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Since I Fell for You
Great for fans of Lauren Landish, Liz Isaacson, Susan Mallery, and Marie Force. Since I Fell for You is a small town, feel-good, western romance, the first in a three-book series.
Leave the Past Behind
That’s life lesson number one for Jenny Wyler. Which is why she’s sequestered in the middle of rural Montana teaching in a one-room schoolhouse. Saddlers Prairie is good and far from the ex-fiancé who ran when he discovered the truth about her family. And from now on, Jenny would keep silent about her past.
But for Abby Dawson, a kindergartner in Jenny’s class, silence isn’t a choice. Not only shy, the little girl may be mute, and her father, Adam, needs Jenny’s help. Determined to give the child a voice, the pair work together while denying their powerful attraction. What could a cattle rancher and big-city teacher have in common anyway? Besides their love of a five-year-old girl. And the damaging secrets they are both hiding… secrets that are bound to leak out.
Leave the Past Behind
That’s life lesson number one for Jenny Wyler. Which is why she’s sequestered in the middle of rural Montana teaching in a one-room schoolhouse. Saddlers Prairie is good and far from the ex-fiancé who ran when he discovered the truth about her family. And from now on, Jenny would keep silent about her past.
But for Abby Dawson, a kindergartner in Jenny’s class, silence isn’t a choice. Not only shy, the little girl may be mute, and her father, Adam, needs Jenny’s help. Determined to give the child a voice, the pair work together while denying their powerful attraction. What could a cattle rancher and big-city teacher have in common anyway? Besides their love of a five-year-old girl. And the damaging secrets they are both hiding… secrets that are bound to leak out.
186 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2012
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Ann Roth
91 books70 followersI'm a bit of a voyeur. I love to stick my nose into total strangers' business and observe how they deal with life's hurdles and whatever obstacles fate throws at them. I can't think of anything more challenging or interesting than delving into a character's psyche to discover what makes her/him tick. The surprises and insights are amazing.
The people who interest me most are the ones I know will triumph despite life’s problems and challenges. For me, writing their stories is both rewarding and a whole lot of fun.
Publication didn't come easy for me--just ask my family! That took seven-plus years, during which I worked full-time as a banker, complete with an MBA in finance and human resources management. I wrote evenings and weekends, spending countless hours hunched in front of the computer while I painstakingly honed my craft, and collected folders of rejections. In 1999 my efforts at last paid off. That summer, I won the Golden Heart for best long contemporary romance. Sadly it is now defunct. Six months later, just four days before Christmas, I sold my first book to Silhouette Special Edition, also now gone. That book, STRANGER IN A SMALL TOWN, was a 2000 Romantic Times nominee (another loss) for best first long series novel.
Since then I have sold multiple novels to publishers and tried my hand at indie publishing.
But things change, so check back often for updates.
Thanks for stopping by, and come back soon!
The people who interest me most are the ones I know will triumph despite life’s problems and challenges. For me, writing their stories is both rewarding and a whole lot of fun.
Publication didn't come easy for me--just ask my family! That took seven-plus years, during which I worked full-time as a banker, complete with an MBA in finance and human resources management. I wrote evenings and weekends, spending countless hours hunched in front of the computer while I painstakingly honed my craft, and collected folders of rejections. In 1999 my efforts at last paid off. That summer, I won the Golden Heart for best long contemporary romance. Sadly it is now defunct. Six months later, just four days before Christmas, I sold my first book to Silhouette Special Edition, also now gone. That book, STRANGER IN A SMALL TOWN, was a 2000 Romantic Times nominee (another loss) for best first long series novel.
Since then I have sold multiple novels to publishers and tried my hand at indie publishing.
But things change, so check back often for updates.
Thanks for stopping by, and come back soon!
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January 23, 2018
"I want very much to kiss you," he said, as if able to see the questioning expression on her face. "But I promised I wouldn't.
He removed her hand from his chest, and she heard the soft rustle of his slacks as he stepped back, felt cool air where his warmth had been.
She was both relieved and disappointed. She also felt safe. This was a man she could trust.
I was disappointed in this book. It has an interesting premise. Jenny is moving to rural Montana to teach in a one-room schoolhouse. She is leaving Seattle because a paper published a story on her schizophrenic mother who sometimes prostituted herself to support a drug habit and committed suicide when Jenny was seven. She hadn't told her fiancé about it, and he breaks up with her because he's scared of her schizophrenia genes. Also she is shunned by her co-workers. I can't really understand why her co-workers give a shit about her schizophrenic mom, but okay.
Adam has problems, too. He has a little five-year-old girl named Abby who is mute. Can't or won't talk? That's the question. She's never talked. Adam's wife died from cancer, she had refused chemo because she was pregnant with Abby. She was also unhappy in her marriage to Adam, unhappy with ranch life, and wanting a divorce. He has a lot of guilt both about his dead wife and his daughter.
Let's break this down.
THE GOOD:
- The concept of a mute little girl and the one-room schoolteacher who helps her. Roth says she heard of this story on NPR and decided to craft a romance novel around it. It's a good thought. She also has her characters listen to NPR in the book, which I found charming since I knew the origin of the story.
- Adam always wipes his feet really good before entering Jenny's house. That is respectful.
- Adam intended to use the time by stopping at the bar and telling Sheila he wouldn't be coming to see her again. He doubted she'd mind, but felt he owed her the courtesy of letting her know.
Adam cuts things off with his next-town-over lover in a respectful and manly way. Not a coward.
- The quote I used to open this review.
Respectful, keeps his word. Trustworthy.
- He never pushes her into sex and is really patient with her. And she makes him wait and wait. He's very good with consent. It's attractive.
- "Adam Dawson is well-off and handsome. If you're not interested, I'll take him."
Adam with Anita... Jenny didn't like the idea. But he didn't want Jenny, and since she didn't want anything serious with him... She had no right be be upset or possessive.
"He's not mine to give," she said.
The heroine is not clingy or possessive or jealous. Extra points. Usually romance heroines are clawing other women's eyes out. This one is respectful and mature.
THE BAD
- Adam is a moody, tempermental asshole. He's the kind of guy who gets mad for reasons only HE knows about, shuts down and acts rude and hurts people. He hurts Jenny SO MUCH in this book. He acts cold and angry with her frequently for absolutely no reason she can discern because of some shit he made up in his head.
I can't STAND men like this. I just can't. I can't walk on eggshells around a guy all day long and constantly have to gently ask, "Are you okay? Did I do something wrong?" "Are you upset with me?" all the damn time. I can't help but feel kind of sorry for Jenny that THIS is the guy she gets saddled with in this book. His moods can flip on the dime and she always has to doubt where she stands with him and if he even likes her.
He also says stuff to her like, "Will you for once be quiet?" which, let me tell you, would NOT fly with me. I'm shocked she even ends up with this guy, honestly. I mean, he's not HORRIBLE, but he's not husband-material IMO. I'm not okay with how he acts around her or his whole pissy personality, frankly. It turns me off.
- Super weird first kissing scene.
Adam had kissed her, and she'd let him. No, that wasn't quite right. She'd more than allowed his kisses - she'd participated. With enthusiasm.
She'd thoroughly enjoyed every moment. His muscled arms holding her close. The strength of his lean, hard body. His mouth on hers, awakening and stirring dangerous feelings.
Okay, she says this, but she LITERALLY pushed him away and said, "Stop." Which he did immediately, there's no consent problem here IMO, but her thoughts about the kiss later (illustrated by the quote above) are so bizarre in the context of what actually happened that I was baffled.
Never explained why she pushed him away and said, "Stop." either. No other sexual issues later.
- A whole conversation about dieting and weight gain and whether either of them is going to get fat which honestly should just not have been in the story at all. It's infuriating and insulting and degrading IMO. There's no need for this, it's gross.
- Jenny does a really stupid thing for absolutely no reason except to move the plot along. Roth suddenly wants us to believe Jenny is a complete moron. No one with half a brain cell would have taken this action, it's simply to force movement and lazy writing on Ross's part.
THE UGLY:
- No ugly. I was afraid for the whole book that Abby was mute due to some third party molesting her, but that was not the case, thank goodness. I don't consider this a spoiler since that possibility was never on the table, just something I always worry about. You can read this free of any fear of child-sexual-abuse. I hate when they put child-sexual-abuse in romance.
HOW'S THE SEX, CARMEN?
I'm not interested in sex with this hero. He is not attractive to me. But let's take a look.
It was mediocre and he was low-key pissing me off.
TL;DR - Eh. Roth has skills. Not only was this written in an enjoyable way, but the concept and basic plot is good. However, she chooses to make Adam a prickly asshole for some reason. That's not what I want in a man or in a romance hero. She also employs lazy writing when she makes Jenny suddenly very stupid for no reason. So I can only give this two stars.
ROMANCE CATEGORIES:
Contemporary Romance
Cowboy/Western Romance
Non-Virgin Heroine
Widower Hero
He's a Rancher, She's a Schoolteacher
He removed her hand from his chest, and she heard the soft rustle of his slacks as he stepped back, felt cool air where his warmth had been.
She was both relieved and disappointed. She also felt safe. This was a man she could trust.
I was disappointed in this book. It has an interesting premise. Jenny is moving to rural Montana to teach in a one-room schoolhouse. She is leaving Seattle because a paper published a story on her schizophrenic mother who sometimes prostituted herself to support a drug habit and committed suicide when Jenny was seven. She hadn't told her fiancé about it, and he breaks up with her because he's scared of her schizophrenia genes. Also she is shunned by her co-workers. I can't really understand why her co-workers give a shit about her schizophrenic mom, but okay.
Adam has problems, too. He has a little five-year-old girl named Abby who is mute. Can't or won't talk? That's the question. She's never talked. Adam's wife died from cancer, she had refused chemo because she was pregnant with Abby. She was also unhappy in her marriage to Adam, unhappy with ranch life, and wanting a divorce. He has a lot of guilt both about his dead wife and his daughter.
Let's break this down.
THE GOOD:
- The concept of a mute little girl and the one-room schoolteacher who helps her. Roth says she heard of this story on NPR and decided to craft a romance novel around it. It's a good thought. She also has her characters listen to NPR in the book, which I found charming since I knew the origin of the story.
- Adam always wipes his feet really good before entering Jenny's house. That is respectful.
- Adam intended to use the time by stopping at the bar and telling Sheila he wouldn't be coming to see her again. He doubted she'd mind, but felt he owed her the courtesy of letting her know.
Adam cuts things off with his next-town-over lover in a respectful and manly way. Not a coward.
- The quote I used to open this review.
Respectful, keeps his word. Trustworthy.
- He never pushes her into sex and is really patient with her. And she makes him wait and wait. He's very good with consent. It's attractive.
- "Adam Dawson is well-off and handsome. If you're not interested, I'll take him."
Adam with Anita... Jenny didn't like the idea. But he didn't want Jenny, and since she didn't want anything serious with him... She had no right be be upset or possessive.
"He's not mine to give," she said.
The heroine is not clingy or possessive or jealous. Extra points. Usually romance heroines are clawing other women's eyes out. This one is respectful and mature.
THE BAD
- Adam is a moody, tempermental asshole. He's the kind of guy who gets mad for reasons only HE knows about, shuts down and acts rude and hurts people. He hurts Jenny SO MUCH in this book. He acts cold and angry with her frequently for absolutely no reason she can discern because of some shit he made up in his head.
I can't STAND men like this. I just can't. I can't walk on eggshells around a guy all day long and constantly have to gently ask, "Are you okay? Did I do something wrong?" "Are you upset with me?" all the damn time. I can't help but feel kind of sorry for Jenny that THIS is the guy she gets saddled with in this book. His moods can flip on the dime and she always has to doubt where she stands with him and if he even likes her.
He also says stuff to her like, "Will you for once be quiet?" which, let me tell you, would NOT fly with me. I'm shocked she even ends up with this guy, honestly. I mean, he's not HORRIBLE, but he's not husband-material IMO. I'm not okay with how he acts around her or his whole pissy personality, frankly. It turns me off.
- Super weird first kissing scene.
Adam had kissed her, and she'd let him. No, that wasn't quite right. She'd more than allowed his kisses - she'd participated. With enthusiasm.
She'd thoroughly enjoyed every moment. His muscled arms holding her close. The strength of his lean, hard body. His mouth on hers, awakening and stirring dangerous feelings.
Okay, she says this, but she LITERALLY pushed him away and said, "Stop." Which he did immediately, there's no consent problem here IMO, but her thoughts about the kiss later (illustrated by the quote above) are so bizarre in the context of what actually happened that I was baffled.
Never explained why she pushed him away and said, "Stop." either. No other sexual issues later.
- A whole conversation about dieting and weight gain and whether either of them is going to get fat which honestly should just not have been in the story at all. It's infuriating and insulting and degrading IMO. There's no need for this, it's gross.
- Jenny does a really stupid thing for absolutely no reason except to move the plot along. Roth suddenly wants us to believe Jenny is a complete moron. No one with half a brain cell would have taken this action, it's simply to force movement and lazy writing on Ross's part.
THE UGLY:
- No ugly. I was afraid for the whole book that Abby was mute due to some third party molesting her, but that was not the case, thank goodness. I don't consider this a spoiler since that possibility was never on the table, just something I always worry about. You can read this free of any fear of child-sexual-abuse. I hate when they put child-sexual-abuse in romance.
HOW'S THE SEX, CARMEN?
I'm not interested in sex with this hero. He is not attractive to me. But let's take a look.
It was mediocre and he was low-key pissing me off.
TL;DR - Eh. Roth has skills. Not only was this written in an enjoyable way, but the concept and basic plot is good. However, she chooses to make Adam a prickly asshole for some reason. That's not what I want in a man or in a romance hero. She also employs lazy writing when she makes Jenny suddenly very stupid for no reason. So I can only give this two stars.
ROMANCE CATEGORIES:
Contemporary Romance
Cowboy/Western Romance
Non-Virgin Heroine
Widower Hero
He's a Rancher, She's a Schoolteacher
November 25, 2016
Good read. Heroine has taken a one-room school job to get away from Seattle, where her fiance and friends dumped her when they found out that her mother was mentally ill and committed suicide. There's a little motherless girl who has never spoken, ever, since her mother died shortly after her birth. The little girl's daddy, a rancher, is the hero. And that's basically the plot. The hero and heroine are both keeping secrets so they go back and forth on liking each other, but they both want to help his daughter, but the heroine might not stay, but... you get the idea. It's a good read.
March 2, 2020
PASTS SHOULD STAY BURIED IN THE PAST
I received this book for free and am giving my honest and voluntary review
A refreshing read where secrets from their pasts keep two people, Jenny Wyler and Adam Dawson, apart. Adam’s secret dealt with his deceased wife and his daughter while Jenny’s secret dealt with her dead mother. The two are in love with each other but find it hard to believe that anyone can love them. The breaking of their silence leads to them learning that they can find ways around their insecurities.
I received this book for free and am giving my honest and voluntary review
A refreshing read where secrets from their pasts keep two people, Jenny Wyler and Adam Dawson, apart. Adam’s secret dealt with his deceased wife and his daughter while Jenny’s secret dealt with her dead mother. The two are in love with each other but find it hard to believe that anyone can love them. The breaking of their silence leads to them learning that they can find ways around their insecurities.
May 20, 2020
I think the highlight of the story was Abby. While kids in romance novels are a draw for me only in the fact that they exist but don't get a lot of page time, I was more interested in Abby than in the romance part of this story. She was believable and very sweet. She deserved all the love and assistance and support she got from virtually everyone in the book.
The MC's on the other hand, blew too hot and cold for me. Especially Adam. His back and forth was not just frustrating, it was absolutely maddening and had virtually no justification. He just kept running scared and yelling and getting all pissy for no other reason than his own hair trigger. The way he treated virtually everyone was disappointing, and when everyone sings his praises behind his back about how good of a guy he is, I ended up feeling torn. He showed his quality in the unspoken way he just did what needed to be done and that he really did love his daughter so very much, but the words that accompanied those actions were so opposite they weren't even charming in a tsundere way. I never really warmed to him, not even at the end, unfortunately.
Jenny on the other hand was warm, caring, and very intelligent. Her honesty, straightforwardness, and authenticity was refreshing. She was a bit too sappy for me sometimes, and her affection for Adam was puzzling at times because it didn't really feel deep or well-founded. On her own I found her interesting, despite her martyr complex when it came to her past. She was the winning half of the romantic combination.
Overall the story was nice, not unpleasant, and a short enough read to tolerate a straight reading without stopping. I didn't mind the story, though I would be hard-pressed to say anything more glowing because I just don't think the writing was very solid in this particular story. I've read other books by this author and was more satisfied, this just didn't wow me in the end.
The MC's on the other hand, blew too hot and cold for me. Especially Adam. His back and forth was not just frustrating, it was absolutely maddening and had virtually no justification. He just kept running scared and yelling and getting all pissy for no other reason than his own hair trigger. The way he treated virtually everyone was disappointing, and when everyone sings his praises behind his back about how good of a guy he is, I ended up feeling torn. He showed his quality in the unspoken way he just did what needed to be done and that he really did love his daughter so very much, but the words that accompanied those actions were so opposite they weren't even charming in a tsundere way. I never really warmed to him, not even at the end, unfortunately.
Jenny on the other hand was warm, caring, and very intelligent. Her honesty, straightforwardness, and authenticity was refreshing. She was a bit too sappy for me sometimes, and her affection for Adam was puzzling at times because it didn't really feel deep or well-founded. On her own I found her interesting, despite her martyr complex when it came to her past. She was the winning half of the romantic combination.
Overall the story was nice, not unpleasant, and a short enough read to tolerate a straight reading without stopping. I didn't mind the story, though I would be hard-pressed to say anything more glowing because I just don't think the writing was very solid in this particular story. I've read other books by this author and was more satisfied, this just didn't wow me in the end.
September 20, 2022
A sweet romance about love, secrets and letting go
I enjoyed Jenny and Adam’s love story. It’s a widowed single dad teacher/parent romance with a side of painful secrets. Jenny moves to small town Saddlers Prairie to be the teacher in a one room school for grades 1-8. She’s escaping her big city life and some recent pain and intends to stay only one year. Adam is a widowed rancher and single dad in Saddlers Prairie. His daughter, Abby, is starting kindergarten and does not speak. There is instant chemistry between Jenny and Adam but neither one is interested in any kind of relationship because of their pasts. But the more they interact about Abby, the harder it is to ignore the pull. There was a bit too much c’mere, c’mere, get away, get away in the story or me. It made the characters seem a bit wishy washy to me. Otherwise I really enjoyed the story. The story included sweet moments, painful pasts, steamy scenes, small town goodness, supportive family and friends, character growth and missteps, heart clenches, fun, healing, and love. 3.5 stars. I am looking forward to reading more in this series.
I enjoyed Jenny and Adam’s love story. It’s a widowed single dad teacher/parent romance with a side of painful secrets. Jenny moves to small town Saddlers Prairie to be the teacher in a one room school for grades 1-8. She’s escaping her big city life and some recent pain and intends to stay only one year. Adam is a widowed rancher and single dad in Saddlers Prairie. His daughter, Abby, is starting kindergarten and does not speak. There is instant chemistry between Jenny and Adam but neither one is interested in any kind of relationship because of their pasts. But the more they interact about Abby, the harder it is to ignore the pull. There was a bit too much c’mere, c’mere, get away, get away in the story or me. It made the characters seem a bit wishy washy to me. Otherwise I really enjoyed the story. The story included sweet moments, painful pasts, steamy scenes, small town goodness, supportive family and friends, character growth and missteps, heart clenches, fun, healing, and love. 3.5 stars. I am looking forward to reading more in this series.
October 5, 2022
4
Jenny and Adam both don’t want to air their pasts but that’s exactly what they needed to do with each other. Their chemistry is too strong to resist for long and the connection Jenny has with Abby can’t be ignored either.
I loved watching this romance blossom and bloom. There’s enough steam to keep me on my toes while not letting it overtake the storyline.
Though I understood keeping the past just that, it did grate on my nerves that something would slip and there was no explanation or it was revealed much later.
Overall I enjoyed this HEA and look forward to reading more from this author.
Kindergarten teacher, single dad, city to small town, rancher, ARC for Honest Review; Apple Books;
Jenny and Adam both don’t want to air their pasts but that’s exactly what they needed to do with each other. Their chemistry is too strong to resist for long and the connection Jenny has with Abby can’t be ignored either.
I loved watching this romance blossom and bloom. There’s enough steam to keep me on my toes while not letting it overtake the storyline.
Though I understood keeping the past just that, it did grate on my nerves that something would slip and there was no explanation or it was revealed much later.
Overall I enjoyed this HEA and look forward to reading more from this author.
Kindergarten teacher, single dad, city to small town, rancher, ARC for Honest Review; Apple Books;
May 10, 2020
well , I would in fact give a 3.5 stars if I could.
It was a lovely story of two good persons Adam the rancher and Jenny the teacher of a one room class, the story of Abby's journey to speaking. about troubled pasts on both sides and longing to be loved and thefear of losing it all.
I found it some tiring this love me , love me not, all along the story even if I could understand why but this perpetual misjudgement of feelings, I also found the story with the journalist cut too quickly. but a good read
It was a lovely story of two good persons Adam the rancher and Jenny the teacher of a one room class, the story of Abby's journey to speaking. about troubled pasts on both sides and longing to be loved and thefear of losing it all.
I found it some tiring this love me , love me not, all along the story even if I could understand why but this perpetual misjudgement of feelings, I also found the story with the journalist cut too quickly. but a good read
May 3, 2020
Since I Fell for You,what a book
This book was simply great! Between the teacher teaching at a one room schoolhouse in this day and age and a rancher with a five year old that doesn’t speak, this book has everything! It’s romantic,funny,heartbreaking and upbeat all at the same time.
Taking place in a small town in Montana,this book will tug at your heartstrings,and rightly so. It’s such a down to earth story you just can’t put it down. So I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
This book was simply great! Between the teacher teaching at a one room schoolhouse in this day and age and a rancher with a five year old that doesn’t speak, this book has everything! It’s romantic,funny,heartbreaking and upbeat all at the same time.
Taking place in a small town in Montana,this book will tug at your heartstrings,and rightly so. It’s such a down to earth story you just can’t put it down. So I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
September 14, 2020
I love this book
If you live romance with a twist from the past them this is the book for you. I enjoyed the story and the characters as they unfolded with great skill. The only thing I would say is the editing needs to be completed properly. A bit more mistakes than I am comfortable with.
If you live romance with a twist from the past them this is the book for you. I enjoyed the story and the characters as they unfolded with great skill. The only thing I would say is the editing needs to be completed properly. A bit more mistakes than I am comfortable with.
September 16, 2022
A beautiful story about finding love and accepting that the past is the past. Jenny and Adam try very hard to resist their feeling for each other but in the end they just have to accept they they are meant to be together. Abby is a beautiful addition to the story and in some ways I was more interested in finding out what happens to her. A sweet start to a new series.
January 2, 2023
I liked this book. Jenny Wyler has run from her family, her life, and everything because of her past and has now is working in a 1 room school house which she has never done before. She starts working with a young girl who stopped speaking and Jenny is facing challenges she has never thought of before. I thought the book was good and well-written. It was an easy read.
May 27, 2023
A sweet romance with just a bit of spice. I personally love the tension when they both know they love each other but thinks the other one doesn't in a book. And since this book is a pretty quick read, that tension didn't drag on too long. E Book has many typos and needs a good edit, but it was readable. Very sweet book and definitely enjoyed.
May 23, 2020
Excellent Book,
Excellent book about small town life and true love that happens so unexpectedly,
Beautiful feel good ending and how lovely happy families combine,, good read
Excellent book about small town life and true love that happens so unexpectedly,
Beautiful feel good ending and how lovely happy families combine,, good read
November 15, 2023
Very inspiring story!
Jenny moves to Saddlers Prairie from Seattle to teach school. This is a very new experience for her. All eight grades are in one room. The most inspiring part is a kindergarten named Abby. Please read this book.
Jenny moves to Saddlers Prairie from Seattle to teach school. This is a very new experience for her. All eight grades are in one room. The most inspiring part is a kindergarten named Abby. Please read this book.
June 2, 2024
Since I Fell for you Saddlers Prairie 1
Soft romance with characters storyline which make it difficult to put this book down.
Awesome read.
Love ranch romances and this book fits my library perfectly
Soft romance with characters storyline which make it difficult to put this book down.
Awesome read.
Love ranch romances and this book fits my library perfectly
May 3, 2020
Very moving love story
May 4, 2020
Very enjoyable story that checked many of my boxes: cowboys, Montana, love found, cute kid, nice friends and family.
May 6, 2020
Loved the characters, both with things in their past that haunted them. Great story
May 8, 2020
Since I Fell for You
A delightful book in all respects. It is especially special because I attended a one-room country school through fifth grade!
A delightful book in all respects. It is especially special because I attended a one-room country school through fifth grade!
January 10, 2021
I really liked this story. Both Jenny and Adam are great characters who have scars they need to work through.
June 14, 2023
since I fell for you
Realistic in her description of land and surroundings .
Go out and buy it
It needed to be more pages!!
Realistic in her description of land and surroundings .
Go out and buy it
It needed to be more pages!!
August 4, 2023
True Love Conquers All!
It started a little slow but very soon it drew me in! I really loved the characters and can't wait to find out more about them in the next books.
It started a little slow but very soon it drew me in! I really loved the characters and can't wait to find out more about them in the next books.
August 9, 2023
Good read. Fun to watch Abby's speech progress. Since I went to a one room school grades 1-8 with the same teacher it was interesting from that view point.
November 2, 2023
Good story, but a little slow. Still, I'm going to read the 2nd book in the series
Also, not very many typos, which is always a plus!
Also, not very many typos, which is always a plus!
January 25, 2024
Saddlers Prairie
I love cowboys. Wonderful characters. Loving people who help each other to survive disasters. You will enjoy reading, so get started.
I love cowboys. Wonderful characters. Loving people who help each other to survive disasters. You will enjoy reading, so get started.
August 31, 2024
Wonderful Love Stoty
This is a beautiful story that truly needed yo be told. I hope that someone who has misconceptions about mental illness get to read it and learn
This is a beautiful story that truly needed yo be told. I hope that someone who has misconceptions about mental illness get to read it and learn
November 24, 2012
RANCHER DADDY overall was a pretty nice book. Although the romance lacked a little of that spark, it was clear from inside their heads that they had feelings from the start that felt real considering their painful pasts.
Jenny Wyler has learned her lesson about sharing her family’s past when her fiancé breaks up with her over her mother’s schizophrenia. With the story published and the town treating her differently and her dad’s death still fresh, Jenny seeks a fresh start in Saddlers Prairie, taking the one room school teacher position. She’s not in town long before she meets Adam Dawson and his five year old daughter Abby.
A past with secrets of his own, Adam’s doing to best for his daughter, who doesn’t speak. A mismatched marriage, Adam tried to save it by convincing his wife to have a baby. Unfortunately that leads to her death from cancer days after Abby’s birth.
Their attraction is instant, as is Jenny’s attention to Abby and her determination to help the sweet little girl. The butt heads over the extra help she gets Abby, but Adam can’t help but soften when he sees how dedicated she is to his daughter.
Although feelings develop pretty quickly, neither is willing to take the chance. They have a few looks, kisses, and some undisclosed make out nights until Adam calls it all off.
Trying to ignore their feelings doesn’t work out very well. And when Jenny ends up staying at the ranch, it’s even harder to be around each other.
That is until he overhears her confess her feelings for him to her father’s picture. From there it’s only left for them to bare their deepest darkest secrets and watch as true love prevails and neither one is going anywhere.
I really enjoyed Adam, Abby, Jenny and their past hurts. I felt each reason was a valid one that enhanced the story.
Jenny Wyler has learned her lesson about sharing her family’s past when her fiancé breaks up with her over her mother’s schizophrenia. With the story published and the town treating her differently and her dad’s death still fresh, Jenny seeks a fresh start in Saddlers Prairie, taking the one room school teacher position. She’s not in town long before she meets Adam Dawson and his five year old daughter Abby.
A past with secrets of his own, Adam’s doing to best for his daughter, who doesn’t speak. A mismatched marriage, Adam tried to save it by convincing his wife to have a baby. Unfortunately that leads to her death from cancer days after Abby’s birth.
Their attraction is instant, as is Jenny’s attention to Abby and her determination to help the sweet little girl. The butt heads over the extra help she gets Abby, but Adam can’t help but soften when he sees how dedicated she is to his daughter.
Although feelings develop pretty quickly, neither is willing to take the chance. They have a few looks, kisses, and some undisclosed make out nights until Adam calls it all off.
Trying to ignore their feelings doesn’t work out very well. And when Jenny ends up staying at the ranch, it’s even harder to be around each other.
That is until he overhears her confess her feelings for him to her father’s picture. From there it’s only left for them to bare their deepest darkest secrets and watch as true love prevails and neither one is going anywhere.
I really enjoyed Adam, Abby, Jenny and their past hurts. I felt each reason was a valid one that enhanced the story.
February 25, 2012
I loved this book. The characters were realistic and the romance between Jenny and Adam was very sweet. I was worried about how the muteness of Adam's daughter Abby was going to be treated but I was happily satisfied with its treatment. I was glad that the subject wasn't a "magical fix" that happened to be convenient to the plot, instead Abby goes to a speech therapist and it takes time for her to even be able and confident enough to say one word.
So too did the romance take time. While part of the romantic troubles stemmed from misunderstanding between the two, it was of the very natural "does s/he like me, like me or am I merely an annoyance to be put up with.
If there was anything within the story that felt off if would have to be the ending. It wasn't bad, and thinking on it I can't really picture the characters doing any differently, but at the same time the conflict resolution seemed like instead of a bang it went out with a fizzle. Again though, the positive note is that the ending is perhaps more realistic than if there had been some kind of huge eruption. Besides, as said, it wasn't a bad ending all told and even if it were to have been, the epilogue leaves you with a silly grin on your face and all would be forgiven.
So too did the romance take time. While part of the romantic troubles stemmed from misunderstanding between the two, it was of the very natural "does s/he like me, like me or am I merely an annoyance to be put up with.
If there was anything within the story that felt off if would have to be the ending. It wasn't bad, and thinking on it I can't really picture the characters doing any differently, but at the same time the conflict resolution seemed like instead of a bang it went out with a fizzle. Again though, the positive note is that the ending is perhaps more realistic than if there had been some kind of huge eruption. Besides, as said, it wasn't a bad ending all told and even if it were to have been, the epilogue leaves you with a silly grin on your face and all would be forgiven.
January 13, 2013
Charming small-town story. Jenny Wyler moves to Saddlers Prairie to take the job as the teacher for its small one-room school. She's running from an ex-fiance and friends who turned out not to be such good friends when they found out some truths about her past. She doesn't intend to leave herself open to such pain in the future, so she vows to stay mum and leave her past in the past.
Adam Dawson is the father of one of her new students, Abby. He's got some secrets of his own, and both find themselves fighting a powerful attraction as they work to help Abby learn to find her voice.
Ms. Roth does a good job revealing Jenny and Adam's characters and the struggle each faces trying to stay true to themselves and their budding feelings. The resolution at the end was a bit whirlwind for me though, and took away a bit from how satisfying the story was overall. Still, an enjoyable read, and I'm looking forward to revisiting Saddlers Prairie.
Adam Dawson is the father of one of her new students, Abby. He's got some secrets of his own, and both find themselves fighting a powerful attraction as they work to help Abby learn to find her voice.
Ms. Roth does a good job revealing Jenny and Adam's characters and the struggle each faces trying to stay true to themselves and their budding feelings. The resolution at the end was a bit whirlwind for me though, and took away a bit from how satisfying the story was overall. Still, an enjoyable read, and I'm looking forward to revisiting Saddlers Prairie.
September 13, 2013
The story had a lot of potential but there were a couple of things that really annoyed me. First of all, it skipped over the whole beginning of the couple's dating and went straight to the break-up. I would have liked to see how they started seeing each other but it glossed over that with just vague references to making out at her house. This was really frustrating because as a reader you go through the whole initial relationship stages in order to see how they eventually get together and suddenly you are robbed of that satisfaction. Second of all, Adam blew so hot & cold that any normal female would have kicked him to the curb a long time ago. Obviously they both had issues but sometimes it was just ridiculous how she kept overlooking his mood swings. The saving grace was the adorable little girl.
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