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The Cartwrights #1
Saving Wes
Question: what is high-powered banker, Wes Cartwright, to do when someone dumps the animals from a petting zoo on his family’s abandoned ranch in Montana? Answer: Head home to Apple Pie Creek, Montana.
Question: what is Florida native and Christmas card artist, Felicity Perez, supposed to do when her new boss insists on sending her somewhere cold and snowy to inspire new designs? Answer: visit her cousin in some place called Apple Pie Creek, Montana, of course.
Join Wes and Felicity for a love and laughter filled adventure neither of them will ever forget…in this clean and wholesome story of second chances and coming home, can they restore the Cartwright homestead in time to save it from being sold off? Can they convince Wes’s siblings to forgive the past, come back to their small-town roots, and repair their broken family? And can Wes and Felicity find the one true love that has eluded them both?
Question: what is Florida native and Christmas card artist, Felicity Perez, supposed to do when her new boss insists on sending her somewhere cold and snowy to inspire new designs? Answer: visit her cousin in some place called Apple Pie Creek, Montana, of course.
Join Wes and Felicity for a love and laughter filled adventure neither of them will ever forget…in this clean and wholesome story of second chances and coming home, can they restore the Cartwright homestead in time to save it from being sold off? Can they convince Wes’s siblings to forgive the past, come back to their small-town roots, and repair their broken family? And can Wes and Felicity find the one true love that has eluded them both?
180 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 13, 2022
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About the author
Cynthia Dees
14 books15 followersWith over two million books sold worldwide, Cynthia Dees/Cindy Dees is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 80+ books. A 2-time RITA winner and five-time RITA finalist, Cindy writes thrillers, military romance, and romantic suspense.
As Cynthia Dees, she writes clean and wholesome romance with a twist of fun. A former U.S. Air Force pilot and part-time spy, Cindy draws upon real-life experience to fuel her stories of love on the edge. A mom, dog mom, and craft addict, Cynthia draws on her quirky family to write stories of hearth and home, love and laughter. When she's not typing like a maniac, she can be found playing with (or being laid on by) her very large Doberman Pinscher named Waffles, cooking, cross stitching, gardening, and traveling. She loves to chat with readers, and her blog and social media links are on her websites, www.cynthiadees.com and www.cindydees.com
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As Cynthia Dees, she writes clean and wholesome romance with a twist of fun. A former U.S. Air Force pilot and part-time spy, Cindy draws upon real-life experience to fuel her stories of love on the edge. A mom, dog mom, and craft addict, Cynthia draws on her quirky family to write stories of hearth and home, love and laughter. When she's not typing like a maniac, she can be found playing with (or being laid on by) her very large Doberman Pinscher named Waffles, cooking, cross stitching, gardening, and traveling. She loves to chat with readers, and her blog and social media links are on her websites, www.cynthiadees.com and www.cindydees.com
For exclusive discounts, content, and giveaways, free books, latest news and more from Cynthia, sign up for her newsletter at www.cynthiadees.com. For all the same goodies, but from Cindy, you can sign up for her newsletter at http://cindydees.com/join-cindys-vip-.... I'm not sure who's chattier, Cindy or Cynthia. But both of us vow never, ever to share your email information, nor to flood your inbox with excessive emails.
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December 7, 2022
Wes Cartwright is a high-powered banker. Someone has dumped petting zoo animals on his family's ranch.
Felicity is a Christmas card artist. To inspire her designs her boss is sending her somewhere cold and snowy. Felicity helps Wes to clean his ranch. He was going to sell the ranch, but Felicity came up with an idea.
An enjoyable read. Loved it when all the Cartwright family got together for Christmas. 4☆
Felicity is a Christmas card artist. To inspire her designs her boss is sending her somewhere cold and snowy. Felicity helps Wes to clean his ranch. He was going to sell the ranch, but Felicity came up with an idea.
An enjoyable read. Loved it when all the Cartwright family got together for Christmas. 4☆
October 23, 2022
Wonderful
This was the best love story I have ever read. I did not want it to end. I highly recommend it.
This was the best love story I have ever read. I did not want it to end. I highly recommend it.
November 9, 2022
Wrong book, wrong title, wrong blurb
The book and blurb you have on Amazon entitled saving Wes is not about Wes but rather Luke and Madison. Very disconcerting and pretty much annoyed me enough trying to figure out what was going on to just close it and stop reading. You really ought to fix this.
The book and blurb you have on Amazon entitled saving Wes is not about Wes but rather Luke and Madison. Very disconcerting and pretty much annoyed me enough trying to figure out what was going on to just close it and stop reading. You really ought to fix this.
January 15, 2023
I downloaded a book called "Saving Wes" but he was a secondary character, I suppose the content of the book belongs to "Saving Luke". So the review is for that book.
The first chapters are about Luke and Madison, then they go to the old farmhouse and meet Wes and the other brothers, next chapters Luke and Madison again. So quite clearly the books were interchanged.
There were a lot of inconsistencies and the book could use a good editor:
- although Luke never read the letter before he made fotocopies for everybody for this meeting and then reads said letter;
- Madison buys the house, gets the keys, has somebody set up electrcity, the pipes burst, she calls Luke, he calms her down for an hour, switches off electricity, drives her to his house, she takes a long hot shower and changes into dry clothes, they go to the meeting, discuss the shocking news, he organizes a crew to take out her old carpets, they go there and watch - and the reader is to believe all that happened in ONE day?
- the renovation of her house is super fast as well: putting in electricity and plumbing in one day? magic craftsmen!!!
- Jesse, a football player, was in knee surgery during the meeting, he shows up at Luke's house the next day; I doubt it is possible and done to leave hospital, get in a plane and drive a car the next day, later he uses Luke's gym. Usually professionals in sport would start with physical rehab under supervision immediately and driving a car is not possible due to the cast.
A lot of the story is told not shown, we learn that Madison got the recipes from Felicity, why couldnt we read the telephone call? The same applies to her interaction with Jesse.
It was fun to read her interviews of the former poker players, those scenes were well done.
The first chapters are about Luke and Madison, then they go to the old farmhouse and meet Wes and the other brothers, next chapters Luke and Madison again. So quite clearly the books were interchanged.
There were a lot of inconsistencies and the book could use a good editor:
- although Luke never read the letter before he made fotocopies for everybody for this meeting and then reads said letter;
- Madison buys the house, gets the keys, has somebody set up electrcity, the pipes burst, she calls Luke, he calms her down for an hour, switches off electricity, drives her to his house, she takes a long hot shower and changes into dry clothes, they go to the meeting, discuss the shocking news, he organizes a crew to take out her old carpets, they go there and watch - and the reader is to believe all that happened in ONE day?
- the renovation of her house is super fast as well: putting in electricity and plumbing in one day? magic craftsmen!!!
- Jesse, a football player, was in knee surgery during the meeting, he shows up at Luke's house the next day; I doubt it is possible and done to leave hospital, get in a plane and drive a car the next day, later he uses Luke's gym. Usually professionals in sport would start with physical rehab under supervision immediately and driving a car is not possible due to the cast.
A lot of the story is told not shown, we learn that Madison got the recipes from Felicity, why couldnt we read the telephone call? The same applies to her interaction with Jesse.
It was fun to read her interviews of the former poker players, those scenes were well done.
December 22, 2022
A sentimental story
Madison saw the potential in an old abandoned house in Apple Pie Creek. As host of a cooking show held there, she had fallen in love with the area.
After paying more than she should have, she delightedly began cleaning it up, planning to stay there while renovating it.
To her horror, water pipes burst all over the house.
Not only was it a complete disaster, but she also became convinced that she had a ghost in the house.
I enjoyed this sentimental story, but do not like or believe that the spirit of the lady who first owned the house still lived there. That is a cruel deception, but it was good to learn more about the history of the house and the town, but especially about Brad, who came to her rescue.
The story is well-written, without any errors that I noticed. Enjoy!
Madison saw the potential in an old abandoned house in Apple Pie Creek. As host of a cooking show held there, she had fallen in love with the area.
After paying more than she should have, she delightedly began cleaning it up, planning to stay there while renovating it.
To her horror, water pipes burst all over the house.
Not only was it a complete disaster, but she also became convinced that she had a ghost in the house.
I enjoyed this sentimental story, but do not like or believe that the spirit of the lady who first owned the house still lived there. That is a cruel deception, but it was good to learn more about the history of the house and the town, but especially about Brad, who came to her rescue.
The story is well-written, without any errors that I noticed. Enjoy!
June 27, 2023
The book I read was about Luke and Maddison. Not Luke? So I’m not sure where the mistake is but saw another reviewer comment this same thing so something must have gotten mixed up. I didn’t finish it after a few chapters. It’s probably an okay cutesy read but it just felt a little too straight forward and a little bland. She’s cute, he’s cute, she’s nice, he’s nice, they both like eachother, they already know eachother so we don’t get to see them meet. The writing is dual point of view so we know what they both think about everything all the time so no mystery there. I can’t even imagine what a conflict between them would be, except that they have a long distance thing possibly in the way but obviously there will continue being reasons for him to stay to help Maddison and then eventually he’ll just stay for good for her. I’m not compelled to keep going.
January 10, 2023
Great fun, exciting and clean read!
The Cartwright family had been torn apart since the tragic accident that had killed their mother. The six grown siblings had all gone their separate ways abandoning the home they grew up in. Wes was forced from his difficult long hours and stressful job to return to the home farm because of animals dropped and abandoned there. Felicity had a new boss and given furlough time to change her artistic style or be fired. She visits her sister in Montana that joins the Cartwright farm. Could Felicity and Wes convince his siblings to keep the home place or would it be sold? Would Wes return to his high stress job and would Felicity be able to meet her bosses demands or be without a job. Many events mold this story into a fun read.
The Cartwright family had been torn apart since the tragic accident that had killed their mother. The six grown siblings had all gone their separate ways abandoning the home they grew up in. Wes was forced from his difficult long hours and stressful job to return to the home farm because of animals dropped and abandoned there. Felicity had a new boss and given furlough time to change her artistic style or be fired. She visits her sister in Montana that joins the Cartwright farm. Could Felicity and Wes convince his siblings to keep the home place or would it be sold? Would Wes return to his high stress job and would Felicity be able to meet her bosses demands or be without a job. Many events mold this story into a fun read.
April 9, 2023
The Cartwright and Sutter families are tied together, and not in a good way. All the Cartwright siblings have fled their ranch and it is about to be sold to one of the developers following the new ski resort nearby. Felicity Perez is a Miami artist, losing her commercial job to a ne wave of monotone graphics. Spending time with her cousin Cammie, she meets Wes, the eldest of the Cartwright siblings. They manage to reinvent themselves and each other, and a real deus-ex-machina saves the story and the day.
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December 24, 2022The review originally posted for this book was really a review of Saving Luke, but it appeared on both Goodreads and Amazon as Saving Wes. I have not read Saving Wes and have tried to correct my review although the listings are wrong.
January 4, 2023
Okay
Title was "Saving Wes" but it's Lukes story. 5 brothers one sister series. I've only read the one and I sure you will have to read all of them to figure out what really happened, a mystery. Short, sweet and descriptive writing. Montana looks beautiful in writing. Meh story.
Title was "Saving Wes" but it's Lukes story. 5 brothers one sister series. I've only read the one and I sure you will have to read all of them to figure out what really happened, a mystery. Short, sweet and descriptive writing. Montana looks beautiful in writing. Meh story.
January 19, 2023
What a wonderful read
The characters in this book are amazing their story warms your heart but it also plays on your heart string. I can't wait to find out what happen to the rest of the siblings as their story unfolds
The characters in this book are amazing their story warms your heart but it also plays on your heart string. I can't wait to find out what happen to the rest of the siblings as their story unfolds
April 12, 2023
disappointed
i was expecting to read wes's story but it was lukes story plus in the sutter books they are cousins to cartwrights mistakes over wives and mothers names inboth series,very disappointing
i was expecting to read wes's story but it was lukes story plus in the sutter books they are cousins to cartwrights mistakes over wives and mothers names inboth series,very disappointing
May 14, 2023
A must read!
A bit 5 Stars on this one. OMG'ness, what fabulous story, very heartwarming and healing all at the same time.
I sincerely suggest reading all of Cynthia's series because they put you write into the storyline. Another happy ending. Happy reading!
A bit 5 Stars on this one. OMG'ness, what fabulous story, very heartwarming and healing all at the same time.
I sincerely suggest reading all of Cynthia's series because they put you write into the storyline. Another happy ending. Happy reading!
May 10, 2024
Great book
This is a great story and perfectly written! This is the second book I have read from this author and both is absolutely amazing and I definitely recommend reading books from this author they don’t disappoint!
This is a great story and perfectly written! This is the second book I have read from this author and both is absolutely amazing and I definitely recommend reading books from this author they don’t disappoint!
December 12, 2022
Explain this.
I got this book expecting to read about Wes but it was about Luke and Madison. Someone messed up. Explain
I got this book expecting to read about Wes but it was about Luke and Madison. Someone messed up. Explain
January 13, 2023
Thank you @bookzio for the rare find of a montana background setting & once again I find myself wanting to visit Montanta.
January 14, 2023
I enjoyed this read.
January 29, 2023
terrific story
This is a story that leaves you happy. The characters are interesting and so are the animals. The few suspenseful moments make it even better.
This is a story that leaves you happy. The characters are interesting and so are the animals. The few suspenseful moments make it even better.
January 29, 2023
I Wish!
I can only say how much I wish I could have had a life like this, or at least similar. Still love Cowboys at 74 years of age. 😍 👵.. Now on to Asked story. 😁.
I can only say how much I wish I could have had a life like this, or at least similar. Still love Cowboys at 74 years of age. 😍 👵.. Now on to Asked story. 😁.
February 7, 2023
10th book I've read this year (February 2023) & it's definitely my favorite so far. It's cozy, sweet and clean, can't wait to read the rest of the series. 🥰
March 7, 2023
Wes and Felicity
This was a cowboy story that really made my heart feel good! I loved how Cynthia Dees made this simplistic story so heartfelt.
This was a cowboy story that really made my heart feel good! I loved how Cynthia Dees made this simplistic story so heartfelt.
May 10, 2023
Touching
Enjoyable, heart warming story. Extremely well written and definitely keep a your attention! Appreciated the wholesome story! Enjoyed reading it!
Enjoyable, heart warming story. Extremely well written and definitely keep a your attention! Appreciated the wholesome story! Enjoyed reading it!
June 13, 2023
Cute
Although predictable...it was a very cute storyline.
The writer did a good job bringing you into the scene as if you were standing there.
Although predictable...it was a very cute storyline.
The writer did a good job bringing you into the scene as if you were standing there.
July 8, 2023
Don't let the cover fool you!
This book was actually "Saving Luke"!! And it was good. I wish the ending would have had Lillian's reaction, but it was still a cool thing.
This book was actually "Saving Luke"!! And it was good. I wish the ending would have had Lillian's reaction, but it was still a cool thing.
November 20, 2024
Quick read. Clean wholesome romance.
November 30, 2024
A rather sweet romance. Tbh, I think it was the snowy Montana setting that made the book so appealing.
March 27, 2025
Wes and Felicity make a perfect team. I loved all of the many family members. This is my first from this author, but not my last! What a sweet, clean romance.
June 21, 2023
Sweet story. Heartwarming tale for a relaxing day.
May 29, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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