The Cowboy Code

Gold Buckle Cowboys #1

by Christine Wenger

Actress Maggie McIntyre hadn't come to Mountain Springs, Wyoming, to be lassoed by handsome rancher Joe Watley! Still, to keep custody of her troubled nephew, she had to step away from the bright lights of Broadway and into Joe's Cowboy Quest program for wayward youths. But it was hard for city slicker Maggie to resist her sizzling attraction to the sexy cowboy, who awakened long-forsaken dreams of love and security. Would she have to choose between the career she loved and the man who could help mend her broken family? Or could Maggie truly have it all?

Genres: Romance

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 21, 2010

About the author

Christine Wenger has worked in the criminal justice field for many years. She has a master's degree in probation, parole administration & sociology from Fordham University, but the knowledge gained from such studies certainly has not prepared her for what she loves to do--write romance! A native central New Yorker, she enjoys watching bull riding & rodeo with her favorite cowboy, her husband Jim.

Reviews

[Harlequin Books]

Miniseries: Gold Buckle Cowboys

"This is the first book that I’ve read by Christine Wenger. I will be reading more of her of books as they come out. She writes a good solid romance story. She has all the elements and brings them alive." from a review posted by an eHarlequin.com member, to read more go here.

[Rachel Enright · Rating 2 out of 5]

The pacing was so confusing. The dialogue was awkward. The author waited until page 189 to let readers know that Cowboy Joe had a ponytail. Overall ranking: 🤠🤠

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this. The end felt a bit rushed, but I find that in most romance novels.

[Natasha Hagen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. It was a light hearted love story. I'm a little bias when it comes to this story, I love horses and enjoy riding myself. It's every girl's dream to meet and fall in love with a sexy handsome cowboy that is head over heels in love with you.

Maggie and her nephew embark on an adventure called cowboy quest. It's a program for trouble teens which is meant to help Danny find his way after his mother died and he is now living with Maggie. This quest is meant to bring the two of them back together. This all seems to be going great, but Maggie cannot take her eyes off their lead cowboy Joe. He seems to like her more and more as they continue on their quest.

Joe has to find a way to win over not only Maggie, but also her nephew Danny.

This is an easy read if you are looking for an adventurous love story.

[Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book had a good theme going but lacked depth. The author is apparently knowledgeable about the probation and parole systems, yet she does not give us much information where she could have gone into detail about the Cowboy Quest program, its attendees, their problems, their work towards a solution. We do learn about a few of them, but not their problems and how they got to where they are. I would have liked much more information about the kids instead of the focus on the relationship between Maggie and Joe, which wasn't very realistic or believable anyway. That also needed more time and detail.

[Rachel]

This was a super cute harlequin