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#3 in the series: It Started With A Cowboy
I am late to the party with this fun cowboy/hockey romance by Jennie Marts.
I missed the first two books(Caught Up In a Cowboy and You Had Me At Cowboy)
but I’ll be going back to catch up on the other James brothers. In the
meantime, let me tell you about this one...
Colt James is part of a large ranching family that seems to
have an endless supply of handsome sons. And not just handsome, but good guys,
in their ways. Though they’re cowboys they also love hockey, and Colt’s older
brother is a professional hockey player. Colt had his own hockey dreams but an
accident put an end to that and, even worse, an end to his confidence. In his
mind, he’s cursed and no success can come his way in life or love.
Enter Chloe Bishop, an adorable, caring school teacher with a
wicked case of ‘neat freak’. She likes a place for everything and everything in
its place. Chloe came by this obsession after surviving an abusive father and
now she’s taking so much control over her life that she doesn’t have much of a life beyond her classroom,
her cat and her knitting.
Colt and Chloe had met before this story began, but just
met, nothing more. Still, they made powerful impressions on each other and they
haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. Not that they’ve done anything
about it. But their ‘good guy’ and ‘caring teacher’ sides meet up to help out
some kids who want to play hockey. Now Colt and Chloe are growing closer and
starting to turn what had been daydreams and fantasies in some very steamy
encounters.
The question is, will their own insecurities get in the way
of their happiness? And what about the neighbor’s ex-husband who just got out
of prison...Chloe is all about protecting them from the same sort of abuse she suffered
as a child, while Colt is all about protecting Chloe. You know their lives will
get complicated before this story ends.
Jennie Mart’s is the author of many delightfully humorous
romances and now that she’s turned her eye on the western version with this
cowboy series she’s writing a whole new world of compelling and steamy romances
with just the right touch of humor. That makes for a fun read and, if that’s
your cup of tea, you need to check this one out!
