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Three River Ranch (Three River Ranch #1)
by
Roxanne Snopek (Goodreads Author)
Needing a fresh start from her two-timing fiancé, Aurora McAllister answers a realtor’s ad for a guesthouse on the beautiful, serene Three River Ranch. She shows up at Three River tired, heartbroken, and with no one but her trusty Labradoodle as a companion.
Cowboy Carson Granger has enough trouble in his life without adding a woman and her dog to the mix. There’s the untam...more
Cowboy Carson Granger has enough trouble in his life without adding a woman and her dog to the mix. There’s the untam...more
Kindle Edition, 171 pages
Published
August 25th 2012
by Entangled Publishing, LLC (Bliss)
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Aurora (Rory) McAllister wants to start over after her worthless fiancé breaks it off. Travelling to rural Montana to rent a guesthouse on Three River Ranch, Rory wants to be close to her girlfriend who lives nearby. And the ranch will be suitable to start her business of raising and training therapy dogs.
The stipulations in his father's will, means that Carson Granger won't inherit Three River Ranch as he should, unless he marries. Carson's interested in the ranch as a horse sanctuary for rescu...more
How to rate this?
Author's writing - 4 stars
Story lines - 2.5 stars
All I can say is I liked the author's writing but not the story.
I would enjoy this book tremendously if it wasn't so much about wild mustangs and dogs. And it would be nicer too if the hero wasn't all hot-and-cold-and-hot-again towards the heroine.
Still, I'll check out book #2.
Author's writing - 4 stars
Story lines - 2.5 stars
All I can say is I liked the author's writing but not the story.
I would enjoy this book tremendously if it wasn't so much about wild mustangs and dogs. And it would be nicer too if the hero wasn't all hot-and-cold-and-hot-again towards the heroine.
Still, I'll check out book #2.
4.5 stars
Rory is pregnant and recently single. She has plans of moving to a small town to give birth and raise her child and breed Labradoodles.
Carson spends his life trying to save and preserve wild mustangs and returns to his family's farm with hopes of turning it into a sanctuary for his beloved horses.
Fate throws them together and at the same time throws a spanner in the works! What results is a beautifully told story of strength, determination and love.
I loved this story. The formula is pr...more
Rory is pregnant and recently single. She has plans of moving to a small town to give birth and raise her child and breed Labradoodles.
Carson spends his life trying to save and preserve wild mustangs and returns to his family's farm with hopes of turning it into a sanctuary for his beloved horses.
Fate throws them together and at the same time throws a spanner in the works! What results is a beautifully told story of strength, determination and love.
I loved this story. The formula is pr...more
This was a sweet romance, with characters that tried to move through their problems and build a new life.
Full review can be found on my blog : (un)Conventional Bookviews
*I received an ARC of this book from Entangled Publishing via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
Full review can be found on my blog : (un)Conventional Bookviews
*I received an ARC of this book from Entangled Publishing via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
3.5 Stars
Three River Ranch was like the perfect chick-flick. You know you’re going to have a feel good story with some bumps in the road, but eventually get to a happily-ever-after. You sit down on the couch with your popped corn and maybe a nice glass of wine, and let the fantasy take you away.
Aurora, “Rory” has had a trying few months. She found out she found out she was pregnant, and then that her cheating fiancé was dumping her for his skank assistant. He had the gall to ask her if the baby...more
Three River Ranch was like the perfect chick-flick. You know you’re going to have a feel good story with some bumps in the road, but eventually get to a happily-ever-after. You sit down on the couch with your popped corn and maybe a nice glass of wine, and let the fantasy take you away.
Aurora, “Rory” has had a trying few months. She found out she found out she was pregnant, and then that her cheating fiancé was dumping her for his skank assistant. He had the gall to ask her if the baby...more
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Written For Confessions From Romaholics
When Carson Granger, the owner of the guesthouse pregnant Aurora, (aka Rory) McAllister just rented tells her that he needs to hire an assistant and not to rent the house, she is determined. She is not leaving. The only person she trusts in to help her giving birth is the nurse-midwife friend, Sabrina Becker; and her birthing center is in Chinook. So she is not going to move.
Carson Granger and his brother Mitchell had left Chinook many years ago. In the yea...more
When Carson Granger, the owner of the guesthouse pregnant Aurora, (aka Rory) McAllister just rented tells her that he needs to hire an assistant and not to rent the house, she is determined. She is not leaving. The only person she trusts in to help her giving birth is the nurse-midwife friend, Sabrina Becker; and her birthing center is in Chinook. So she is not going to move.
Carson Granger and his brother Mitchell had left Chinook many years ago. In the yea...more
Ah! A series romance with mustangs! How could I resist? Especially when Three River Ranch is a launch title for Entangled Publishing’s new Bliss line. I was most eager to start reading this one!
This is a nice introduction to the Bliss line. The story moves along at a rapid clip, and it reminded me of a Harlequin Romance. Just enough angst to propel the plot forward and softer sex scenes. A feisty heroine who isn’t afraid to speak her mind, and a slightly socially awkward hero to challenge her r...more
This is a nice introduction to the Bliss line. The story moves along at a rapid clip, and it reminded me of a Harlequin Romance. Just enough angst to propel the plot forward and softer sex scenes. A feisty heroine who isn’t afraid to speak her mind, and a slightly socially awkward hero to challenge her r...more
This is a nice contemporary romance. The love between Aurora and Carson is slow building but the story has a nice feel to it.
If you like a love story that is slow building with a little comedy in it, this is a story for you. :)
For my full review please click on the link below. :)
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If you like a love story that is slow building with a little comedy in it, this is a story for you. :)
For my full review please click on the link below. :)
http://harlequinjunkie.com/reviewthre...
Three Rivers Ranch has been in my reading queue for a while and am I ever glad I finally got to it. I'm sorry I waited so long. I confess I don't read a lot of short romance novels or contemporaries. I love my big, beefy historicals. But this book totally won me over within a few pages, and I'm delighted to see the author has a followup novel out, HIS RELUCTANT RANCHER.
I spent a delightful Saturday afternoon curled up with this terrific heartwarming and funny novel. I loved how the author took f...more
I spent a delightful Saturday afternoon curled up with this terrific heartwarming and funny novel. I loved how the author took f...more
I read this book in a single sitting, which speaks volumes about how compelling I found the characters and their situation - their unusual, awkward, intriguing, interesting situation.
The characters were real people, with real stuff going on, all the way down the cast list to the almost walk-ons like Des and Zach, Bliss and Blythe, and even Melissa, who we only see once. Even the four-legged characters are memorable, from service dog Mistral to wild mare Stormy and her foal.
There's a lot of fec...more
The characters were real people, with real stuff going on, all the way down the cast list to the almost walk-ons like Des and Zach, Bliss and Blythe, and even Melissa, who we only see once. Even the four-legged characters are memorable, from service dog Mistral to wild mare Stormy and her foal.
There's a lot of fec...more
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My Thoughts:
Most heroines in romance books drive me crazy at some point. Three River Ranch's Aurora (Rory) McAllister does not. She is a compassionate, level headed and endearing person who cares deeply for those around her, including her labradoodle, horses she has just been introduced to and the biggest surprise in her life – Carson.
Carson, a cowboy and gentleman, is stuck with Rory as a ranch hand. It’s a conundrum that neither of them wants to be in, but together they make the most of it. C...more
Most heroines in romance books drive me crazy at some point. Three River Ranch's Aurora (Rory) McAllister does not. She is a compassionate, level headed and endearing person who cares deeply for those around her, including her labradoodle, horses she has just been introduced to and the biggest surprise in her life – Carson.
Carson, a cowboy and gentleman, is stuck with Rory as a ranch hand. It’s a conundrum that neither of them wants to be in, but together they make the most of it. C...more
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This is a nice contemporary romance. The love between Aurora and Carson is slow building but the story has a nice feel to it.
Aurora arrives at Three River Ranch with her Australian Labradoodle after being left and humiliated by her two-timing fiancé. She is thinking about taking time to heal herself and not having anything with another make ever again. But the place she rented is nothing like what the ad had announced, and now the Carson the owner doesn’t want a t...more
This is a nice contemporary romance. The love between Aurora and Carson is slow building but the story has a nice feel to it.
Aurora arrives at Three River Ranch with her Australian Labradoodle after being left and humiliated by her two-timing fiancé. She is thinking about taking time to heal herself and not having anything with another make ever again. But the place she rented is nothing like what the ad had announced, and now the Carson the owner doesn’t want a t...more
Rory just can't catch a break.. first she's pregnant and her lowlife ex has not only insinuated the child isn't his... he's been cheating on her and breaks their engagement. Second the charming little house she is supposed to be renting is a pile of dust, cobwebs and disaster. Top this off by a cowboy who doesn't really want her there and you have the formula for a cute romance. Rory is a mess but under that mess is a good woman who has an incredible heart and mind. She's immediately attracted t...more
Three River Ranch by Roxanne Snopek
ISBN: 9781622669707
Aurora McAllister is new to the town and has moved into a house without seeing it first. Rory is there with her therapy dog, Mistral.
Carson Granger has his mustang sanctuary and he's not about to get married to collect on his inheritance from his father. He shows up
and has no idea about the new renter but after talking to the real estate agent he makes a deal with Rory that she can stay at the newer
family house and do some paperwork and not p...more
ISBN: 9781622669707
Aurora McAllister is new to the town and has moved into a house without seeing it first. Rory is there with her therapy dog, Mistral.
Carson Granger has his mustang sanctuary and he's not about to get married to collect on his inheritance from his father. He shows up
and has no idea about the new renter but after talking to the real estate agent he makes a deal with Rory that she can stay at the newer
family house and do some paperwork and not p...more
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Ok, last I started Roxanne Snopek's Three River Ranch and I couldn't put it down. I mean I absolutely enjoyed this story. However, there is this thing call sleep and it was calling my name. So, I reluctantly put the book down. So, this evening I have been finishing up reading this book. Without further ado let me share with you Three River Ranch.
Aurora McAllister was trying to make a fresh start in Blaine County, Montana. After all her scummy ex-fiance was...more
Ok, last I started Roxanne Snopek's Three River Ranch and I couldn't put it down. I mean I absolutely enjoyed this story. However, there is this thing call sleep and it was calling my name. So, I reluctantly put the book down. So, this evening I have been finishing up reading this book. Without further ado let me share with you Three River Ranch.
Aurora McAllister was trying to make a fresh start in Blaine County, Montana. After all her scummy ex-fiance was...more
4.5 stars - mini-review here - see the full post with full review, music & a GIVEAWAY at http://randomjendsmit.blogspot.com/20...
ok this book was such an easy read - I was totally into the story. I read this in one sitting... really enjoyed it! These characters are so well developed and the story flows seamlessly. I loved the turmoil in both characters and the past influencing their present. This is a great romantic book and it plays a great part in the story - but the characters' journeys w...more
ok this book was such an easy read - I was totally into the story. I read this in one sitting... really enjoyed it! These characters are so well developed and the story flows seamlessly. I loved the turmoil in both characters and the past influencing their present. This is a great romantic book and it plays a great part in the story - but the characters' journeys w...more
I received the e-galley of THREE RIVER RANCH from NetGalley for an honest review.
Love, love, love this book. It was such a...well I don't have the right word to describe it. I don't want to say sweet, because it was more than that. Aurora and Carson are such a perfect couple for each other. Watching them grow to love each other was funny, frustrating, and sweet all rolled up into one fabulous book! I originally requested this book from NetGalley because I figured there would be some cowboys, an...more
Love, love, love this book. It was such a...well I don't have the right word to describe it. I don't want to say sweet, because it was more than that. Aurora and Carson are such a perfect couple for each other. Watching them grow to love each other was funny, frustrating, and sweet all rolled up into one fabulous book! I originally requested this book from NetGalley because I figured there would be some cowboys, an...more
Well, full disclosure, I don't read romances and I certainly don't read cowboy romances...until now. I resolved to read Three River Ranch, simply because I have consistently enjoyed all the other writing from this particular author. She's done a number of non-fiction pieces over the years in a variety of periodicals, including Reader's Digest. She's written a number of books of true animal stories for the Amazing Stories collections--my favourite being "Wildlife in the Kitchen." She's been inclu...more
I loved this from start to finish. It's a well-written heartwarming story in a descriptively beautiful setting, with lovely endearing characters and a storyline that is touching, romantic, has some action and it left me with a smile on my face when I had finished.
Rory and Carson are great characters. Both are intelligent, stubborn and feisty, but both are equally insecure with valid reasons and have a reticence when it come to romantic possibilities. I'm saying no more as if I do I am likely to...more
Rory and Carson are great characters. Both are intelligent, stubborn and feisty, but both are equally insecure with valid reasons and have a reticence when it come to romantic possibilities. I'm saying no more as if I do I am likely to...more
4.5
I really, really, really liked Three River Ranch. The first book of the Three River Ranch series by Roxanne Snopek is my first book by this author and will definitely not be my last. As a matter of fact, I can not wait to get to book two.
Carson is home to Three River Ranch. His father is dead and can no longer make his life miserable or so he thought. After hearing the contingencies in his father’s will he can’t help but feel his dreams slipping through his fingers. As a scientist dedicated...more
I really, really, really liked Three River Ranch. The first book of the Three River Ranch series by Roxanne Snopek is my first book by this author and will definitely not be my last. As a matter of fact, I can not wait to get to book two.
Carson is home to Three River Ranch. His father is dead and can no longer make his life miserable or so he thought. After hearing the contingencies in his father’s will he can’t help but feel his dreams slipping through his fingers. As a scientist dedicated...more
Not your mama's category romance!
Did you read the blurb? It's a pretty standard category romance trope, the marriage of convenience, and THREE RIVER RANCH's blurb describes it really well. But expect to be pleasantly surprised that this over-the-top concept can be executed with masterful brush strokes to make it feel less silly than it sounds.
Rory and Carson are far from an easy match from the outset. His family history and the stipulation in his father's will make him very distrustful of both r...more
Did you read the blurb? It's a pretty standard category romance trope, the marriage of convenience, and THREE RIVER RANCH's blurb describes it really well. But expect to be pleasantly surprised that this over-the-top concept can be executed with masterful brush strokes to make it feel less silly than it sounds.
Rory and Carson are far from an easy match from the outset. His family history and the stipulation in his father's will make him very distrustful of both r...more
This is a sweet contemporary romance. A quick read with a fast-paced story.
The characters were well developed and the story flowed seamlessly. The richly drawn setting made me feel like I was at Three River Ranch.
Carson decides to use the land left to him in his father's will as a horse (Mustang) preserve but the land is only his if he marries. Rory pregnant and homeless leaves her cheating fiance and answers the ad for the live in caretaker at the ranch. Both have been on the wrong side of happ...more
The characters were well developed and the story flowed seamlessly. The richly drawn setting made me feel like I was at Three River Ranch.
Carson decides to use the land left to him in his father's will as a horse (Mustang) preserve but the land is only his if he marries. Rory pregnant and homeless leaves her cheating fiance and answers the ad for the live in caretaker at the ranch. Both have been on the wrong side of happ...more
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Really Sweet story. Rory pregnant and homeless after leaving her cheating fiance decides to answer an ad for a live in caretaker at a ranch. Carson never wanted to be a cowboy like his father tried to push him to be but he did love horse's Mustangs to be exact so he decides to use the land left in his father's will as a Mustang preserve. There is a hiccup when the land is only his if he marries. Getting to the land he sees Rory and has no idea why she is there. Sparks fly but are uncertain where...more
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Aurora (Rory) McAllister is in desperate need of a fresh start. She’s left her job, her best friend, the city she lives in, and her cheating ex-fiance behind. Rory is so desperate that she even answers a realtor’s ad for a guesthouse. Rory signs all the rental paperwork, site unseen. Little did she expect the not so welcome surprise that she would receive.
Carson Granger is the oldest of Derek and Marie Granger’s two boys. M...more
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Aurora (Rory) McAllister is in desperate need of a fresh start. She’s left her job, her best friend, the city she lives in, and her cheating ex-fiance behind. Rory is so desperate that she even answers a realtor’s ad for a guesthouse. Rory signs all the rental paperwork, site unseen. Little did she expect the not so welcome surprise that she would receive.
Carson Granger is the oldest of Derek and Marie Granger’s two boys. M...more
Dec 30, 2012
Ian
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fans of contemporary romance and horse lovers
Rory has escaped her home town and jerk-off ex, pregnant and homeless. She rents a cottage on a former cattle ranch as a temporary place to stay until her baby is born. Unfortunately Carson, who plans on using the ranch as a sanctuary for wild mustangs also has a claim on the cottage.
They find themselves living under the same roof and eventually fall in love, but both have trust issues and can't admit to their feelings which causes a little angst.
Three River Ranch is pretty much everything you...more
Aurora ‘Rory’ McAllister just wants to get away from her jerk ex-fiancé and start over. She rents a guesthouse on Three River Ranch sight unseen only when she and her dog Mistral arrive there seems to be a misunderstanding as to who is staying where.
Carson Granger has come home to take over the family ranch and finds out his father has screwed him from the grave. Carson (and his brother Mitchell) will not inherit the ranch or family fortune unless they marry. Carson is trying to set up the prope...more
Carson Granger has come home to take over the family ranch and finds out his father has screwed him from the grave. Carson (and his brother Mitchell) will not inherit the ranch or family fortune unless they marry. Carson is trying to set up the prope...more
Oh hello, sexy cowboys!! I love a delicious fella in jeans and boots! I love the feisty ladies in these books! They really know how to make a cowpoke take notice! Each book is really well written and entertaining Great pacing and wonderful storytelling.
The first book introduces you to the ranch and all the wonderful denizens. This series has some really engaging characters that have you eagerly rooting for happy endings. They also have the standard drama moments but not overly angsty.
Light on th...more
The first book introduces you to the ranch and all the wonderful denizens. This series has some really engaging characters that have you eagerly rooting for happy endings. They also have the standard drama moments but not overly angsty.
Light on th...more
Three River Ranch has one of the best story lines I have read. Three different pregnancies, a hit to the head, and a gorgeous cowboy, all this just made for a great read.
The characters are so wonderfully written. Rory reminds me of me in a way, the clumsy part that is. I like the fact that Carson tries his hardest to go against the wishes of his father and get what he wants on his own terms. But in the end, he has no choice. The tension between these two is so delicious. I love the fact that Ro...more
The characters are so wonderfully written. Rory reminds me of me in a way, the clumsy part that is. I like the fact that Carson tries his hardest to go against the wishes of his father and get what he wants on his own terms. But in the end, he has no choice. The tension between these two is so delicious. I love the fact that Ro...more
4.5 stars
Oh my was Three River Ranch way too cute! Three River Ranch was the perfect, sweet romance to read away an afternoon. The setting was SO awesome. I felt like I was right there on the ranch with Carson and Rory. The story was a ton of fun since it takes Rory and Carson a bit to catch up with their feelings and admit them. I loved the witty banter between them and the chemistry was a'sizzlin. Serve me up another cowboy story please because this one was way too awesome!
Oh my was Three River Ranch way too cute! Three River Ranch was the perfect, sweet romance to read away an afternoon. The setting was SO awesome. I felt like I was right there on the ranch with Carson and Rory. The story was a ton of fun since it takes Rory and Carson a bit to catch up with their feelings and admit them. I loved the witty banter between them and the chemistry was a'sizzlin. Serve me up another cowboy story please because this one was way too awesome!
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Roxanne gives mostly 5 star reviews because she only forces herself to read books she doesn't like when someone makes her. In which case there's usually a good reason, like expanding her literary comfort zone on the advice of a smart, literate friend.
Roxanne Willems Snopek is an award-winning freelance writer of everything from corporate newsletters to personal essays....more
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Roxanne gives mostly 5 star reviews because she only forces herself to read books she doesn't like when someone makes her. In which case there's usually a good reason, like expanding her literary comfort zone on the advice of a smart, literate friend.
Roxanne Willems Snopek is an award-winning freelance writer of everything from corporate newsletters to personal essays....more
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Oct 22, 2012 02:58pm
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