Review: A Cowboy for Keeps

A Cowboy for Keeps by Jody Hedlund
My rating: 💛💛💛

This was a sweet marriage of convenient story, one where yes, you can sort of see where it is going, but also can't stop reading to see if it will.

With the added adventures of a child tending to get into trouble, a very well written bad guy you just can't help not to like and a dashing cowboy with a deep and heartbreaking backstory, the author gave readers plenty to enjoy and love about the story.

The epilogue intrigued me a lot to want to continue the series to discover more about Wyatt's siblings.

Judd was a great supporting character, with his wisdom and well-timed comments.

*I listened to the audiobook on Scribd.*

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About the book:

Greta Nilsson's trip west to save her ailing little sister, Astrid, could not have gone more wrong. First, bandits hold up her stagecoach, stealing all her money. Then, upon arriving in Fairplay, Colorado, she learns the man she was betrothed to as a mail-order bride has died. Homeless, penniless, and jobless, Greta and her sister are worse off than when they started.

Wyatt McQuaid is struggling to get his new ranch up and running and is in town to purchase cattle when the mayor proposes the most unlikely of bargains. He'll invest in a herd of cattle for Wyatt's ranch if Wyatt agrees to help the town become more respectable by marrying and starting a family. And the mayor, who has promised to try to help Greta, has just the candidate in mind for Wyatt to marry.

About the author:

Jody Hedlund is the author of over thirty historicals for both adults and teens and is the winner of numerous awards including the Christy, Carol, and Christian Book Award.

Jody lives in central Michigan with her husband, five busy children, and five spoiled cats. Although Jody prefers to experience daring and dangerous adventures through her characters rather than in real life, she’s learned that a calm existence is simply not meant to be (at least in this phase of her life!).

When she’s not penning another of her page-turning stories, she loves to spend her time reading, especially when it also involves consuming coffee and chocolate.