Cowboy for Keeps

Men of Mule Hollow #2

by Debra Clopton

Rancher and lawyer Wyatt Turner found both his younger brothers their wives. Now, they're sneakily trying to repay the favor--with the wrong woman. Amanda Hathaway is a too-young and bubbly physical therapist. And, yes, Wyatt is her too-stubborn, toobossy patient recuperating from a plane crash. Yet when Amanda shares some of her own invisible wounds, including the loss of her dream of having children, Wyatt realizes he doesn't know everything. But he knows he wants Amanda, for keeps.

Genres: Love Inspired, Romance, Christian Fiction, Christian, Harlequin, Westerns, Contemporary

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

International Bestselling Author and Kindle All Star who has sold over 3 million books worldwide and been translated into 3 languages.
Debra Clopton writes wholesome contemporary women's fiction, romance, and contemporary western romances set in Texas and on the beaches of Florida. Her awards include: The Book Sellers Best, Romantic Times Magazine's Book of the Year the Readers Choice Award, and many more. She's also a Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Finalist, and a triple finalist in the American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award.

A sixth generation Texan, Debra lives on a ranch in Texas with her husband Chuck. She loves to travel and spend time with her family. She has written for Harlequin and Harper Collins Christian and now with DCP Publishing. She is thrilled to write for DCP Publishing and see her books being sold worldwide. On any day she usually has books on the Top 100 list and ranks on 80 to a 100 retailer Bestseller list in the USA and around the world.
She loves helping people smile with her fun, fast paced stories.

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COMING AUG 27 AND winter 2020 heartwarming women's fiction

1 WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF
2 WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF
3 WHAT HOPES ARE MADE OF


SUNSET BAY ROMANCE 2019
1 LONGING FOR FOREVER
2 LONGING FOR A HERO
3 LONGING FOR LOVE
4 LONGING FOR EVER AFTER
5 LONGING FOR YOU
6 LONGING FOR US

Ransom Creek 2018
1 HER COWBOY HERO
2 THE COWBOY'S BRIDE FOR HIRE
3 Cooper: CHARMED BY THE COWBOY
4 Shane: THE COWBOY'S JUNK-STORE PRINCES
5 Vance: HER SECOND CHANCE COWBOY
6 Drake: THE COWBOY AND MAISY LOVE
7 Brice: NOT QUITE LOOKING FOR A FAMILY

WINDSWEPT BAY SERIES 2017 & 2018
1 FROM THIS MOMENT ON (FREE)
2 SOMEWHERE WITH YOU
3 WITH THIS KISS short story
4 FOREVER AND FOR ALWAYS
5 HOLDING OUT FOR LOVE
6 WITH THIS RING (FREE)
7 WITH THIS PROMISE
8 WITH THIS PLEDGE
9 WITH THIS WISH
10 WITH THIS FOREVER
11 WITH THIS VOW

2017
She has released 13 books in Enhanced Editions with extra audio clips and photos inside of her Texas Matchmakers series set in her world of Mule Hollow. These Christian Romances will soothe your heart and tickle your soul.
(Previous titles listed)
1 Dream With Me Cowboy (The Trouble with Lacy Brown)
2 Be My Love Cowboy (And Baby Makes Five)
3 This Hearts Yours Cowboy (No Place Like Home)
4 Hold Me Cowboy (Dream a Little Dream)
5 Be Mine Cowboy (Meeting Her Match)
6 Marry Me Cowboy (Operation: Married by Christmas)
7 Cherish Me Cowboy (Next Door Daddy)
8 Surprise Me Cowboy (Her Baby Dreams)
9 Serenade Me Cowboy (The Cowboy Takes a Bride)
10 Return To Me Cowboy (Texas Ranger Dad)
11 Love Me Cowboy (A Mule Hollow Match)
12 Ride With Me Cowboy (His Cowgirl Bride)
13 Dance With Me Cowboy (A Mother for Mule Hollow)
The Turner Creek Ranch (Men of Mule Hollow) 1 1 TREASURE ME COWBOY (Lone Star Cinderella)
2 RESCUE ME COWBOY (Her Forever Cowboy)
3 COMPLETE ME COWBOY (Cowboy For Keeps)
4 SWEET TALK ME (Yultide Cowboy)

What readers are saying:
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Reviews

[Abby Durrant · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found it at the pool in Mexico and picked it up having no idea what I was about to read. This is simultaneously the most predictable and unpredictable book I’ve ever read.

[Kitana Bell · Rating 1 out of 5]

Womp Womp

[Sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a pretty good book, I liked the town and most of the people.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this story. Rancher/lawyer Wyatt Turner has found brides for his younger brother, but what about one for himself? Will his anger over injuries from a recent plane crash keep him in his wheelchair forever, or can one special woman help him overcome his disabilities? When too young Amanda Hathaway arrives as his newly hired physical therapist, will he let her help anyway? And can he help her overcome her own secret fears? Don't miss this wonderful story in the Men of Mule Hollow Series by Debra Clopton. Visit again with all the matchmaking characters that make Mule Hollow such an endearing western town and your will be glad you did!

[Melody · Rating 5 out of 5]

Men of Mule Hollow... is there anything more yummy sounding? ;) Love this town, and love every single book in this series! I appreciate learning just how important it is to know we're all made exactly as God wants us to be! :)

[Dawn Pearson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story focuses on Wyatt, the oldest Turner brother. Recovering from a plane crash, he has returned to Mule Hollow to recuperate. As part of the recuperation plan, he needs to hire a physical therapist. What he doesn't expect is to have a young, beautiful PT show up.

Amanda is desperate for a change. Running away from her problems seems like the best plan of action right now. She needs time and space to reconcile everything that has happened in her life.

As the two of them clash and secrets are probed and revealed, their attraction to each other grows. But, can they survive as a couple once Amanda's ultimate secret is revealed? Once Wyatt knows the full scope of her past?

What follows is a sweet, tender, and sometimes heart wrenching story of two people who need each other. Wyatt needs a strong female who is willing to stand up to him and tell him what he needs to hear. Amanda needs someone who will accept her - as is, flaws and all.

I loved the tender way the town embraced each of them as well as the Biblical lessons and examples.

Note, trigger warnings for those who are dealing with infertility or complete barrenness.

Romance - PG / kisses
Language - clean
Violence - reference to plane crash and jogging accident
My rating - 5 stars

[Jan Niblock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, this story was amazing, it really takes you inside of the heads of those who have lost so much of their physical body but still have complete mental faculties. It must be hard to live with the reality of losing parts of yourself.

Amanda is one strong woman who has lived through so much but never let herself fall into that debilitating depression. She has lost so much and was still able to help others. I could not help but feel for her and her pain. Wyatt was always that man who took care of everyone else and never had to rely on others. He cannot stand that he is now the one that needs to be taken care of and that he is not able to have control of his physical body. Also, the guilt over the accident has him tied up in knots.

It is a great story that shows how the Turner brothers all band together to help their older brother. It paints life in a small town where they all try to take care of each other like each and every one of them is family. It is a very heart warming story and one that captivates the reader right from the beginning.

[Michelle Ferrari-Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Made From The Same Cloth

Wyatt Turner crashed his plane. He is in a tremendous amount of pain, aggravated he's in a wheelchair and royally miffed at himself for being in the accident. Why was he so determined to leave during that storm? He could have hurt more than himself. What was he thinking?

Amanda Hathaway is a physical therapist and an amputee. She loves her job, working with kids who also have prosthetics, and helping them achieve as much as they can. Right now, however, she is running from herself. Her fiance dumped her and she no longer wants to work with children. When a job surfaces for being in a small town, working on Wyatt Turner, she jumps at the chance.

From dat one the two butt heads. Can she really help the stubborn, large and in charge cowboy? ~

[PAMpublish · Rating 5 out of 5]

After a plane crash, Wyatt, lawyer and ranch owner in the outback Texas area, needed a physical therapist. Amanda, who was dumped by her fiancee due to a loss of a leg and inability to have children following an accident, needed to get away. Taking the job to heal, she didn't expect such an ornery and stubborn client who fired her at first sight. Yet, his brothers persuaded her to remain. Developing a camaraderie due to their losses and in-capacities, feelings develop. Good bedtime, clean story with a Texas twang that has a different plot for those who enjoy a contemporary romance.

[Laura R · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love that Debra Clopton uses humor in her books along with romance, spirituality, family, community and sometimes quirky animals. In this book, it was time for the younger Turner brothers to payback Wyatt for setting them up with their loves. The myriad of emotions that are experienced as a result of being physically injured and trying to recover were covered well along with the situation that helped Wyatt to turn around his thinking. Another must read.

[KimberlyDawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Complete Me, Cowboy is the third book in the Turner Creek Ranch series. Amanda is a physical therapist that is sent to Mule Hollow to help rehab a resident. After an accident, Wyatt is left unable to walk and is relying on PT to help him. When Amanda shows up, he thinks someone is playing a practical joke on him and sends her away. His brothers rehire her, and as they work together, they become closer. Past hurts are revealed, and they both find themselves healing. I really enjoyed this story.

[Julynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wyatt is one hurting puppy, that's for sure! After a plane accident that left him lucky to be alive, he feels helpless, frustrated and in pain. Enter Amanda who has survived her own harrowing accident....she now helps others with her physical therapy skills but is grieving and hurting at what life has thrown her. Sparks fly as these two survivors make new meaning of their lives and their faith....and fall in love in the process.

[Kylene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful story

I have read all three books in this series and have thoroughly enjoyed each one. I love how you brought out the emotion of Wyatt was feeling and how Amanda overcome being handicapped at the age of 14. My father was became an amputee when he was 37 and he never ever let it get him down. He was my hero. This book is so well written and worth the 5 stars I gave it and by the way the first two were 5 stars too.

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

God's Grace

I think puts into words what this book is about. Wyatt the ultimate big brother was flying home when he crashed his plane, but he didn't know how to slow down. Amanda had gone through a lot in her 24 years, but the man she was going to marry up and decided that he can't handle not having kids, which he knew from the beginning it out her into not wanting to work with children anymore. Wyatt with be her first adult PT patients

[Norma Gorrill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Complete Me Cowboy

Another great book in this series on Turner Creek and its inhabitants. Wyatt a young lawyer who crashed his plane and seriously injured himself to the point he needed a physiotherapist to help him get his arm and him back to normal. This is another great book by Debra Clapton and a great series. This is my review and mine alone. Norma Gorrill

[Patricia Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Story

This is a truly really good story. I really enjoyed reading this story and seeing everything Amanda went through to get where she is now, and then seeing her help Wyatt get himself back to where he needed to be in his life was amazing.

[Mary Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book with its memorable heroine. I also like the man who appreciated her, accepted her, and wanted her in his life.

[Peggy Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love all Debra's books. Filled with love and God. Real struggles in life that can be overcome by Gods grace.

[Phylisha Stone · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good Mule Hollow story.

[Shawna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed it. Good Christian story.

[Janice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book! I especially appreciated how the physical therapist did her work, even though having a personal PT for all day treatment is not typical. It was appropriate for the story, though!

[Sharon K. Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

tuner boys

O can’t tell you how interesting and heart warming each of these stories have been another great job. Terrific and awesome

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the third book in the Turner Creek series.
I started reading this series when I was on holiday over Christmas.

I do love the men of Mule Hollow.

This book deals with pride and the effects of dealing with a disability and how your actions and attitudes can change your perspective on how you see things.

I do love Debra Copton, her books are good clean romance.

On to book 4 now

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Title: COWBOY FOR KEEPS
Author: Debra Clopton
Publisher: Love Inspired
June 2010
ISBN: 978-0-373-87603-7
Genre: Inspirational/contemporary romance

Amanda Hathaway is a physical therapist. She used to work with children and teenagers until her fiancé dumped her and then she wanted a change of scenery to heal. Her boss sent her on a three-month assignment to Mule Hollow, Texas, (with some reluctance) to work with a rancher who was in a plane wreck.

Wyatt Tucker also works as a lawyer in addition to ranching and he is not at all impressed with the tiny girl who got out of the car claiming to be a physical therapist. He thinks that he is a victim of a practical joke, and angrily sends her away. Then his brothers find out, assure him that she is the real thing, and chase after her to bring her back.

Wyatt is still not real impressed with the therapist, especially when she comes out of the trailer while wild hogs were rooting around outside. From the beginning sparks fly. Will Amanda be able to help Wyatt walk again?

I have read almost all of Debra Clopton’s books (I might have missed two or three) and this one is kind of a spin-off of Ms. Cloptons’ original Mule Hollow series. COWBOY FOR KEEPS is the first book in her new Men of Mule Hollow series.

I have had some experience with physical therapists and found that Amanda didn’t act at all like the therapists I’m familiar with. She was nervous, unsure, and seemed to focus more on massages than on exercises. But this is a romance, and I concur that the romance is the main thing, not the accuracy of her job.

Amanda is an amazing woman who overcame great obstacles to get her degree as a physical therapist, and Wyatt is a workaholic who can’t (or won’t) stop work for anything—not even therapy. Still it is an easy read, and it was nice to revisit with some of the quirky characters from previous books. Discussion questions are included at the end of the book. $5.50. 213 pages.

[Jan Niblock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, this story was amazing, it really takes you inside of the heads of those who have lost so much of their physical body but still have complete mental faculties. It must be hard to live with the reality of losing parts of yourself.

Amanda is one strong woman who has lived through so much but never let herself fall into that debilitating depression. She has lost so much and was still able to help others. I could not help but feel for her and her pain. Wyatt was always that man who took care of everyone else and never had to rely on others. He cannot stand that he is now the one that needs to be taken care of and that he is not able to have control of his physical body. Also, the guilt over the accident has him tied up in knots.

It is a great story that shows how the Turner brothers all band together to help their older brother. It paints life in a small town where they all try to take care of each other like each and every one of them is family. It is a very heart warming story and one that captivates the reader right from the beginning.

[Desiree · Rating 3 out of 5]

Exerpt from the book. "It's not that..." She faltered as if she coudn't get the words out. "It's in here." She flattened her hand to the center of her chest. "I feel so empty. So broken -- like I have a hole inside me that can't be filled. Nothing makes it better...its just there. And I feel--worthless."

[Destiny · Rating 3 out of 5]

what I like about this book is its christian, romantic, and caring.

Its abut a lawyer, cowboy Wyatt Turner and his physical therapist Amanda Hathaway. Wyatt is recovering from a plane crash and is in a wheelchair for several months. Amanda is trying to help Wyatt get back on track, but he is proving to be a difficult patient.

[Rebecca "Rebaka" Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cowby for Keeps is the second book in Debra Clopton's Men of Mule Hollow series. Amanda Hathaway is a physical therapist and is in need of a change of scenery. But she never expected to encounter Wyatt Tucker. He's opinionated and down right stubborn. But will Amanda help him see her in a different light?

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh how I love visiting Mule Hollow in Debra's books.

Wyatt and Amanda have an awesome story.

Debra hits it on the head with the real life difficulties for those folks with amputations and the issues involved.

Great book.

[Lucy Bilik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the development of Wyatt's character in other books and helps you to understand his out of character portrayal alot better. It was a bit predictable but it was still fun reading. It was great a great lesson on how we can help each other regardless of our own situation.