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Sleigh Ride with the Cowboy
A restless rancher. A single mom. A second chance at love.
Wes Colton suspects he’s coasting through life as a ranch hand, but dang it, he’s good with animals. Besides, age and money put college out of reach, so working on the ranch is just fine. But when he runs into his high school sweetheart on a brief trip back to Huckleberry Falls to sell his grandmother’s house, suddenly so much seems possible.
Ellie McKean still hasn’t forgiven Wes for dumping her to be a wandering cowboy. She’s returned to Huckleberry Falls after a disastrous rebound marriage, but with a delightful daughter in tow and big dreams for a hair-styling career. Wes Colton? No way does he figure into her future plans.
When Ellie’s uncle can’t do the annual sleigh rides in a town filled with Christmas festivities, Wes steps in to help. Between the stable and the small town, Ellie can’t avoid him—or deny her growing feelings.
Can Wes change his future so he can stay? Or will two hearts again be shattered?
Wes Colton suspects he’s coasting through life as a ranch hand, but dang it, he’s good with animals. Besides, age and money put college out of reach, so working on the ranch is just fine. But when he runs into his high school sweetheart on a brief trip back to Huckleberry Falls to sell his grandmother’s house, suddenly so much seems possible.
Ellie McKean still hasn’t forgiven Wes for dumping her to be a wandering cowboy. She’s returned to Huckleberry Falls after a disastrous rebound marriage, but with a delightful daughter in tow and big dreams for a hair-styling career. Wes Colton? No way does he figure into her future plans.
When Ellie’s uncle can’t do the annual sleigh rides in a town filled with Christmas festivities, Wes steps in to help. Between the stable and the small town, Ellie can’t avoid him—or deny her growing feelings.
Can Wes change his future so he can stay? Or will two hearts again be shattered?
- GenresChristmas
196 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 16, 2020
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December 19, 2020
Sweet second chance romance. This is a clean Christmas romance about a hair stylist and cowboy both about to launch their new dreams. The conflict is, of course, can they also add their relationship to the equation? We didn't find out how it was all going to work long term but we did get a happily ever after ending.
I liked Wes and Ellie. Their relationship moved quickly but since it is a second chance romance that worked. Their love was still there from 9 years earlier and it wasn't hard to rekindle. And I enjoyed Ellie's daughter. Ellie's sister I was iffy on but her story comes up in the next book so I'll probably like her in the end.
Sex: kisses
Language: no
Violence: no
I liked Wes and Ellie. Their relationship moved quickly but since it is a second chance romance that worked. Their love was still there from 9 years earlier and it wasn't hard to rekindle. And I enjoyed Ellie's daughter. Ellie's sister I was iffy on but her story comes up in the next book so I'll probably like her in the end.
Sex: kisses
Language: no
Violence: no
December 14, 2020
Fuzzy feel good with real life issues
The main characters are people I would like to know in real life. They are everyday people with the same trials we all face. An absolutely believable, to me anyway, plot line.
I will certainly be on the lookout for other books by Jen Peters and the rest of this series!
The main characters are people I would like to know in real life. They are everyday people with the same trials we all face. An absolutely believable, to me anyway, plot line.
I will certainly be on the lookout for other books by Jen Peters and the rest of this series!
December 15, 2020
Sweet
This was a sweet story. Wes and Ellie easily fell in love all over again. It took determination to make it work so they could get a happily ever after.
I didn't like Abby though. She butted in when she had no business doing so. She also has a terrible "picker" and took her judgement everywhere.
This was a sweet story. Wes and Ellie easily fell in love all over again. It took determination to make it work so they could get a happily ever after.
I didn't like Abby though. She butted in when she had no business doing so. She also has a terrible "picker" and took her judgement everywhere.
February 9, 2021
Love wins
Ellie and Wes were in love once 9 years ago. We'd had returned to town to prepare his grandmother's house to be sold. They get together again and then decide it won't work then the author pulls out a happy ending.
This is a sweet Christmas romance. It left me feeling good and hopeful love prevails.
Ellie and Wes were in love once 9 years ago. We'd had returned to town to prepare his grandmother's house to be sold. They get together again and then decide it won't work then the author pulls out a happy ending.
This is a sweet Christmas romance. It left me feeling good and hopeful love prevails.
November 18, 2021
Good story
A clean story set in Wyoming.
He was back just to sort, clean out & sell his grandmother's house. Then he met Ellie, his high school love.
She's a single parent & wanting to buy the local salon where she works. That's the way to escape their inconsiderate boss\owner.
Good story.
A clean story set in Wyoming.
He was back just to sort, clean out & sell his grandmother's house. Then he met Ellie, his high school love.
She's a single parent & wanting to buy the local salon where she works. That's the way to escape their inconsiderate boss\owner.
Good story.
November 24, 2020
Light hearted reading with great results. Thoroughly enjoyed the book and storyline.
December 4, 2020
True love
A very Aspiration book enjoy reading it want good clean it is all that and more how love truly the answer
A very Aspiration book enjoy reading it want good clean it is all that and more how love truly the answer
February 1, 2021
Good
A book that brings two people back together that knew each other and a relationship that ended badly years ago.
A book that brings two people back together that knew each other and a relationship that ended badly years ago.
October 23, 2021
Awesome
I liked everything about this book! I love reading cowboy love stories with happy endings. I love good clean books. I would recommend this book to anyone.
I liked everything about this book! I love reading cowboy love stories with happy endings. I love good clean books. I would recommend this book to anyone.
December 27, 2021
Delightful Christmas romance
This s a lovely second chance romance for Ellie and Wes. The characters are interesting and relatable. A delightful romance.
This s a lovely second chance romance for Ellie and Wes. The characters are interesting and relatable. A delightful romance.
January 21, 2022
great as always
Fun, flirty,clean - I was hoping she would go back to his ranch but not to be. It worked out that is all I can ask for.
Fun, flirty,clean - I was hoping she would go back to his ranch but not to be. It worked out that is all I can ask for.
April 17, 2022
TOTALLY ENJOYED THIS ONE
Loved reconnecting with the town thru this book Always enjoy books that are connected with previous stories Thank for the pleasure
Loved reconnecting with the town thru this book Always enjoy books that are connected with previous stories Thank for the pleasure
October 16, 2024
I enjoyed reading Wes and Ellie's story
January 27, 2023
Wes and Ellie were made for each other. Everyone in town knows but do they? And are they willing to let bygones be bygones? A great read!
November 17, 2020
Wes and Ellie were teenage sweethearts until he decided he was too young to settle down and that he wanted to roam around the country. Ellie didn’t wait for him, married had a child and got divorced. After more than a decade, both are back in their hometown during the holiday season. Ellie has moved back to be closer to family and is contemplating opening her own hair salon. Wes is only in town until he can pack up and repair his late grandmother’s house in order to sell it. Meeting Ellie again is unexpected and rather exhilarating at the same time. Neither has forgotten the other, but she still harbours some resentment from the way he left her, while he is regretful and becoming more aware that he never stopped loving her. Her young daughter isn’t a deterrent from wishing he could see more of Ellie. When Ellie needs someone to help her injured uncle with sleigh rides for tourists during the holiday season, Wes agrees to run the sleigh rides. Their attraction to each other leads them to seek each other out often, and they begin to dream of a future together. Yet, part of his dream also means they will be apart again. Can they find a way to fulfill their dream of a shared future?
The time Wes and Ellie have been apart gave them new maturity, convictions and clarity. Now they know what they want in life, but their goals are not necessarily compatible unless they can compromise or sacrifice, and put their relationship first before everything else. Ellie’s daughter is a scene stealer....adorable, charming and precocious. Will she get her Christmas wish for a Daddy?I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
The time Wes and Ellie have been apart gave them new maturity, convictions and clarity. Now they know what they want in life, but their goals are not necessarily compatible unless they can compromise or sacrifice, and put their relationship first before everything else. Ellie’s daughter is a scene stealer....adorable, charming and precocious. Will she get her Christmas wish for a Daddy?I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
November 17, 2020
I received a complimentary copy of this book and I also purchased a copy as I loved it so much.
I would love to give this more than 5 stars! It was a delightfully charming story of two people getting a second chance with their first love. The story was very well written. The plot flowed smoothly to the point that I hated to put it down.
Wes Colton and Ellie McKean were high-school sweethearts. Ellie figured they would get married after graduation but Wes had other plans. He wanted to travel and see other parts of the country. After being gone for two years, Ellie gave up on Wes returning and moved on. She married and moved away. After a few years, Ellie returns back home to Huckleberry Falls divorced with her 6 year old daughter. Wes and Ellie meet again when he returns to sell his deceased grandmother's home.
Reading about their second chance really transported me on a wonderful bookcation. I really could see these two going through the scenes that the author so eloquently wrote that it was really like watching a movie.
This is a beautifully written sweet and clean second chance at a first love that anyone of any age could read. I highly look forward to the second couple that is hinted at in the Epilogue!
I would love to give this more than 5 stars! It was a delightfully charming story of two people getting a second chance with their first love. The story was very well written. The plot flowed smoothly to the point that I hated to put it down.
Wes Colton and Ellie McKean were high-school sweethearts. Ellie figured they would get married after graduation but Wes had other plans. He wanted to travel and see other parts of the country. After being gone for two years, Ellie gave up on Wes returning and moved on. She married and moved away. After a few years, Ellie returns back home to Huckleberry Falls divorced with her 6 year old daughter. Wes and Ellie meet again when he returns to sell his deceased grandmother's home.
Reading about their second chance really transported me on a wonderful bookcation. I really could see these two going through the scenes that the author so eloquently wrote that it was really like watching a movie.
This is a beautifully written sweet and clean second chance at a first love that anyone of any age could read. I highly look forward to the second couple that is hinted at in the Epilogue!
September 2, 2022
Sleigh Ride with the Cowboy is a sweet, heartwarming, second chance, Christmas romance. I love sleigh rides so this was a perfect choice for me. The ride Wes takes Ellie on was so romantic. I loved these characters. Olivia is a precious sweetie. Their individual dream jobs seemed destined to keep Wes and Ellie apart, so the road to an HEA was quite bumpy! Once I started reading I could not put the book down!
Merged review:
Sleigh Ride with the Cowboy is a sweet, heartwarming, second chance, Christmas romance. I love sleigh rides so this was a perfect choice for me. The ride Wes takes Ellie on was so romantic. I loved these characters. Olivia is a precious sweetie. Their individual dream jobs seemed destined to keep Wes and Ellie apart, so the road to an HEA was quite bumpy! Once I started reading I could not put the book down!
Merged review:
Sleigh Ride with the Cowboy is a sweet, heartwarming, second chance, Christmas romance. I love sleigh rides so this was a perfect choice for me. The ride Wes takes Ellie on was so romantic. I loved these characters. Olivia is a precious sweetie. Their individual dream jobs seemed destined to keep Wes and Ellie apart, so the road to an HEA was quite bumpy! Once I started reading I could not put the book down!
November 15, 2020
This book had me at the title! I've always wanted to go on a sleigh ride, and there is the most romantic one that I've ever read about in Sleigh Ride with the Cowboy. I was rooting for Wes and Ellie's romance from the start. Both are very likable characters with dreams that seem to make being together impossible, and Ellie has her daughter Olivia to consider too. Olivia is a sweetheart that will melt your heart. There are lots of bumps on the way to the HEA, but we get not only one perfect proposal, but two.
I definitely recommend this clean Christmas romance! I hope to read other in the Huckleberry Falls Holiday Romances and more works by Jen Peters.
I received a complimentary copy. I chose to write a review and share my opinion of this delightful, well-written romance.
I definitely recommend this clean Christmas romance! I hope to read other in the Huckleberry Falls Holiday Romances and more works by Jen Peters.
I received a complimentary copy. I chose to write a review and share my opinion of this delightful, well-written romance.
November 15, 2020
Sleigh Ride with the Cowboy is a fun, Christmas story. With two high school sweethearts who left town to make their own path returning at the same time, there is romance in the air. This was a great read. Worthy of Hallmark status, the characters have great story arcs within this sweet romance story. They have their dreams within reach and opportunities are opening up to them as work on coming together for the second time.
Jen Peters gave this story a Western feel with the small-town of Huckleberry Falls. I enjoyed reading this story and while the Christmas season is not quite here, it is definitely helping me to prep for the most wonderful time of the year.
Jen Peters gave this story a Western feel with the small-town of Huckleberry Falls. I enjoyed reading this story and while the Christmas season is not quite here, it is definitely helping me to prep for the most wonderful time of the year.
November 16, 2020
A sweet Christmas romance. Mild tension, a few issues the couple needs to resolve, nice supporting characters, some Christmas spirit and a HEA. All the goodness of romantic Christmas movies in book form. I liked the intro into the story with H & him driving in to town. The chemistry & romance between the couple was great & "aww". This is a mulit author Christmas series and the teaser for the next book with the h's sister has me intrigued! I love the Wyoming setting. I just flowed through reading the story smoothly. A cozy read to relax to. One small caveat was I thought since the h, Ellie, was nervous about giving Wes a 2nd chance for valid reasons she flipped a bit fast.
November 16, 2020
Sleigh Ride With the Cowboy by Jen Peters is a sweet wholesome romance. Ellie and Wes dated in high school then he left Huckleberry Falls to explore the world leaving her behind with a broken heart. Both had their own reasons for returning to their hometown. Ellie was now a single mother with a precocious daughter. The old feelings were still there for Wes and Ellie but she fought those feelings. She just couldn't forgive him for leaving her behind all those years ago. Would she forgive and forget? Could they get past the problems and be together, which is what they really needed?
November 17, 2020
Can a sleigh ride lead to happily ever after? Wes is hoping that it will when he reconnects with Ellie.
This book started slowly for me but the characters won me over. Wes is a guy with no direction, but rekindled love for Ellie and also her daughter may just be the anchor he needs.
Ellie was abandoned by Wes once before, is newly divorced, and in the middle of buying a business. Does she have time to take a chance? Can she trust a heart that’s begging her to give him a second chance?
This is a great story when you can’t invest a lot of time in your Christmas fix.
This book started slowly for me but the characters won me over. Wes is a guy with no direction, but rekindled love for Ellie and also her daughter may just be the anchor he needs.
Ellie was abandoned by Wes once before, is newly divorced, and in the middle of buying a business. Does she have time to take a chance? Can she trust a heart that’s begging her to give him a second chance?
This is a great story when you can’t invest a lot of time in your Christmas fix.
November 8, 2020
Really enjoyed reading Wes and Ellie’s story of second chances and the promise’s of the future for both characters. The plot of this book is well written and will easily capture the reader to the end of the story. Loved the sweet romance and real life issues that were faced with determination. Would recommend this book, thanks to Jen Peters’ writing skills, keeping me engaged to the end.
November 17, 2020
Sleigh rides, twinkling lights, snow, and a second chance for high school sweethearts, Wes and Ellie. I was immediately pulled into this fun, sweet romance and could not put the book down. It felt magical and it was such fun getting to know these characters from Huckleberry Falls, Wyoming. I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.
November 23, 2020
Wes and Ellie lost their first chance at a romance because Wes left town when they were young and now they have a second chance at love but it depends if they can work together as they both improve their career opportunities. This sweet romance is about second chances and new beginnings, small town romances are so special because everyone that knows them are hoping they can make it work.
September 18, 2024
Another sweet Christmas story set in the town of Huckleberry Falls, Wyoming. All the stories have some connection but don't necessarily go in a particular order.
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