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Coming Home to North Dakota #4
Cowboy Finding Love
Enjoy the newest series from USA Today best-selling author, Jessie Gussman - Coming Home to North Dakota.
Jessie writes sweet and inspirational romance from her farm in central Virginia. Having attended, but never graduating from the school of hard knocks, Jessie uses real life on the farm to inspire her cowboy, rural and blue-collar fiction.
When she’s not chasing kids, cows and the occasional roll-away haybale, Jessie enjoys wading in Naked Creek and not cleaning her house. Most of the time her main goal is to keep from catching herself on fire…again.
If you enjoy fun stories with vivid characters showcasing strong families with a ribbon of faith tying everything together, you might enjoy Jessie’s books.
Books in the Coming Home to North Dakota Series:
Cowboy Walking Away
Cowboy Coming Home
Cowboy Stealing My Heart
Cowboy Finding Love
Cowboy Dreaming Alone
Cowboy Rescuing Me
Cowboy Dancing All Night
Cowboy Falling Hard
Cowboy Looking at Me
Cowboy Wanting Everything
Cowboy Whispering My Name
Cowboy Marrying the Lady
Jessie writes sweet and inspirational romance from her farm in central Virginia. Having attended, but never graduating from the school of hard knocks, Jessie uses real life on the farm to inspire her cowboy, rural and blue-collar fiction.
When she’s not chasing kids, cows and the occasional roll-away haybale, Jessie enjoys wading in Naked Creek and not cleaning her house. Most of the time her main goal is to keep from catching herself on fire…again.
If you enjoy fun stories with vivid characters showcasing strong families with a ribbon of faith tying everything together, you might enjoy Jessie’s books.
Books in the Coming Home to North Dakota Series:
Cowboy Walking Away
Cowboy Coming Home
Cowboy Stealing My Heart
Cowboy Finding Love
Cowboy Dreaming Alone
Cowboy Rescuing Me
Cowboy Dancing All Night
Cowboy Falling Hard
Cowboy Looking at Me
Cowboy Wanting Everything
Cowboy Whispering My Name
Cowboy Marrying the Lady
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Published August 9, 2022
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December 25, 2023
I love the Piece Makers in this book. lol They each have their own way of doing things and sometimes one has a better way than the others for different people. I loved watching the realization dawn on these Silas and Gladys as they look at their relationship and what they really want. I really enjoyed listening to this on Say With Jay.
This was fun to listen to with my husband. It still brought laughter and tears listening the second time.
This was fun to listen to with my husband. It still brought laughter and tears listening the second time.
May 20, 2023
From Friends to Fiancés
Cowboy Finding Love, book 4 in Jessie Gussman’s Coming Home to North Dakota series, spotlights youngest Powers brother Silas, a serious, straight-shooting mechanic who loves God and cars, in that order. He also very much likes his friend and drag racing partner, Gladys LeFrak, a thrill-seeking heiress who needs to marry before age 25 to inherit her grandmother’s millions. She likes him back, but her mother’s insistence on setting her up with “suitable” (and boring) men gets on her nerves. Why can’t she just continue drag racing, having fun with Silas, and forgetting about the money?
Her attitude changes when her parents are killed in a car crash and she loses her taste for drag racing. She finds herself crying on Silas’s shirt and is ashamed of her “weakness”, but Silas assures her that God knows her tears and doesn’t see them as “weak”.
Gladys grew up in Sweet Water, where her father had a career in the oil fields, but moved to L.A. to get a master’s degree in counseling. She concluded it was more about money than helping others; she was disillusioned and returned to her parents’ home in Sweet Water, channeling her lack of purpose into an obsession with risky activities. The drag racing was her idea, not Silas’s, but he went along to please her. For him, it was another way of putting someone else’s wants before his own.
Another example of his selflessness involved an abandoned puppy he found by a roadside. She’s adorable, but when Gladys’s sister Mabel sees the dog, she lights up the way she never does around people. Silas doesn’t hesitate to give her the puppy he loves, and Gladys admires his character.
The Piece Makers see Silas and Gladys together and decide those two are their next matchmaking project! Their strategy must be delayed by her parents’ death, but after the funeral they invite Gladys and Mabel to see the quilts they made for them. Mabel, a homebody, declines to go, but Gladys goes alone—just as they hoped!
Charlene, the chief matchmaker, tells Gladys that they’ve got a match in the works but need someone to give the man kissing lessons. Women from L.A. have way more experience in kissing than women from North Dakota, so they’re turning to her! Gladys nearly refuses, but when she hears that Silas is the man in question, she agrees. He’s the only one she’d want to teach, anyway.
The old ladies have been talking to Silas, too—advising him on how to kiss a woman properly. He admits that he’s kissed a few girls, but they never stayed with him for long afterward. He’s willing to try with that (unnamed) “special someone”, so they wrack their brains for a car analogy he’ll understand and send him happily on his way, trusting that he’ll do his part and Gladys will do hers.
Multiple interruptions later, their first “lesson” takes place—and changes everything! They’re still close friends, but now they realize that they love each other. They visit the Piece Makers to thank them, and during their visit Gladys proposes to Silas! When she took Mabel to see Dr. Lark Stryker (from the Sweet Water Ranch series), a working veterinarian who also takes in at-risk girls, Gladys was offered a counseling job for Lark’s girls and won’t need to leave Sweet Water. If they marry before her fall birthday they’ll inherit the money, but they plan to use it for the benefit of others—like Lark, who needs a larger house to hold all her girls and a private office for Gladys’s sessions with them. They agree to take time to think and pray about it, second nature to Silas but new to Gladys.
This book paralleled Calhoun and Bellamy’s story in several respects: a woman with a checkered past and a less-than-strong walk with God grows spiritually through her discussions with an honorable Powers brother, and engagement or marriage follows. But the characters differ; Silas is quieter and more serious than Calhoun, and Gladys the counselor is more of a risk taker and former player than Bellamy the movie star with an addiction to social media and five divorces behind her. Still, Jessie Gussman weaves Biblical principles and relevant Scriptures into the story without being awkward or cheesy. I loved Silas and Gladys! Highly, highly recommend Cowboy Finding Love.
Cowboy Finding Love, book 4 in Jessie Gussman’s Coming Home to North Dakota series, spotlights youngest Powers brother Silas, a serious, straight-shooting mechanic who loves God and cars, in that order. He also very much likes his friend and drag racing partner, Gladys LeFrak, a thrill-seeking heiress who needs to marry before age 25 to inherit her grandmother’s millions. She likes him back, but her mother’s insistence on setting her up with “suitable” (and boring) men gets on her nerves. Why can’t she just continue drag racing, having fun with Silas, and forgetting about the money?
Her attitude changes when her parents are killed in a car crash and she loses her taste for drag racing. She finds herself crying on Silas’s shirt and is ashamed of her “weakness”, but Silas assures her that God knows her tears and doesn’t see them as “weak”.
Gladys grew up in Sweet Water, where her father had a career in the oil fields, but moved to L.A. to get a master’s degree in counseling. She concluded it was more about money than helping others; she was disillusioned and returned to her parents’ home in Sweet Water, channeling her lack of purpose into an obsession with risky activities. The drag racing was her idea, not Silas’s, but he went along to please her. For him, it was another way of putting someone else’s wants before his own.
Another example of his selflessness involved an abandoned puppy he found by a roadside. She’s adorable, but when Gladys’s sister Mabel sees the dog, she lights up the way she never does around people. Silas doesn’t hesitate to give her the puppy he loves, and Gladys admires his character.
The Piece Makers see Silas and Gladys together and decide those two are their next matchmaking project! Their strategy must be delayed by her parents’ death, but after the funeral they invite Gladys and Mabel to see the quilts they made for them. Mabel, a homebody, declines to go, but Gladys goes alone—just as they hoped!
Charlene, the chief matchmaker, tells Gladys that they’ve got a match in the works but need someone to give the man kissing lessons. Women from L.A. have way more experience in kissing than women from North Dakota, so they’re turning to her! Gladys nearly refuses, but when she hears that Silas is the man in question, she agrees. He’s the only one she’d want to teach, anyway.
The old ladies have been talking to Silas, too—advising him on how to kiss a woman properly. He admits that he’s kissed a few girls, but they never stayed with him for long afterward. He’s willing to try with that (unnamed) “special someone”, so they wrack their brains for a car analogy he’ll understand and send him happily on his way, trusting that he’ll do his part and Gladys will do hers.
Multiple interruptions later, their first “lesson” takes place—and changes everything! They’re still close friends, but now they realize that they love each other. They visit the Piece Makers to thank them, and during their visit Gladys proposes to Silas! When she took Mabel to see Dr. Lark Stryker (from the Sweet Water Ranch series), a working veterinarian who also takes in at-risk girls, Gladys was offered a counseling job for Lark’s girls and won’t need to leave Sweet Water. If they marry before her fall birthday they’ll inherit the money, but they plan to use it for the benefit of others—like Lark, who needs a larger house to hold all her girls and a private office for Gladys’s sessions with them. They agree to take time to think and pray about it, second nature to Silas but new to Gladys.
This book paralleled Calhoun and Bellamy’s story in several respects: a woman with a checkered past and a less-than-strong walk with God grows spiritually through her discussions with an honorable Powers brother, and engagement or marriage follows. But the characters differ; Silas is quieter and more serious than Calhoun, and Gladys the counselor is more of a risk taker and former player than Bellamy the movie star with an addiction to social media and five divorces behind her. Still, Jessie Gussman weaves Biblical principles and relevant Scriptures into the story without being awkward or cheesy. I loved Silas and Gladys! Highly, highly recommend Cowboy Finding Love.
September 18, 2023
A mechanic and a rich girl, friends? Especially a rich girl who needs to marry before she's 25, and she's fast closing in on that birthday? Her wealthy mother, with her father's endorsement, is determined to see her girls set up with men of means, serious means, men in whom neither of their girls are truly interested.
So, how did a rich girl meet and become friends with a mechanic? Her love of drag racing - at 1 am - and his love for coaxing max power and performance out of a beautiful engine. He rides with her every race, an extra set of eyes and ears, and an onsite fixup if needed.
Then it happens...road conditions cause the car to flip...and end up back on all 4 tires facing the way they need to go. His inspection of the car shows absolutely no damage - something totally impossible. Her intuition had told her so, as had his, but this is physical proof.
While Silas's attraction was to her confidence and daring, hers to him was the sense of perfect calm he brought to every encounter, including the actual races. But she realizes soon the adrenalin rush is finite. Pointless, actually.
Silas is having a lot of second thoughts as well, when he finds a puppy alongside the road, one barely old enough to be weaned, and coaxes it to him, then takes the puppy home. God's creature, a stray, a dumped female because females cost more to spay or just because the owner didn't want it, or a beloved lost pet, regardless, he needs to care for the puppy and try finding the owner. He still has supplies, though not many, from a recent dogsitting gig.
Then the unthinkable happens. Gladys's parents had been on the way to the airport, taking the red eye out, when a vehicle crossed the center line, hit them hard, and killed them instantaneously. She was called first, as the heir, and stumbles over to Silas's place, unable even to speak for a while, then tells him the news. He and the puppy are a comfort to her, as she will need to tell everyone- her younger sister Mabel first - and the 2 of them will need to identify the bodies. Knowing Mabel has always had a thing for animals and is studying to be a veterinarian, Gladys hands the puppy to Mabel to ease the pain of the revelation of their new status as orphans plus the need to identify the bodies. One step, sometimes one second, at a time, the funerals are planned and the burials take place. Through it all, Silas is there for both sisters, but esp. Gladys.
But are Gladys and Silas just friends, or has their friendship developed into something more? What would Gladys do with a post-grad counseling degree in N. Dakota? Does she even want to stay? She and Mabel have gotten even more bad news about the estate, but Silas's sister introduced Mabel to the town's vet, Dr. Lark, who takes in girls headed in the wrong direction in hopes learning to work with animals will help them, but it's just her, and now Mabel, and 6 girls crowded into 2 rooms in Dr. Lark's small house. Still, Dr. Lark can see the gift Mabel has with animals, and the work is a huge help. And the sisters, once so different and like ships passing in the night, are becoming friends. This leaves Gladys feeling a bit at odds. She's beginning to fall for her best friend, but does he want things to go any further? Is it possible for her to support herself in small town N. Dakota? With so much up in the air, including the estate, what does the future hold for Gladys, for Silas, for Mabel and the young man, James, who has met Mabel several times when she was on business trips with here dad, amd has taken a shine to her...but Mabel needs 4 more years of schooling amd internship and likely isn't in a mood for a beau.
So, how did a rich girl meet and become friends with a mechanic? Her love of drag racing - at 1 am - and his love for coaxing max power and performance out of a beautiful engine. He rides with her every race, an extra set of eyes and ears, and an onsite fixup if needed.
Then it happens...road conditions cause the car to flip...and end up back on all 4 tires facing the way they need to go. His inspection of the car shows absolutely no damage - something totally impossible. Her intuition had told her so, as had his, but this is physical proof.
While Silas's attraction was to her confidence and daring, hers to him was the sense of perfect calm he brought to every encounter, including the actual races. But she realizes soon the adrenalin rush is finite. Pointless, actually.
Silas is having a lot of second thoughts as well, when he finds a puppy alongside the road, one barely old enough to be weaned, and coaxes it to him, then takes the puppy home. God's creature, a stray, a dumped female because females cost more to spay or just because the owner didn't want it, or a beloved lost pet, regardless, he needs to care for the puppy and try finding the owner. He still has supplies, though not many, from a recent dogsitting gig.
Then the unthinkable happens. Gladys's parents had been on the way to the airport, taking the red eye out, when a vehicle crossed the center line, hit them hard, and killed them instantaneously. She was called first, as the heir, and stumbles over to Silas's place, unable even to speak for a while, then tells him the news. He and the puppy are a comfort to her, as she will need to tell everyone- her younger sister Mabel first - and the 2 of them will need to identify the bodies. Knowing Mabel has always had a thing for animals and is studying to be a veterinarian, Gladys hands the puppy to Mabel to ease the pain of the revelation of their new status as orphans plus the need to identify the bodies. One step, sometimes one second, at a time, the funerals are planned and the burials take place. Through it all, Silas is there for both sisters, but esp. Gladys.
But are Gladys and Silas just friends, or has their friendship developed into something more? What would Gladys do with a post-grad counseling degree in N. Dakota? Does she even want to stay? She and Mabel have gotten even more bad news about the estate, but Silas's sister introduced Mabel to the town's vet, Dr. Lark, who takes in girls headed in the wrong direction in hopes learning to work with animals will help them, but it's just her, and now Mabel, and 6 girls crowded into 2 rooms in Dr. Lark's small house. Still, Dr. Lark can see the gift Mabel has with animals, and the work is a huge help. And the sisters, once so different and like ships passing in the night, are becoming friends. This leaves Gladys feeling a bit at odds. She's beginning to fall for her best friend, but does he want things to go any further? Is it possible for her to support herself in small town N. Dakota? With so much up in the air, including the estate, what does the future hold for Gladys, for Silas, for Mabel and the young man, James, who has met Mabel several times when she was on business trips with here dad, amd has taken a shine to her...but Mabel needs 4 more years of schooling amd internship and likely isn't in a mood for a beau.
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August 22, 2022
Cowboy Finding Love is another of the Piece Makers schemes. They seen Silas needed to find a good woman and seeing how he treated Gladys when she found out her parents had been killed and helped not only Gladys but Mabel her sister, they were sure Gladys was the one.
Such a sweet story of Silas not ever asking for anything from Gladys but to be with her and experience the adrenaline rush they got out of her drag racing. He had built the motor for her car. An accident one night scared both of them and they thought if God had not saved them when they were flipping in the air and set them back on the ground on their wheels that it would have forever changed their lives and family. At the time, they didn't know that news would be coming telling of her parents dying in a car crash where someone crossed the center line and ran head on into them. That realization shook both of them and that was the end of the drag racing. It also gave Silas time to help Gladys to understand more about what the Bible says about the questions she had. He was a serious man, but he believed in living a Christian life. He hoped that one day Gladys would see things like he was telling her and that maybe she was the woman for him since she stayed in his head most of the time. He could only hope he stayed in her head most of the time too. But can a blue collar man be with a white collar woman?
I received an advanced copy to read and give my honest opinion. I suggest this is a great story to take you on such a sweet journey.
Such a sweet story of Silas not ever asking for anything from Gladys but to be with her and experience the adrenaline rush they got out of her drag racing. He had built the motor for her car. An accident one night scared both of them and they thought if God had not saved them when they were flipping in the air and set them back on the ground on their wheels that it would have forever changed their lives and family. At the time, they didn't know that news would be coming telling of her parents dying in a car crash where someone crossed the center line and ran head on into them. That realization shook both of them and that was the end of the drag racing. It also gave Silas time to help Gladys to understand more about what the Bible says about the questions she had. He was a serious man, but he believed in living a Christian life. He hoped that one day Gladys would see things like he was telling her and that maybe she was the woman for him since she stayed in his head most of the time. He could only hope he stayed in her head most of the time too. But can a blue collar man be with a white collar woman?
I received an advanced copy to read and give my honest opinion. I suggest this is a great story to take you on such a sweet journey.
September 7, 2022
Gladys lives a wild and carefree life in North Dakota. She convinced her friend, Silas, to join her on her drag racing escapades and when tragedy strikes, she needs to make some difficult decisions about her future.
Her family's wealth and her inheritance is not something that is publicly known and she wants to keep it that way but when she faces some difficult choices, she only wants to talk them through with Silas. And, when she begins to feel more than friendship for Silas, he might just provide her with the answers she is looking for.
Silas is a blue collar worker who is way out of Gladys' league but he likes spending time with her. He is calm and even tempered. He doesn't let much affect him but he begins to have feelings for Gladys that are anything but just friendly. Would it ever work for the two of them to be together as anything more than friends? Will she just return to Los Angeles to her life there or would she be willing to start a life with him in North Dakota?
This was another sweet, clean, wholesome romance in this series by Jessie Gussman. This is a Christian author who weaves Christian themes through her stories without being heavy handed about it. I appreciate her approach and enjoy the stories she writes.
I was given an arc copy of this book and I willingly offer my honest review.
Her family's wealth and her inheritance is not something that is publicly known and she wants to keep it that way but when she faces some difficult choices, she only wants to talk them through with Silas. And, when she begins to feel more than friendship for Silas, he might just provide her with the answers she is looking for.
Silas is a blue collar worker who is way out of Gladys' league but he likes spending time with her. He is calm and even tempered. He doesn't let much affect him but he begins to have feelings for Gladys that are anything but just friendly. Would it ever work for the two of them to be together as anything more than friends? Will she just return to Los Angeles to her life there or would she be willing to start a life with him in North Dakota?
This was another sweet, clean, wholesome romance in this series by Jessie Gussman. This is a Christian author who weaves Christian themes through her stories without being heavy handed about it. I appreciate her approach and enjoy the stories she writes.
I was given an arc copy of this book and I willingly offer my honest review.
August 8, 2022
This is another wonderful and sweet romance set in Sweet Water, North Dakota. Gladys and Silas have been friends since shortly after her arrival in town. At first glance, they don’t have much in common and seem incompatible. Gladys comes from a wealthy family, has gotten a degree in counseling and is secretly addicted to speed and thrills. Silas is a mechanic and his family is definitely not wealthy. His calm demeanour in the passenger seat of her car when she is drag racing makes Gladys feel safe, centred and confident. He is uncertain as to whether there could ever be more between them and has sought God’s guidance on the matter. It takes a terrible tragedy in her life to show both Gladys and Silas that perhaps there is a future for them together. During her time of grief and transition, they both see different sides of the other and begin to believe that God indeed led them to each other. Of course the ladies of the Piece Makers are more than willing to help in matchmaking and nudging them together. This sweet, tender and inspiring book will be added to my keeper list.
I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review
I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review
August 9, 2022
Watching these two completely different people go from friends to discovering there was something more between them was captivating. I loved the quiet and serious Silas who spoke so much more through his actions of support for Gladys than through words. He felt like he wasn't good enough for her and didn't even want to consider there could be anything but friendship between them. But when her world turned upside down through a horrific tragedy, it was to Silas she ran for comfort and security.
I loved how Silas gave Gladys words of wisdom that challenged her to become more and finally find her purpose. He never was judgemental but pointed her to the Savior.
Of course the Piece Makers had their hand in moving these two closer together as their matchmaking successes continue to grow. Of course they will be off planning their next people to involve in their matchmaking schemes.
Each book in this serious works fine as a stand alone story even though there are characters mentioned from other stories.
I received a copy of this book from the author and this is my honest unbiased review.
I loved how Silas gave Gladys words of wisdom that challenged her to become more and finally find her purpose. He never was judgemental but pointed her to the Savior.
Of course the Piece Makers had their hand in moving these two closer together as their matchmaking successes continue to grow. Of course they will be off planning their next people to involve in their matchmaking schemes.
Each book in this serious works fine as a stand alone story even though there are characters mentioned from other stories.
I received a copy of this book from the author and this is my honest unbiased review.
July 29, 2022
If you make the vows, then keep the vows.
Street racing might scare other people but not Gladys LeFrak. She gets her thrills from racing and her Silas is always along for the ride. Silas has been her mechanic since she moved to the small town with her family and they have become friends over time. Her parents are pushing her to marry so she can claim her grandmother's fortune but Gladys has yet to find any man that she likes and respects enough to marry.
Silas enjoys working on cars more than he wants to race them so his friendship with Gladys is perfect. When tragedy strikes, he is there to support and help her. He enjoys their time together but wishes she was closer to God. Silas is content to wait until God brings him the right woman but the Piece Makers have him in their sights.
Gladys and Silas are meant for each other. I received a free book but this review is voluntary and honest. I love Jessie Gussman’s clean cowboy romances!
Street racing might scare other people but not Gladys LeFrak. She gets her thrills from racing and her Silas is always along for the ride. Silas has been her mechanic since she moved to the small town with her family and they have become friends over time. Her parents are pushing her to marry so she can claim her grandmother's fortune but Gladys has yet to find any man that she likes and respects enough to marry.
Silas enjoys working on cars more than he wants to race them so his friendship with Gladys is perfect. When tragedy strikes, he is there to support and help her. He enjoys their time together but wishes she was closer to God. Silas is content to wait until God brings him the right woman but the Piece Makers have him in their sights.
Gladys and Silas are meant for each other. I received a free book but this review is voluntary and honest. I love Jessie Gussman’s clean cowboy romances!
August 5, 2022
“Cowboy Finding Love” Book 4, Coming Home To North Dakota
by Jessie Gussman Narration: Say with Jay
A Sweet Clean Christian Romance
This was a fun contemporary romance and a joy to listen to Jay’s narration. Yes, I spent 5+ hours listening and knitting. I am not sure if knitting was the excuse to listen or if listening was the excuse to knit!! But I certainly did enjoy this listen. Yes, there are discussions involving faith but if you don’t have allergic reactions to expressions of faith I am sure you just might really like this story, too. This story is complete.. but there is a hint at what may be happening in the next book in the series.. OH, there are scenic video clips to view as you listen – and - just in case you prefer e-books that format is available Aug 9, 2022. Happy Reading ! !
NOTE: This review expresses my honest opinion.
I listened to this book via the YouTube channel “Say with Jay”. It is a free read.
#Jessie Gussman
by Jessie Gussman Narration: Say with Jay
A Sweet Clean Christian Romance
This was a fun contemporary romance and a joy to listen to Jay’s narration. Yes, I spent 5+ hours listening and knitting. I am not sure if knitting was the excuse to listen or if listening was the excuse to knit!! But I certainly did enjoy this listen. Yes, there are discussions involving faith but if you don’t have allergic reactions to expressions of faith I am sure you just might really like this story, too. This story is complete.. but there is a hint at what may be happening in the next book in the series.. OH, there are scenic video clips to view as you listen – and - just in case you prefer e-books that format is available Aug 9, 2022. Happy Reading ! !
NOTE: This review expresses my honest opinion.
I listened to this book via the YouTube channel “Say with Jay”. It is a free read.
#Jessie Gussman
August 13, 2022
I know whenever I pick up a book by this author, it will be full of emotions and eye opening inspiraitonal dialogue that makes me happy I read the story. This one was no exception! Silas and Gladys are not from the same circles....at all. He is blue collar and she is a spoiled rich girl. The one thing they have in common is racing on Friday nights, something they have been doing for a couple of years already. When tragedy strikes Gladys, she knows Silas is the steady rock she can rely on no matter what. Will what starts out as companionship for a long time turn into more? Will they be able to bridge the social gaps that their upbringings present? Grab the book and find out!
I absolutely recommend this book if you love contemporary inspirational love stories. I received an e-copy of this book from the author. That didn't influence my review in any way. All opinions within are my own.
I absolutely recommend this book if you love contemporary inspirational love stories. I received an e-copy of this book from the author. That didn't influence my review in any way. All opinions within are my own.
June 8, 2023
Cowboy Finding Love Book 4
Another excellent book of the North Dakota Western Sweet romance series. I’ve said it before and I say it again; I love the way your characters are good Christians and they don’t just talk the talk, they walk the walk! I like the way they openly discuss that they follow The Lord’s teachings and do their best to do God’s will in their daily walk. I have to mention how I really get a kick out of the “Piece Makers.” I love the way they match couples up and manage to get them together. But, of course these couples already had good feelings about each other, but they hadn’t yet realized it until The Piece Makers found a way to open their eyes and their hearts! I love it! Now I’m looking forward to reading how they are going to help Nolt and wonder who the lady will be for his new found love!
Thank you for writing these sweet stories. It does my heart good to read these romantic Christian stories!
Doris Dawson-Smith
Another excellent book of the North Dakota Western Sweet romance series. I’ve said it before and I say it again; I love the way your characters are good Christians and they don’t just talk the talk, they walk the walk! I like the way they openly discuss that they follow The Lord’s teachings and do their best to do God’s will in their daily walk. I have to mention how I really get a kick out of the “Piece Makers.” I love the way they match couples up and manage to get them together. But, of course these couples already had good feelings about each other, but they hadn’t yet realized it until The Piece Makers found a way to open their eyes and their hearts! I love it! Now I’m looking forward to reading how they are going to help Nolt and wonder who the lady will be for his new found love!
Thank you for writing these sweet stories. It does my heart good to read these romantic Christian stories!
Doris Dawson-Smith
July 28, 2022
I love the characters in this book. Gladys is a wealthy socialite who followed her parent from LA to North Dakota. Gladys is 24 and set to inherit a hefty sum from her grandmother upon her 25th birthday but only if she is married. Her mother has paraded "eligible" men for Gladys but she has no interest in any of them. What she does love is drag racing at midnight on the dark roads of ND. She has a "friend" that fixes her car and rides along with her each week. Silas is a quiet, thoughtful man that works as a diesel mechanic at his family's shop. After fixing up her car to go super fast, Silas loves to ride along and just watch Gladys drive expertly. I love the inspirational insights that Jessie weaves into her stories to help her characters grow.
August 9, 2022
This is Gladys and Silas book. They are such an interesting couple. She's from a wealthy family. He fixes her car. He looks forward to drag racing with her - always staying in the passenger's seat - grounding her with his calm words and presence. How amazing that they survive a wreck that should have totaled the car and killed both of them. That and the death of her parents, along with his steadying presence that she's come to depend on - change her life. This book also had a profound effect on me. Life is so fleeting. And it's such a gift. Life is to be savored and loved each day. I remembered back to my own youth and my drag-racing days - was reminded of it at a reunion not too long ago. And I love that they tell the piece makers thank you for their part in it.
August 16, 2022
Gladys' parents are anxious to see her married, and the requirement that she be married by 25 to receive an inheritance means she has a deadline coming up fast - but somehow, the only person she seems able to really relax and be herself with is her midnight drag racing friend Silas. And surely she could never even consider marrying someone so much lower in society? But when her life suddenly falls apart around her, there's only one person she wants holding her together through it all - and he's right there for her. Can this mismatched pair have a future after all?
Okay, Silas was an amazing example of putting others first, being there and willing to help, whatever the cost. Gladys took a little longer to grow on me - not that there was anything wrong with her, I guess I just come from too different a background. Together, though, they made a delightful couple. I particularly enjoyed watching Gladys come to terms with the changes in her life and what they meant for her future plans. And as for the hints of interest in her sister - well, I'm really hoping there's a book coming for her! All in all, another good read, with interesting characters, an inspiring message and an interesting setting.
Note that I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author. I was not required to write a positive review and this is my considered opinion of the book.
Okay, Silas was an amazing example of putting others first, being there and willing to help, whatever the cost. Gladys took a little longer to grow on me - not that there was anything wrong with her, I guess I just come from too different a background. Together, though, they made a delightful couple. I particularly enjoyed watching Gladys come to terms with the changes in her life and what they meant for her future plans. And as for the hints of interest in her sister - well, I'm really hoping there's a book coming for her! All in all, another good read, with interesting characters, an inspiring message and an interesting setting.
Note that I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author. I was not required to write a positive review and this is my considered opinion of the book.
August 4, 2022
Loved Silas and Gladys story. Silas was a calm present for Gladys, but she could never think of him as more than a friend. Her parents were inviting young appropriate suitors every weekend, and Gladys had to chose and married before her next birthday or lose her inheritance. All bets were off when Gladys and her sister received news that would change their lives forever. I don't want to spoil anything so I'll stop there. If you like clean inspiring stories you will definitely enjoy 'Cowboy Finding Love'. I was gasping and cheering the characters on as they got involved with the nosey church ladies scheme. I received this book from the publisher. The thoughts and comments are my own.
August 4, 2022
Another great book by Jessie Gussman. This is book 4 in the Coming Home to North Dakota series. Gladys is from the big city of Los Angeles and couldn’t be more different than North Dakota born and raised Silas. She likes to race her car on the deserted road after midnight and he is her mechanic that keeps the car running for her and tags along with her Friday night races. Without realizing it they become very good friends though both think they’re too much different to be anything more than friends. When Gladys’s life is tragically changed Silas is there to help her navigate it. There are twist and turns and some matchmaking church ladies on their way to a happily ever after.
August 7, 2022
Cowboy Finding Love is a clean, heartwarming, opposites attract romance. The Piece Makers (quilting society whose members fancy themselves as matchmakers) strike again! Silas, a mechanic, and Gladys, the unwilling heir of her family’s multimillion dollar ranching operation, drag race her car on Friday nights. Bored with the long line of suitable marriage candidates proposed by her parents, Gladys spends her spare time with Silas. When a tragedy happens, Silas provides Gladys the strength she needs to weather that storm. This well written book kept my attention and I was sorry to reach the end.
August 7, 2022
Silas is a mechanic. He is the strong quiet type. Gladys comes from a wealthy family. Her parents have a house in LA, but currently live in ND. Silas doesn't think that a big city girl with a doctorate degree in counseling would want to live in a small town. They are friends, but nothing more. When Gladys' parents are killed in a car accident, Silas is there to walk her through the days ahead.
The Piece Makers come up with a plan to get them together. Silas is still not sure that Gladys would want to give up big city life, but as Gladys spends time in ND, she realizes that she likes who she is better.
Sweet book!
The Piece Makers come up with a plan to get them together. Silas is still not sure that Gladys would want to give up big city life, but as Gladys spends time in ND, she realizes that she likes who she is better.
Sweet book!
December 24, 2025
Jessie's books are edifying. I would say they are also light reads, but she does tackle difficult topics. Bad things happen to the characters or because of their choices, but there is redemption, grace, and forgiveness. She weaves in truths about how we should leave as Christians, which serve as reminders as I listen along.
I've listened to her books on YouTube "Say With Jay." He's a great narrator, even for the women's voices. It's the type of book that you can listen to while doing something else. Any can be read as a stand-alone, but I recommend starting the series in order as several connect characters and places.
I've listened to her books on YouTube "Say With Jay." He's a great narrator, even for the women's voices. It's the type of book that you can listen to while doing something else. Any can be read as a stand-alone, but I recommend starting the series in order as several connect characters and places.
July 31, 2022
I had an ARC for this book, but this is my voluntary and honest opinion. Silas and Gladys have been friends for a long time even though they are from different backgrounds. Silas has worked on her car and ridden with her in drag races, keeping her calm. When the Piece Makers quilting group sets them in their matchmaking sights, and Gladys’s parents are killed in an accident, things change. The plot of this book includes grief, learning to stand on your own, and developing skills to live. An entertaining and uplifting book by Jessie Gussman.
August 9, 2022
I liked that this book had a happy ending. I also liked that I was immediately pulled into the book with Gladys racing another car which did not seem like something her character would do. I liked how Silas helped Gladys through her grief and towards her faith and how Gladys opened her heart to both. Her grief brought her an inner peace as she let her faith in and windows opened. I am so glad her relationship with her sister changed. This book really made me think. I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.
August 9, 2022
Cowboy Finding Love
The Piece Makers are at it again. This time they have Gladys and Silas in their sights. Gladys needs to marry before her birthday in three months to get her inheritance from her grandmother. She isn’t ready to settle for the likes of the type men her mom is bringing around. Before the Piece Makers can get very far with their scheming, Gladys suffers a tragedy in her life. Silas is there to help her struggle through. Will they be able to see they make a good match?
The Piece Makers are at it again. This time they have Gladys and Silas in their sights. Gladys needs to marry before her birthday in three months to get her inheritance from her grandmother. She isn’t ready to settle for the likes of the type men her mom is bringing around. Before the Piece Makers can get very far with their scheming, Gladys suffers a tragedy in her life. Silas is there to help her struggle through. Will they be able to see they make a good match?
August 11, 2022
He’s a cowboy mechanic — She’s a millionaire’s daughter
She comes and picks him up at midnight — and they go out on the highway and race. And then one day when she gets home she gets the news that her parents died in a car crash. To say that changes things is putting it mildly. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK — he comforts her, and is just her friend. And although he wants more, he is happy with what he has!!! I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All thoughts and comments are my own.
She comes and picks him up at midnight — and they go out on the highway and race. And then one day when she gets home she gets the news that her parents died in a car crash. To say that changes things is putting it mildly. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK — he comforts her, and is just her friend. And although he wants more, he is happy with what he has!!! I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All thoughts and comments are my own.
October 11, 2022
I love the way that Jessie Gussman added marriage advice from different people at the beginning of each chapter. It made it more personal and helps peoples marriage at the same time. This was such a sweet story. The piece makers are at it again and I love that they are getting bolder and coming up with crazier schemes. Silas and Gladys just needed a little push to get them out of the friend zone. Jessie has the greatest stories and I am just amazed at what she comes up with. Great job by Jessie Gussman. I highly recommend every one of her books.
October 28, 2022
Cowboy Finding Love
This is a fantastic book and I loved it! The matchmaking ladies of Sweet Water are at it again. And this time Silas and Gladys are the target. Even though Silas and Gladys are only friends after an unexpected tragedy happens, they become a little more than just friends. As they spend more time together and Gladys grows closer to God, they both finally realize that a relationship between them could work. I love Jessie's faith-filled, feel good books and this book is no exception. A delightful book that I highly recommend.
This is a fantastic book and I loved it! The matchmaking ladies of Sweet Water are at it again. And this time Silas and Gladys are the target. Even though Silas and Gladys are only friends after an unexpected tragedy happens, they become a little more than just friends. As they spend more time together and Gladys grows closer to God, they both finally realize that a relationship between them could work. I love Jessie's faith-filled, feel good books and this book is no exception. A delightful book that I highly recommend.
July 27, 2022
Silas and Gladys can’t be more different but they are friends. When Gladys lost both her parents in a car accident Silas is the one helping her all the way. Can they stay friends or will they develop deeper feelings even if they seems to her nothing in common? A great story about friendship, commitment, true character, faith and love. Another amazing story from Jessie Gussman. I can’t wait to hear Jay read this wonderful story.
July 27, 2022
Another success for the Piece Makers
Heartwarming and sometimes amusing, story of two opposites becoming friends over drag racing. Through loss, and surprises they become closer but still friends. Can Gladys, born with a silver spoon, and Silas, a mechanic, become more to each other? Jessie Gussman delivers another well written, inspirational, enjoyable story set in Sweat Water, ND. Recommend and not sappy so no tissues needed.
Received ARC and this is my honest review
Heartwarming and sometimes amusing, story of two opposites becoming friends over drag racing. Through loss, and surprises they become closer but still friends. Can Gladys, born with a silver spoon, and Silas, a mechanic, become more to each other? Jessie Gussman delivers another well written, inspirational, enjoyable story set in Sweat Water, ND. Recommend and not sappy so no tissues needed.
Received ARC and this is my honest review
July 30, 2022
Another great clean book with heartwarming characters.
Gladys loves to drag race especially with Silas at her side. She’s an heiress and he’s a mechanic but they are the best of friends.
When tragedy s tricks, Silas is there for Gladys as her good friend.
Will that friendship grow into something more like Silas wants, or stay in the friends zone?
*I received this book for free for my unbiased review.
Gladys loves to drag race especially with Silas at her side. She’s an heiress and he’s a mechanic but they are the best of friends.
When tragedy s tricks, Silas is there for Gladys as her good friend.
Will that friendship grow into something more like Silas wants, or stay in the friends zone?
*I received this book for free for my unbiased review.
August 4, 2022
This is another sweet romance story by Jessie. I love the way she puts God and Christianity in her books. Gladys and Silas have been friends for quite a while. The Piece Makers (a quilting group in town) are ready to try their match making skill again. Will Gladys and Silas be their next couple? Will they fall for what the Piece Makers are scheming to do?
I received a free ARC, and this is my honest opinion.
I received a free ARC, and this is my honest opinion.
August 9, 2022
I really enjoyed this heartwarming, fun story! Silas’ rock-solid faith and steadfastness in general make him a worthy hero, and the Piece Makers continue to be a hoot with their matchmaking shenanigans.
Generous amounts of truth and wisdom are woven seamlessly into the story, including how God looks at our hearts and not our social status or bank account (thank goodness!)
I received an advance reader copy of this book. The opinions expressed in this voluntary review are my own.
Generous amounts of truth and wisdom are woven seamlessly into the story, including how God looks at our hearts and not our social status or bank account (thank goodness!)
I received an advance reader copy of this book. The opinions expressed in this voluntary review are my own.
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