hurley's Homestyle Kitchen, is set in and around a family-owned restaurant. There are sisters, hunky cowboys, hot detectives, delicious food, and a lot of romance. Book 1: A Cowboy in the Kitchen, Book 2: The Detective's 8 lb 10 oz Surprise. Book 3: The Cowboy's Big Family Tree. Book 4: The Cook's Secret Ingredient. Book 5: Charm School For Cowboys. Book 6 (Oct '17): Santa's Seven-Day Baby Tutorial. Also look for my contribution to the new Montana Mavericks series, The Great Family Roundup: Mommy and the Maverick (July '17). Do not read these books on an empty stomach! Lots of comfort food cooking--and eating--goes on.
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May 12, 2019
As i was reading this book I kept thinking OMG Emma's father reminds me so much of my own. It was a really good book.
Emma meets a young rodeo man and decides to spend the night with him. She only sees him that one night and she finds her self in the family way. She tries to track him down to tell him about the baby but he is so hard to find. After several leads she finally finds out what ranch he is on but she isn't prepared for the news she hears.
The whole time she is trying to find him, her father is insisting that she can not raise this baby out of wedlock.
Really interesting book that will keep you wanting to read without taking a break.
Emma meets a young rodeo man and decides to spend the night with him. She only sees him that one night and she finds her self in the family way. She tries to track him down to tell him about the baby but he is so hard to find. After several leads she finally finds out what ranch he is on but she isn't prepared for the news she hears.
The whole time she is trying to find him, her father is insisting that she can not raise this baby out of wedlock.
Really interesting book that will keep you wanting to read without taking a break.
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September 3, 2017
This was going okay until about page 150, when Emma and Jake just started misunderstanding each other left and right, which got old very very fast. It ended alright though.
Except now I'm caught and have to find out what happens to the brother. Ugh.
Except now I'm caught and have to find out what happens to the brother. Ugh.
August 5, 2017
I've never read Meg Maxwell's books. This is my first by her- what a joy to read it !
I think this is book 5 in the Hurley's Homestyle Kitchen series, although it isn't numbered.
Emma (26) has quarreled with her widowed father, who is a control freak and dictates his rules to her.She met a cowboy, Joshua Smith (Tex) and tracks him down to the Full Circle ranch owned by Jake.Only Tex is dead, killed falling from a horse. Emma is 4 months pregnant and needs a place to stay.She is second cousin to the three Hurley sisters living in town and running the local restaurant with their grandmother, Essie.
Jake (32) owns the Full Circle ranch.He was adopted as a baby and has a younger brother born to his adoptive parents, CJ (22).Five years ago,upon their parents's death, Jake learned the name of his birth mother (Sarah) and that he is a twin ! CJ took it hard and Jake stopped the search for his brother.Now he learns where his brother lives.
Emma starts her new job and gives advice to all 5 men living and working on the farm.They range from 22 to 52, all single and looking for love.
When Jake proposes to her, Emma doesn't take him seriously, but agrees to a fake engagement.Her father threatens to sell her childhood home, the home of her mother.Eventually he changes his decision in an interesting way.
Jake's twin, Colt Asher, finds him.It will be interesting to read more about the people featured in the book.
I think this is book 5 in the Hurley's Homestyle Kitchen series, although it isn't numbered.
Emma (26) has quarreled with her widowed father, who is a control freak and dictates his rules to her.She met a cowboy, Joshua Smith (Tex) and tracks him down to the Full Circle ranch owned by Jake.Only Tex is dead, killed falling from a horse. Emma is 4 months pregnant and needs a place to stay.She is second cousin to the three Hurley sisters living in town and running the local restaurant with their grandmother, Essie.
Jake (32) owns the Full Circle ranch.He was adopted as a baby and has a younger brother born to his adoptive parents, CJ (22).Five years ago,upon their parents's death, Jake learned the name of his birth mother (Sarah) and that he is a twin ! CJ took it hard and Jake stopped the search for his brother.Now he learns where his brother lives.
Emma starts her new job and gives advice to all 5 men living and working on the farm.They range from 22 to 52, all single and looking for love.
When Jake proposes to her, Emma doesn't take him seriously, but agrees to a fake engagement.Her father threatens to sell her childhood home, the home of her mother.Eventually he changes his decision in an interesting way.
Jake's twin, Colt Asher, finds him.It will be interesting to read more about the people featured in the book.
July 10, 2017
Charm School For Cowboys is a Hurley's Homestyle Kitchen Series by Meg Maxwell. This is such a funny book. I would recommend it for anyone to read. Emma Hurley is pregnant. She wants to be on her own. Emma takes a job working as a cook for Jake Morrow at his ranch. Four cowboys work for Jake. They are lacking in charm when they are around women. Emma teaches them how to act around women. Jake has a twin brother he is looking for. Jake and Emma have feelings for each other but don't admit it to each other. Emma's dad will put the ranch up for sale if Emma doesn't marry. Again a funny book.
November 26, 2017
Found this little gem at the library on the honor's rack. What a fun story to read on a Sunday. Pregnant Emma Hurley shows up a Jake Morrow's ranch, saves dinner and end's up with a job. Discovering that she is a week too late on tracking the father of her unborn baby's father down, Emma takes a job on the spot as the new cook.
The 5 romanced starved cowboys on this ranch need all the help they can get and Emma seems perfect for the job.
The 5 romanced starved cowboys on this ranch need all the help they can get and Emma seems perfect for the job.
September 17, 2017
A lovely sweet read
January 1, 2019
This is the 5th book I read by Meg Maxwell. I loved ❤ the food mentioned in the story. It sounded delicious 😋. I felt sorry for Emma. I'm sorry this story was slow & I couldn't get into it.
May 28, 2018
Jake was a protective caretaker and planner, while Emma was sweet and too stubborn for her own good. They started out as a fake engagement, so I was hoping for relationship development. Unfortunately, instead of a slow burning attraction, it felt like Jake and Emma stayed at the “good friends” level, which in turn had their romance coming across stilted and awkward.
Frankly, that drove me nuts. I was hoping for a really, sweep ‘em off your feet romantic tale.
Overall, even though I was disappointed in the main charcater’s romance, I still thought this was a cute read, mostly due to the secondary characters lack of tact and gruff charm as they tried to woo dates of their own.
Frankly, that drove me nuts. I was hoping for a really, sweep ‘em off your feet romantic tale.
Overall, even though I was disappointed in the main charcater’s romance, I still thought this was a cute read, mostly due to the secondary characters lack of tact and gruff charm as they tried to woo dates of their own.
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