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The Cowboy and the Bride
Wild Horses Couldn't Drag Him To The Altar Again
With one bad marriage under his belt and a little girl by his side, Jake Montgomery solemnly swears that he doesn't want another wife. Until a femme fatale in a wedding dress shows up snagged -- like a bird of paradise -- on his barbed-wire fence. That's when forgotten hormones start to buck like broncos and the solo dad knows he's in for the ride of his life.
Madeline Tate just got stood up by her fiance. But who cares -- if she's about to be rescued by a guy with eyes as deep and blue as the cloudless Nevada sky? Faced with sweet temptation, Madeline is dying for Jake to invite her in, hoping that if she spends some time under the rancher's roof maybe -- just maybe -- he'll give love another chance.
With one bad marriage under his belt and a little girl by his side, Jake Montgomery solemnly swears that he doesn't want another wife. Until a femme fatale in a wedding dress shows up snagged -- like a bird of paradise -- on his barbed-wire fence. That's when forgotten hormones start to buck like broncos and the solo dad knows he's in for the ride of his life.
Madeline Tate just got stood up by her fiance. But who cares -- if she's about to be rescued by a guy with eyes as deep and blue as the cloudless Nevada sky? Faced with sweet temptation, Madeline is dying for Jake to invite her in, hoping that if she spends some time under the rancher's roof maybe -- just maybe -- he'll give love another chance.
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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Marin Thomas
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I was born in Janesville, Wisconsin. I played D-I Basketball for the University of Arizona in Tucson then married my college sweetheart in a five-minute ceremony in Las Vegas. My husband and I are empty nesters living in Phoenix, Arizona.
I've written two women's fiction novels for Berkley Books and contemporary romances for Harlequin Books and Tule Publishing. To date I've published over 40 books. My women's fiction novel, The Promise of Forgiveness, won First Place in the 2017 Book Buyer's Best contest. My second novel, The Future She Left Behind was featured on Southern Living "Books we can't wait to read this fall" list and "was the Award Winner in the "Fiction: Chick Lit/Women's Lit" category of the 2017 Best Book Awards."
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I was born in Janesville, Wisconsin. I played D-I Basketball for the University of Arizona in Tucson then married my college sweetheart in a five-minute ceremony in Las Vegas. My husband and I are empty nesters living in Phoenix, Arizona.
I've written two women's fiction novels for Berkley Books and contemporary romances for Harlequin Books and Tule Publishing. To date I've published over 40 books. My women's fiction novel, The Promise of Forgiveness, won First Place in the 2017 Book Buyer's Best contest. My second novel, The Future She Left Behind was featured on Southern Living "Books we can't wait to read this fall" list and "was the Award Winner in the "Fiction: Chick Lit/Women's Lit" category of the 2017 Best Book Awards."
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May 21, 2023
HOARDER CHALLENGE #10-MADE YOU LOL
I've read this writer previously and she does a great job of books in this style.
And again, a little cheesy but darn if I didn't like it.
Adorable meet cute. Lots of humor which had me laughing.
Another cute kid! Good story.
Jake & Maddie have chemistry and are engaging characters.
I was definitely smiling when I finished reading this.
I've read this writer previously and she does a great job of books in this style.
And again, a little cheesy but darn if I didn't like it.
Adorable meet cute. Lots of humor which had me laughing.
Another cute kid! Good story.
Jake & Maddie have chemistry and are engaging characters.
I was definitely smiling when I finished reading this.
June 13, 2018
Love this book can't wait to read more books by this author love all Marin Thomas books love me some sexy Alpha Cowboys this book had it off
April 16, 2018
An almost bride who takes a time out after her fiance is a no show at their Vegas wedding. She drives across the country w/o luggage which her ex-fiance took with him and ends up in an encouter with a bull, a cowboy and said cowboys cute little girl.
May 16, 2017
3.5 Stars!
September 24, 2021
A bit hard to get past the beginning. Madeline just came across as a rich, spoiled snob.
Decided to make myself read more & I did enjoy it.
Decided to make myself read more & I did enjoy it.
April 23, 2023
Cute cowboy romance. Loved the bull storyline. Great way to break up a string of thrillers or the more emotional romances.
May 29, 2013
In Thomas’ romance story, solo dad Jake Montgomery is burned on marriage and unwilling to even consider marriage again. That is until he stumbles across a bride snagged on his barbed-wire fence and all his protective instincts rise to the surface.
Madelyn Tate has just been stood up at her own wedding. But when she meets Jake she begins to think that just maybe divine intervention was at play.
A good Cowboy at Heart love story.
Madelyn Tate has just been stood up at her own wedding. But when she meets Jake she begins to think that just maybe divine intervention was at play.
A good Cowboy at Heart love story.
August 13, 2013
Not in any way based in reality, but it is funny:) Her fiance dumps her at the alter, and she goes across the Nevada desert, runs out of gas then gets the dress caught in a barbed wire fence... It take several turns, but in is inevitable that the "Bride" and the "Cowboy" that rescues her will fall in love. Funny , short, nice evening read:)
February 12, 2016
It was a cute story but predictable. After being left at the alter in Vegas, Maddy takes off in herr rental car with only her wedding dress on since the runaway groom took all her luggage. Her car runs out of gas and she gets stuck in a barbed wire fence where cowboy Jake Montgomery must come to her rescue with his little girl, Annie, by his side.
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December 29, 2014Miniseries: Cowboy at Heart
Category: Contemporary Romance
Category: Contemporary Romance
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