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The Brothers of Hastings Ridge Ranch #4
Cowboy Cavalry
A cowboy with a lot to prove meets his match when he falls for a mysterious beauty…
The truth about his family's past has always haunted rancher Frankie Hastings. Determined to prove what happened more than a century ago, the black-sheep brother plans to chronicle the story in a documentary. But a mysterious descendant connected to that truth could jeopardize everything. So charming Kate West becomes the first step in securing her support. Falling for the gorgeous skeptic is a welcome follow-up. And yet, despite their electric attraction, it's clear Kate's mind is filled with things beyond their sizzling kisses. Then his simple project turns deadly and Frankie has more questions than answers. Like how far will he go to protect the woman he suddenly can't live without?
The truth about his family's past has always haunted rancher Frankie Hastings. Determined to prove what happened more than a century ago, the black-sheep brother plans to chronicle the story in a documentary. But a mysterious descendant connected to that truth could jeopardize everything. So charming Kate West becomes the first step in securing her support. Falling for the gorgeous skeptic is a welcome follow-up. And yet, despite their electric attraction, it's clear Kate's mind is filled with things beyond their sizzling kisses. Then his simple project turns deadly and Frankie has more questions than answers. Like how far will he go to protect the woman he suddenly can't live without?
272 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 20, 2016
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About the author
Alice Sharpe
172 books28 followersI was born in Sacramento, California. As a child, I wrote plays for the neighbor kids and invited their parents to performances. As I got older, I started my own family newspaper, handwritten and hand delivered, for the extortion price of 25 cents. Eventually, I moved into writing angst-ridden poems and journals – lots of them. Right after graduating from high school, I married the love of my life whom I met while walking on a beach in Northern California. We had two children, spent years building a house, juggling pets and living on sailboats. All the while, I wrote stories but I never attempted to sell them.
When the kids started Junior High, I started marketing my writing. When my short stories were turned down by mainstream women's magazines, my mother suggested I try a confession magazine. I sold my first story to them within two weeks. What a feeling of accomplishment! I walked on air for about a week! It took me almost two years to sell my next story, but after that, I went on to sell over two dozen to the various confession magazines. The experience of learning to get a story off the ground within a sentence or two was invaluable as was the connection I made with one of the editors. When she moved to a small book publisher, I sent her a completed manuscript which she bought. I wrote twenty books for her, mostly romances with a few mysteries thrown in. During this time, I learned about pacing, plot development and characterization. There is nothing a writer can do to improve their craft that trumps the actual setting of oneself in a chair and writing. Eventually I sold a manuscript to Silhouette. Now, forty books and many editors later, I've written for Avalon, Silhouette, Kensington, and Harlequin Intrigue I am also still married to the love of my life and our two children have given us three wonderful grandchildren.
When the kids started Junior High, I started marketing my writing. When my short stories were turned down by mainstream women's magazines, my mother suggested I try a confession magazine. I sold my first story to them within two weeks. What a feeling of accomplishment! I walked on air for about a week! It took me almost two years to sell my next story, but after that, I went on to sell over two dozen to the various confession magazines. The experience of learning to get a story off the ground within a sentence or two was invaluable as was the connection I made with one of the editors. When she moved to a small book publisher, I sent her a completed manuscript which she bought. I wrote twenty books for her, mostly romances with a few mysteries thrown in. During this time, I learned about pacing, plot development and characterization. There is nothing a writer can do to improve their craft that trumps the actual setting of oneself in a chair and writing. Eventually I sold a manuscript to Silhouette. Now, forty books and many editors later, I've written for Avalon, Silhouette, Kensington, and Harlequin Intrigue I am also still married to the love of my life and our two children have given us three wonderful grandchildren.
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October 23, 2017
Frankie Hastings wants to do a documentary on a 100 year old bank robbery, because it's rumoured the still missing money is buried somewhere on the Hastings ranch! The only thing blocking him is Kate West, for reasons I can barely even recall already! However, she has motives for wanting to get onto the ranch, because she believes diamonds are buried there, and I guess a roaming documentary crew would get in the way of that.
When Frankie stops off to speak to Dave Dalton about a document relating to the robbery, he discovers that the man is dead by apparent suicide. As Frankie's relationship with Kate heats up, an ex-con from his past appears, also wanting to get his hands on this missing money.
I just didn't connect with this story! The information about the 100 year old robbery was difficult to follow and convoluted. Not a lot ever really happened for most of the book, other than Kate going off each day to dig around the river in search of diamonds. There are lots and lots and lots of conversations with characters from previous books in the four-book mini-series, before the external threat of Jay Thurman (Frankie's ex-con friend) pops up to try and pad this dull story out to an acceptable word count. I struggled through many a chapter waiting for something interesting to happen. I was strangely perturbed that Kate finds herself pregnant to a former boyfriend. I don't really understand what that added to the story.
When Frankie stops off to speak to Dave Dalton about a document relating to the robbery, he discovers that the man is dead by apparent suicide. As Frankie's relationship with Kate heats up, an ex-con from his past appears, also wanting to get his hands on this missing money.
I just didn't connect with this story! The information about the 100 year old robbery was difficult to follow and convoluted. Not a lot ever really happened for most of the book, other than Kate going off each day to dig around the river in search of diamonds. There are lots and lots and lots of conversations with characters from previous books in the four-book mini-series, before the external threat of Jay Thurman (Frankie's ex-con friend) pops up to try and pad this dull story out to an acceptable word count. I struggled through many a chapter waiting for something interesting to happen. I was strangely perturbed that Kate finds herself pregnant to a former boyfriend. I don't really understand what that added to the story.
April 21, 2021
I found this intriguing romance interesting. The story centers around the genealogy of the men who robbed a bank long ago. Who was the fourth man and where did he go to. This has a couple of bad guys in it, up to no good of course. And the riches are uncovered at last, just not the way they thought they would. The genealogy was a tangle to go through, and left me a little confused. I voluntarily chose to review this story and I've given it a 4.5* rating.
December 1, 2022
Cowboy Cavalry (The Brothers of Hastings Ridge Ranch Book 4)
This was just as great as the first three books. The suspense, romance and intriguing twists. The four brothers from different mothers was so entertaining. Their lives were full of action.
This was just as great as the first three books. The suspense, romance and intriguing twists. The four brothers from different mothers was so entertaining. Their lives were full of action.
July 9, 2021
Can't I download the novel
February 19, 2022
This book had a couple of twists and a couple of stress points. All in all an excellent read with a good feeling ending!
July 7, 2023
Cute, the intrigue is nice, well knit.
October 21, 2016
Frankie is the black sheep of the family! He was the one that was always in trouble...He is wanting to do a documentary about the ranch....about gold supposedly on the ranch...Kate is approached as her family had something to do with some hidden treasure on the ranch..Frankie offers her to come to the ranch...But she has ulterior motives..Along the way her and Frankie become close..but there are lots of things that happen to Kate and Frankie as they try to find seperate treasures..A great book..Loved the ending and what had happened to the gold!
October 2, 2016
Lots of fun
Wonderful story,with lots of mystery,suspense and thrills.Keeps you wondering who the bad guys are and just how there going to get to that happy ending.
Wonderful story,with lots of mystery,suspense and thrills.Keeps you wondering who the bad guys are and just how there going to get to that happy ending.
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