A Cowboy Never Quits

October 28, 2019
The inviting first romance in the Turn Around Ranch series from Madsen (Just One of the Groomsmen) finds the passion hidden in an inordinately obstinate cowboy. Single mom Jessica Cook drags her daughter, Chloe, to Colorado’s Turn Around Ranch, a correctional ranch for troubled teens. Though the ranch is at capacity, the staff agrees to admit Chloe if Jessica will fill the long-vacant position of ranch cook. Determined to help her daughter, Jessica agrees, though her cooking experience is limited. As Jessica’s culinary skills improve and Chloe warms to the horses, Jessica spars with cowboy Wade Dawson, whose family owns the ranch. Romantic tension is a constant between Jessica and Wade as she manages to crack some of his hardened exterior to reveal his kind and caring nature. Their sweet, sensual romance and the mother-daughter relationship between Jessica and Chloe provide the heart of this earnest novel. Readers are sure to be taken by Madsen’s genuine, down-to-earth characters. Agent: Nicole Resciniti, the Seymour Agency.

January 24, 2020

Young single mom Jessica Cook has an obstinate and intelligent daughter, Chloe, who seems to be headed down a bad path. Seeing the Turn Around Ranch, which is for teens who need hard work to help them focus and learn valuable life lessons, as her and her daughter's best chance to change Chloe's situation, Jessica throws herself at the mercy of Wade Dawson and his family who run the ranch. Uptight and cautious, Wade is forced to bend his rules for Jessica and Chloe: the ranch needs a cook and Chloe needs a spot. One bent rule leads to another and Wade is soon out of his depth with the beautiful and spirited Jessica as she struggles to focus on her daughter's progress while falling for the handsome cowboy with a heart for troubled teens.

VERDICT Heartwarming episodes between family and friends, steamy moments, and the simple beauty of life on a ranch kick off Madsen's (Cinderella Screwed Me over) series opener to a great start, leaving readers wanting more from the Dawson family.--Jenna Harmison, Champaign Cty. Lib., OH

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