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Though Colt Judd chafes to escape Glades County, the former rodeo star vows to maintain the traditions of the South Florida ranch following the death of his father.
Her job as head cook gives widowed mom Emma Shane the chance to provide a permanent home for her daughter...until Colt swaggers into her domain.
More than soup simmers in the kitchen while Colt and Emma work to recreate lost family recipes, but Emma guards against the man whose tumbleweed existence threatens both her heart and the stable life she wants to provide for her daughter..
Will the Circle P’s beautiful new cook tempt a wandering cowboy to do the impossible—put down roots?
*This book was previously published in 2014.
Her job as head cook gives widowed mom Emma Shane the chance to provide a permanent home for her daughter...until Colt swaggers into her domain.
More than soup simmers in the kitchen while Colt and Emma work to recreate lost family recipes, but Emma guards against the man whose tumbleweed existence threatens both her heart and the stable life she wants to provide for her daughter..
Will the Circle P’s beautiful new cook tempt a wandering cowboy to do the impossible—put down roots?
*This book was previously published in 2014.
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First published January 1, 2014
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Leigh Duncan
51 books244 followersLeigh Duncan is an Amazon best-selling author and a National Readers' Choice Award winner, the author of more than two dozen novels, novellas and short stories. However, the biggest thrill of her career--so far!--came when she saw her book, Journey Back to Christmas, featured on the Home and Family Show after Hallmark Publishing chose Journey to introduce its new line of romance novels. Her newest Hallmark Publishing release, A Simple Wedding, and her upcoming A Cottage Wedding (6/2/20) are the first of several books in Leigh's Heart's Landing series. These sweet, contemporary romances take place in a small town known as America's Top Wedding Destination, and each book centers on one couple who fall in love in Heart's Landing.
Leigh lives on Central Florida's East Coast where she loves to stay in touch with readers through social media. Find her at www.facebook.com/LeighDuncanBooks, or visit her website at www.leighduncan.com.
Leigh lives on Central Florida's East Coast where she loves to stay in touch with readers through social media. Find her at www.facebook.com/LeighDuncanBooks, or visit her website at www.leighduncan.com.
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February 9, 2020
"Okay, so biscuits." Her fingers poised over the keyboard. "From all accounts, they're your specialty. Several former guests even mentioned them on the website." She squeezed her eyes closed and swallowed. "I have to admit, that's something I've never quite mastered."
Doris sipped from an every-present cup of coffee. "The secret to a good biscuit is a light touch. I mix up all the dry ingredients and keep them over there." She motioned toward a large ceramic bowl on the dry sink. "There's oil in the cupboard overhead. Add it and the milk at the same time. Don't stir any more than you have to. Pat out the dough. Don't roll it."
Emma typed furiously, stopping only when Doris pushed her coffee aside and stood.
"Or you can do what I've done the past ten years." She crossed to the big Sub-Zero and pulled open the lowest storage bin. "You can use these." She held up a popular brand of canned biscuits.
Stunned, Emma sat back in her chair. "You're kidding, right?"
Doris pointed to an age-lined face. "Do I look like I'm joking?"
This is actually the funniest and best part of the book. Now you can skip reading it. You're welcome.
Emma travels with her four-year-old daughter Bree to Florida in order to take a cooking job on a ranch. She is an accomplished chef. Her problem is that her father was a drill sergeant (literally) and yelled all the time, was verbally abusive and had a hot temper. Then she married a man who ended up being also a yeller with hot temper. Becoming a chef was probably a mistake, because chefs are abusive assholes who yell a lot and verbally abuse their staff. (RELATED MATERIAL: Life, on the Line by Grant Achatz).
Emma figures that ranch life will be quieter, slower, and she will be able to be in charge of her own kitchen. All good things.
Unfortunately she arrives at the ranch to find a funeral, the patriarch who hired her has died. Luckily she still has a job, due to the matriarch's interference, but the matriarch is leaving to stay with her daughter-in-law and Emma is left on the ranch with a hot-tempered man, our hero, named - not surprisingly - Colt. If you write a Western or Cowboy romance, the man has to be named either Dylan or Colt (Colton). It's a law.
I was annoyed with the author for setting Emma up with a bad-tempered man. It's obvious she needs a calm, patient hero. Some people may find short-tempered men 'sexy' or 'masculine' but not me. I like calm, patient, even-tempered men best and they are the men that turn me on the most. Emma is flinching when people raise their voices. Why couldn't the author create a hero for her who was more suited to her needs?
So let's go over some of Colt's traits, alright?
COLT'S TRAITS
- Hot-tempered. I don't like it, I don't think it's an attractive quality in a man, and I don't think it's what Emma needs in her life. Turn-off to me, and turn-off to Emma.
- Great with children. I have to hand it to him. Man's a natural with kids. That's lucky.
- Seemingly has no hangups about being with or pursuing a woman who has a child. Never sees Bree as a burden. Understands Emma and Bree are 'a package deal' and is on board with that. Never tries to shunt the child aside to get at the mother. Genuinely likes the child and genuinely is interested in being a father to her. Not just trying to get with Emma, be Emma's husband, and the child is tacked on. Really interested and caring and looking forward to being a true father to Bree. This is a great quality and a very important one.
- He does take responsibility for things he could theoretically blame others for. This is an admirable trait.
- He is protective (not in a gross way, in a literally life-saving way) and I have to say he never makes Emma or Bree feel bad about mistakes they might make because they are both new to the ranch and new to Florida. Even though he could berate them for being stupid and taking risks, instead he protects them and then comforts them. This is good.
- Pigheaded, stubborn, stuck in his ways. Controlling not in the way that he wants to control Emma, but that he wants to control the ranch and micromanages the ranch down to the smallest detail, very annoying for everyone involved. Not open to change. Inflexible. Wants everything to stay exactly the way it's always been forever, which is quite frankly ridiculous and unreasonable.
- She deliberately kept her voice soft and low. pg. 162 This is how she feels like she has to be when she talks to him about stuff. I'm not for it. You shouldn't have to walk on eggshells around your man. True, it's weird in this book because he is her man and also her boss (ick) but still. Anytime a romance book says you have to walk on eggshells around your romantic partner (male or female) I am against it. It shows a bad relationship.
- Sees people who work for him as people who should never question him and obey him instantly. Is not interested in listening to his employees' concerns, opinions, ideas, or suggestions. This is not a hallmark of a good boss.
So as you can see here, even though Colt was not personally appealing to ME, and in my opinion was a wrong match for Emma - he does have his good points. It's not all dire.
However. On page 195 Colt does something very, very stupid and it literally ruins the whole book. The book jumps the shark on page 195 and it is not a redeemable action. I understand authors sometimes get desperate for conflict, but when they have a character do something horrible that they would never do just so the hero and heroine can get in a fight I get irate. The idea that Colt would do something like this is very stupid. I have to blame the author on this one, not the character. She just wanted conflict and chose to inject it into the story in the laziest and dumbest way possible.
And there's no coming back from that! When I was like 'What the fuck.' Because you'd best believe forgiving someone for that shit would be very difficult and even if you did believe his incredibly stupid excuse you might be too worried about his low IQ to agree to marry him after this. o.O
Ruined the whole book, not that it was a stellar, amazing, five-star book before this. But still.
HOW'S THE SEX, CARMEN?
They never have sex. This is a sexless romance. The most they do is make-out. Usually this would make me upset (since I think romance novels should include sex) but honestly I am kind of relieved she didn't end up in bed with this moron. Makes breaking up with him easier. In my ending, when he goes after her she refuses to take him back and is relieved that she didn't sleep with him before she found out he was a fucking moron. Then she goes off to find a calm, even-tempered man who is not stupid. The end.
Of course that's not how the novel really ends, but we can dream.
TL;DR Sigh. This was never going to be a five-star book for me. Pigheaded men with a hot temper are not my idea of a good time. However, Duncan gave Colt some good traits. It wasn't a complete loss. Unfortunately, Duncan ruins the whole book with lazy, thoughtless writing on page 195 and IMO there is no coming back from this. Even if you were a person who thought hot-tempered pigheaded men were 'hot' or 'alpha,' this action should pretty much ruin the book for any reader. Too bad.
ROMANCE CATEGORIES
Contemporary Romance
Cowboy/Western Romance
Non-Virgin Heroine
Widow Heroine
She's a Chef; He's a former Bull Rider turned Rancher.
Takes place in: Okeechobee, Florida, the United States.
NAMES IN THIS BOOK
Doris sipped from an every-present cup of coffee. "The secret to a good biscuit is a light touch. I mix up all the dry ingredients and keep them over there." She motioned toward a large ceramic bowl on the dry sink. "There's oil in the cupboard overhead. Add it and the milk at the same time. Don't stir any more than you have to. Pat out the dough. Don't roll it."
Emma typed furiously, stopping only when Doris pushed her coffee aside and stood.
"Or you can do what I've done the past ten years." She crossed to the big Sub-Zero and pulled open the lowest storage bin. "You can use these." She held up a popular brand of canned biscuits.
Stunned, Emma sat back in her chair. "You're kidding, right?"
Doris pointed to an age-lined face. "Do I look like I'm joking?"
This is actually the funniest and best part of the book. Now you can skip reading it. You're welcome.
Emma travels with her four-year-old daughter Bree to Florida in order to take a cooking job on a ranch. She is an accomplished chef. Her problem is that her father was a drill sergeant (literally) and yelled all the time, was verbally abusive and had a hot temper. Then she married a man who ended up being also a yeller with hot temper. Becoming a chef was probably a mistake, because chefs are abusive assholes who yell a lot and verbally abuse their staff. (RELATED MATERIAL: Life, on the Line by Grant Achatz).
Emma figures that ranch life will be quieter, slower, and she will be able to be in charge of her own kitchen. All good things.
Unfortunately she arrives at the ranch to find a funeral, the patriarch who hired her has died. Luckily she still has a job, due to the matriarch's interference, but the matriarch is leaving to stay with her daughter-in-law and Emma is left on the ranch with a hot-tempered man, our hero, named - not surprisingly - Colt. If you write a Western or Cowboy romance, the man has to be named either Dylan or Colt (Colton). It's a law.
I was annoyed with the author for setting Emma up with a bad-tempered man. It's obvious she needs a calm, patient hero. Some people may find short-tempered men 'sexy' or 'masculine' but not me. I like calm, patient, even-tempered men best and they are the men that turn me on the most. Emma is flinching when people raise their voices. Why couldn't the author create a hero for her who was more suited to her needs?
So let's go over some of Colt's traits, alright?
COLT'S TRAITS
- Hot-tempered. I don't like it, I don't think it's an attractive quality in a man, and I don't think it's what Emma needs in her life. Turn-off to me, and turn-off to Emma.
- Great with children. I have to hand it to him. Man's a natural with kids. That's lucky.
- Seemingly has no hangups about being with or pursuing a woman who has a child. Never sees Bree as a burden. Understands Emma and Bree are 'a package deal' and is on board with that. Never tries to shunt the child aside to get at the mother. Genuinely likes the child and genuinely is interested in being a father to her. Not just trying to get with Emma, be Emma's husband, and the child is tacked on. Really interested and caring and looking forward to being a true father to Bree. This is a great quality and a very important one.
- He does take responsibility for things he could theoretically blame others for. This is an admirable trait.
- He is protective (not in a gross way, in a literally life-saving way) and I have to say he never makes Emma or Bree feel bad about mistakes they might make because they are both new to the ranch and new to Florida. Even though he could berate them for being stupid and taking risks, instead he protects them and then comforts them. This is good.
- Pigheaded, stubborn, stuck in his ways. Controlling not in the way that he wants to control Emma, but that he wants to control the ranch and micromanages the ranch down to the smallest detail, very annoying for everyone involved. Not open to change. Inflexible. Wants everything to stay exactly the way it's always been forever, which is quite frankly ridiculous and unreasonable.
- She deliberately kept her voice soft and low. pg. 162 This is how she feels like she has to be when she talks to him about stuff. I'm not for it. You shouldn't have to walk on eggshells around your man. True, it's weird in this book because he is her man and also her boss (ick) but still. Anytime a romance book says you have to walk on eggshells around your romantic partner (male or female) I am against it. It shows a bad relationship.
- Sees people who work for him as people who should never question him and obey him instantly. Is not interested in listening to his employees' concerns, opinions, ideas, or suggestions. This is not a hallmark of a good boss.
So as you can see here, even though Colt was not personally appealing to ME, and in my opinion was a wrong match for Emma - he does have his good points. It's not all dire.
However. On page 195 Colt does something very, very stupid and it literally ruins the whole book. The book jumps the shark on page 195 and it is not a redeemable action. I understand authors sometimes get desperate for conflict, but when they have a character do something horrible that they would never do just so the hero and heroine can get in a fight I get irate. The idea that Colt would do something like this is very stupid. I have to blame the author on this one, not the character. She just wanted conflict and chose to inject it into the story in the laziest and dumbest way possible.
And there's no coming back from that! When I was like 'What the fuck.' Because you'd best believe forgiving someone for that shit would be very difficult and even if you did believe his incredibly stupid excuse you might be too worried about his low IQ to agree to marry him after this. o.O
Ruined the whole book, not that it was a stellar, amazing, five-star book before this. But still.
HOW'S THE SEX, CARMEN?
They never have sex. This is a sexless romance. The most they do is make-out. Usually this would make me upset (since I think romance novels should include sex) but honestly I am kind of relieved she didn't end up in bed with this moron. Makes breaking up with him easier. In my ending, when he goes after her she refuses to take him back and is relieved that she didn't sleep with him before she found out he was a fucking moron. Then she goes off to find a calm, even-tempered man who is not stupid. The end.
Of course that's not how the novel really ends, but we can dream.
TL;DR Sigh. This was never going to be a five-star book for me. Pigheaded men with a hot temper are not my idea of a good time. However, Duncan gave Colt some good traits. It wasn't a complete loss. Unfortunately, Duncan ruins the whole book with lazy, thoughtless writing on page 195 and IMO there is no coming back from this. Even if you were a person who thought hot-tempered pigheaded men were 'hot' or 'alpha,' this action should pretty much ruin the book for any reader. Too bad.
ROMANCE CATEGORIES
Contemporary Romance
Cowboy/Western Romance
Non-Virgin Heroine
Widow Heroine
She's a Chef; He's a former Bull Rider turned Rancher.
Takes place in: Okeechobee, Florida, the United States.
NAMES IN THIS BOOK
September 25, 2014
By the time I started The Bull Rider's Family by Leigh Duncan, I was positively certain that I would love every single one of her books. Each one has touched my heart so, and Ms Duncan should know that her books, and the Glades County Cowboys, will always hold a special place in my heart.
I loved The Bull Rider's Family just as much as His Favorite Cowgirl, and I LOVED His Favorite Cowgirl. Although I didn't love it as much as I loved Rancher's Son, though, because that one was definitely my favorite. Possibly because it introduced me into the world of the Glades County Cowboys, but whatever it was, it stuck.
That being said, The Bull Rider's Family has to be the most entertaining and the most whimsical.
After a tragic loss that leaves the Circle P ranch shocked and in mourning, everyone is lost. But of course, the Parkers and the Judds are the strongest ranchers there are, and they must continue on.
Colt Judd has just returned to his family's ranch after his incredibly successful career run as a bull rider, but he receives quite the unusual welcome as soon as he walks through his former house's doors...
...where he meets Emma Shane.
Emma is a single mother, who has just about reached the end of her rope. But before she calls it quits at her old job as a line cook in New York, she receives the opportunity of working as a personal chef for a ranch, all the way down in Florida...the Circle P ranch.
After a few catastrophes, a soaking wet and ruined cookbook, and a run-in with a few gators, The Bull Rider's Family was on its way to its happily ever after.
Once again, Leigh Duncan has written another winner. Although, I do have to say I had a harder time adjusting to Emma's daughter and liking her, but when it came to the end, I was almost brought to tears with the book's sentimentality.
I am positively in love with Leigh Duncan's work.
I loved The Bull Rider's Family just as much as His Favorite Cowgirl, and I LOVED His Favorite Cowgirl. Although I didn't love it as much as I loved Rancher's Son, though, because that one was definitely my favorite. Possibly because it introduced me into the world of the Glades County Cowboys, but whatever it was, it stuck.
That being said, The Bull Rider's Family has to be the most entertaining and the most whimsical.
After a tragic loss that leaves the Circle P ranch shocked and in mourning, everyone is lost. But of course, the Parkers and the Judds are the strongest ranchers there are, and they must continue on.
Colt Judd has just returned to his family's ranch after his incredibly successful career run as a bull rider, but he receives quite the unusual welcome as soon as he walks through his former house's doors...
...where he meets Emma Shane.
Emma is a single mother, who has just about reached the end of her rope. But before she calls it quits at her old job as a line cook in New York, she receives the opportunity of working as a personal chef for a ranch, all the way down in Florida...the Circle P ranch.
After a few catastrophes, a soaking wet and ruined cookbook, and a run-in with a few gators, The Bull Rider's Family was on its way to its happily ever after.
Once again, Leigh Duncan has written another winner. Although, I do have to say I had a harder time adjusting to Emma's daughter and liking her, but when it came to the end, I was almost brought to tears with the book's sentimentality.
I am positively in love with Leigh Duncan's work.
May 28, 2015
I really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down until I completed it. I considered a 5-star review but I am put off with men and women pushing away the one they love because they think they know what is best for the other person without any discussion, any questions and most of the time they are wrong. Who has the right to make choices for someone else?
What I loved...pretty much everything but what I mentioned above. Colt was a gorgeous cowboy who is stepping in to manage the ranch his parents have run for many years after the death of his father. He is a bit of a jerk and is quite upset when the new chef shows up.They butt heads from the get go and he has plans to rid the ranch of her and her highfaluting ways with food. There is no compromise because it is his way or else... for a while that is.
Emma is tired of the noise and busyness of NYC where she is a chef, second in command. She works horribly long hours and doesn't have much time to spend with her four-year-old daughter. She has just accepted a job at the Circle P Ranch so that she can have her child with her and live in peace, quiet and harmony...until she runs into the now ranch manager, Colt. Sparks fly but they each deny it...until they can't. The daughter is precious and steels the cowboy's heart right along with her mother.
This is a great read and was well-written. I definitely recommend it.
What I loved...pretty much everything but what I mentioned above. Colt was a gorgeous cowboy who is stepping in to manage the ranch his parents have run for many years after the death of his father. He is a bit of a jerk and is quite upset when the new chef shows up.They butt heads from the get go and he has plans to rid the ranch of her and her highfaluting ways with food. There is no compromise because it is his way or else... for a while that is.
Emma is tired of the noise and busyness of NYC where she is a chef, second in command. She works horribly long hours and doesn't have much time to spend with her four-year-old daughter. She has just accepted a job at the Circle P Ranch so that she can have her child with her and live in peace, quiet and harmony...until she runs into the now ranch manager, Colt. Sparks fly but they each deny it...until they can't. The daughter is precious and steels the cowboy's heart right along with her mother.
This is a great read and was well-written. I definitely recommend it.
October 31, 2015
The Bull Rider’s Family (Glades County Cowboys - Book 1 )
By; Leigh Duncan
The Bull Rider’s Family is book one on Glades County Cowboys series. This was my first book to read by Leigh Duncan , but it wan’t be my last. She did not disappoint. I love a good cowboy western book and Duncan pulled me into her book right at the start, and I was hooked. The story and the characters both was easy to follow. When I started reading The Bull Rider’s Family I did not want to put it down till the last page. Emma, a single mom, leaves her city chef job to go to work on The Circle P Ranch in Glades County, Florida, where she was told she had a chef job in the kitchen on the ranch. She wanted a different life for her four year old daughter, Bree. Bree stole my heart right from the start. Things change when she arrives at the ranch . The new temporary manager wants to send her packing. Little Bree takes a liking to Mr. Colt. Now Colt likes what he sees of the new chef, but can she make it on a large ranch where so many different things can go wrong? Will these two settle their difference? You need to grab you a copy and read more about Emma, Bree, and Colt. You will love them like I did. Yes there is romance in this cowboy story , The Bull Rider’s Family.
I was given a complimentary copy of this book for my honest review, which I have given.
By; Leigh Duncan
The Bull Rider’s Family is book one on Glades County Cowboys series. This was my first book to read by Leigh Duncan , but it wan’t be my last. She did not disappoint. I love a good cowboy western book and Duncan pulled me into her book right at the start, and I was hooked. The story and the characters both was easy to follow. When I started reading The Bull Rider’s Family I did not want to put it down till the last page. Emma, a single mom, leaves her city chef job to go to work on The Circle P Ranch in Glades County, Florida, where she was told she had a chef job in the kitchen on the ranch. She wanted a different life for her four year old daughter, Bree. Bree stole my heart right from the start. Things change when she arrives at the ranch . The new temporary manager wants to send her packing. Little Bree takes a liking to Mr. Colt. Now Colt likes what he sees of the new chef, but can she make it on a large ranch where so many different things can go wrong? Will these two settle their difference? You need to grab you a copy and read more about Emma, Bree, and Colt. You will love them like I did. Yes there is romance in this cowboy story , The Bull Rider’s Family.
I was given a complimentary copy of this book for my honest review, which I have given.
May 11, 2014
When single mom, Emma is asked to cook on a ranch, the job sounds perfect and like a good place to raise her daughter. She needs a job and a home She thinks she’s found it. Cooking on a ranch sounds ideal, until she arrives and find outs the person hired her has died. Now his son, Colt Judd isn't happy she's there. He doesn't even want to run the ranch.
I won't spoil it for you. You'll have to read it to find out what happened. But all I can say is Leigh Duncan captures you from the beginning of the story and holds on to you tight until the end. I found when I pick up one of this authors books I can't put it down. I love when I feel like the characters are so real in a book, I know them. The Bull Rider's Family is every bit of that and more. I can't wait to read another of Glades County Cowboys!! Soon I hope?
I won't spoil it for you. You'll have to read it to find out what happened. But all I can say is Leigh Duncan captures you from the beginning of the story and holds on to you tight until the end. I found when I pick up one of this authors books I can't put it down. I love when I feel like the characters are so real in a book, I know them. The Bull Rider's Family is every bit of that and more. I can't wait to read another of Glades County Cowboys!! Soon I hope?
September 12, 2018
My favorite of the series! Compelling characters and back stories make for a super sweet romance as two unlikely hearts collide.
Former rodeo star Colt Judd vows to keep the traditions at a Florida ranch going after his father's sudden death. He isn't ready to give up the rodeo circuit and settle into one place yet, but he doesn't have much of a choice in the short term.
Chef Emma Shane is new to the Circle P, but she's determined to help his mom by stepping up and filling in for her while she takes some time away from the helm. Colt seems to want to get all up in her business, but Emma is here to show her daughter the best life she can, so she'll fight tooth and nail for her place! When they're unexpectedly thrust together to try to recreate some prized recipes, tension rises and sparks fly!
Former rodeo star Colt Judd vows to keep the traditions at a Florida ranch going after his father's sudden death. He isn't ready to give up the rodeo circuit and settle into one place yet, but he doesn't have much of a choice in the short term.
Chef Emma Shane is new to the Circle P, but she's determined to help his mom by stepping up and filling in for her while she takes some time away from the helm. Colt seems to want to get all up in her business, but Emma is here to show her daughter the best life she can, so she'll fight tooth and nail for her place! When they're unexpectedly thrust together to try to recreate some prized recipes, tension rises and sparks fly!
March 3, 2016
The Bull Rider's Family, by Leigh Duncan, is a Glades County Cowboys Harlequin Romance. Emma Shane relocates to Florida with her young daughter after she is offered a job as the cook at Circle P Ranch. Ready for the challenge after 2 years of culinary school and a couple of years as a sous chef, Emma wants to give her daughter a safe, secure childhood. Things get off to a shaky start, however, and Emma has to learn to get along with ranch manager, Colt Judd. But she is determined to give it her best shot. Duncan has you rooting for Emma and looking for the HEA that Harlequin Romances are known for. She delivers a fun read!
November 18, 2014
Emma, recently widowed, wants to raise her daughter in a quiet, stable environment. That is why she left her plush chef job in New York and moved to Texas to work as a cook on a ranch. The man who hired her, died just days before. The man taking over, Colt, is not pleased with Emma being there.
Emma has a daughter, Bree, who is a precocious 4-year-old. She may be what bridges Colt and Emma.
The characters in this book are wonderful. The plot is solid. I just love Leigh Duncan's books!
Emma has a daughter, Bree, who is a precocious 4-year-old. She may be what bridges Colt and Emma.
The characters in this book are wonderful. The plot is solid. I just love Leigh Duncan's books!
September 8, 2018
This story had a rather sad beginning, as I fell in love with Seth and Doris in an earlier book in the series. It took me awhile to appreciate Emma and the challenge she took on, but I enjoyed little Bree from the start. Colt—well, I sometimes thought someone should give him a good whack to wake him up, but he eventually realizes what is important and goes after it. All is well that ends well. I hate to see the series end, as it has been very enjoyable!
November 25, 2019
Colt, the 5th in the Glades County cowboys series, is the story of Colt Judd, the retired rodeo star, who returns home to manage the Circle P Ranch after his father’s death. About the same time, Emma Shane and her daughter Bree arrive for Emma to “help put” and eventually become the head cook for the ranch. Sparks fly from the moment Colt and Emma cross paths. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the natural south Florida setting.
August 26, 2015
This has been in my to-be-read pile for a long time---TOO LONG! Boy, what I have been missing. I loved this book. Loved these characters. Walked away with a tear in my eye and a smile on my face and a feel good glow all over me!
Don't be foolish and wait as long as I did to read this really great book!
Don't be foolish and wait as long as I did to read this really great book!
May 7, 2014
I love this latest story from Leigh Duncan! She brings the cattle country in Florida to vibrant life on the page and her depiction of strong single women and their children is endearing in all of her Glades County Cowboy books. This one is no exception. More, please?!
January 8, 2018
Don't start this book at bedtime unless you've nothing to do tomorrow. Five-hour read. You've been warned. I was given this paperback and enjoyed it immensely. This voluntary review is my own opinion.
September 10, 2018
Super book
I got so involved with the characters in this book I really wasn't ready for it to end. The writing and the editing were great and the storyline was delightful. I certainly recommend this series as each book gets better and better.
I got so involved with the characters in this book I really wasn't ready for it to end. The writing and the editing were great and the storyline was delightful. I certainly recommend this series as each book gets better and better.
December 11, 2018
Colt review
Colt is the fifth romantic book in The Hometown Heroes series written by author Leigh Duncan. I highly recommend this sweet series.
Colt is the fifth romantic book in The Hometown Heroes series written by author Leigh Duncan. I highly recommend this sweet series.
July 31, 2014
In The Bull Rider’s Family by Leigh Duncan, Colt Judd is used to life on the road and being a bull rider. But now that his father has passed away he needs to take the reins of the ranch his father managed temporarily, until his brothers can take over. So far, four generations of Judds have managed the Circle P, but he will not let that end with his father’s death, and that means keeping to traditions too.
Emma Shane is a chef, and has worked hard to succeed in her career. She had one of the best jobs in the city, but it’s hard to climb the ladder in a kitchen where the male chef treats his people badly. So when she was offered a job and her own kitchen at the Circle P ranch by the Judds, Emma packed her belongings and moved there with her daughter. Read More...
Emma Shane is a chef, and has worked hard to succeed in her career. She had one of the best jobs in the city, but it’s hard to climb the ladder in a kitchen where the male chef treats his people badly. So when she was offered a job and her own kitchen at the Circle P ranch by the Judds, Emma packed her belongings and moved there with her daughter. Read More...
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June 30, 2016"The Florida setting gives this story of cowboys and ranches a different perspective. The hero’s struggle to fill his father’s shoes is easy to empathize with, and the heroine’s desire to provide a good life for her daughter is admirable (RT Book Reviews)". 4 1/2 stars
Miniseries: Glades County Cowboys
Miniseries: Glades County Cowboys
April 3, 2021
Loved the storyline in this book!
This series has been incredibly good, and this book was awesome! I loved little Bree and Chocolate and would love to see the flock of pink birds take off! Once again, well written!
This series has been incredibly good, and this book was awesome! I loved little Bree and Chocolate and would love to see the flock of pink birds take off! Once again, well written!
October 17, 2014
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January 23, 2021
Review of The Rancher Charms the Chef
I absolutely loved this book and I will recommend her books to anyone who loves romance novels. She is a great writer.
I absolutely loved this book and I will recommend her books to anyone who loves romance novels. She is a great writer.
March 18, 2021
Great read & well connected to the rest of the friends books
did-not-finish
August 3, 2016DNF
Just couldn't get into the characters or the story.
Just couldn't get into the characters or the story.
April 5, 2015
Believable, well-paced story with likeable and realistic characters.
January 18, 2015
A good story. I particularly enjoyed the setting.
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