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The Rancher's Redemption
The cowboy wants solitude…until she makes him an offer he can’t refuse
Including his property in the local historical society’s grand tour could have huge benefits for Kent Ritter, but he has no clue how to decorate it. So he strikes a deal with town newcomer Erin she’ll give him decorating advice if he’ll make repairs to her home. It’s a fair bargain…but love was never meant to enter the mix.
Including his property in the local historical society’s grand tour could have huge benefits for Kent Ritter, but he has no clue how to decorate it. So he strikes a deal with town newcomer Erin she’ll give him decorating advice if he’ll make repairs to her home. It’s a fair bargain…but love was never meant to enter the mix.
- GenresLove Inspired
288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published April 16, 2019
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About the author
Myra Johnson
62 books560 followersNative Texan Myra Johnson writes emotionally gripping stories about love, life, and faith. Myra is a three-time Maggie Awards finalist, two-time finalist for the prestigious ACFW Carol Awards, winner of Christian Retailing’s Best for historical fiction, and winner in the Inspirational category of the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards.
After living five years in Oklahoma, then eight years in the beautiful Carolinas, Myra and her husband are thrilled to be back in the Lone Star State enjoying wildflowers, Tex-Mex, and real Texas barbecue! The Johnsons share their home with a very pampered rescue dog and a cat with attitude.
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Awards of note: When the Clouds Roll By, Till We Meet Again, Book 1 (Abingdon Press 2013), won the historical fiction category of the 2014 Christian Retailing's Best Award. Autumn Rains (Heartsong Presents 2009), won the 2005 RWA Golden Heart for Best Inspirational Romance Manuscript.
Myra’s writing career was launched in 1985 when she sold her first short story while taking a course through the Institute of Children’s Literature. Myra later joined the ICL staff as a magazine writing instructor, teaching hundreds of students the fundamentals of story and article structure, plotting, character development, and market analysis. She now writes full-time and is active in her church as well as local and national writers groups.
Myra and her husband have been married for 50+ years. The Johnsons have two married daughters, seven grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.
After living five years in Oklahoma, then eight years in the beautiful Carolinas, Myra and her husband are thrilled to be back in the Lone Star State enjoying wildflowers, Tex-Mex, and real Texas barbecue! The Johnsons share their home with a very pampered rescue dog and a cat with attitude.
Follow Myra on BookBub, https://www.bookbub.com/profile/myra-..., for deals and new releases.
Awards of note: When the Clouds Roll By, Till We Meet Again, Book 1 (Abingdon Press 2013), won the historical fiction category of the 2014 Christian Retailing's Best Award. Autumn Rains (Heartsong Presents 2009), won the 2005 RWA Golden Heart for Best Inspirational Romance Manuscript.
Myra’s writing career was launched in 1985 when she sold her first short story while taking a course through the Institute of Children’s Literature. Myra later joined the ICL staff as a magazine writing instructor, teaching hundreds of students the fundamentals of story and article structure, plotting, character development, and market analysis. She now writes full-time and is active in her church as well as local and national writers groups.
Myra and her husband have been married for 50+ years. The Johnsons have two married daughters, seven grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.
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September 6, 2022
This was a very sweet story. I liked how Kent and Erin brought out the best in each other, and how they learned to work together, first as neighbours, then as friends, and then as they grew to love each other.
Avery was an absolutely adorable addition to the book, and I enjoyed seeing characters from other 'Hill Country' books that I will be putting on my TBR lists.
3.5 stars
Avery was an absolutely adorable addition to the book, and I enjoyed seeing characters from other 'Hill Country' books that I will be putting on my TBR lists.
3.5 stars
April 24, 2019
She's hesitant and wary, struggling to gain back some confidence. He's single-minded, determined to make his ranch a success. Neither is ready for a relationship. But then they meet and the artist in her embraces the practical in him and suddenly they can both see how good it might be...if they dared. Lovely romantical vibe all the way through with lots of highs and lows and aching tenderness. And don't get me started on Erin's daughter, Avery! What a heart-tugging angel. Kent's a goner at first contact and so was I! Sweet perfection from start to finish.
April 26, 2019
The Rancher's Redemption by Myra Johnson
I really did enjoy this book. It is a light Romance Book...
I love reading Love Inspired Romance Books...they are a very light Romance Reads and I enjoy them so very much.
Give this book 5/5 Stars.
Happy Reading :)
I really did enjoy this book. It is a light Romance Book...
I love reading Love Inspired Romance Books...they are a very light Romance Reads and I enjoy them so very much.
Give this book 5/5 Stars.
Happy Reading :)
June 18, 2020
A delightful read. Really enjoyed the interplay of the characters. And the town and its residents are charming.
August 5, 2022
I wanted to like this book, mostly because of Kent. He was kind, sweet, caring, and I wanted to give it three stars. There are just too many issues with it.
My first and biggest problem with it is that Myra Johnson doesn't seem to have a clue as to what's in the Bible. One of her favorite things to quote was 'Called or called not, God is present'. That is NOT true and not even in the Bible. If you are not God's child, if you don't obey His commandments and believe in Him, then He is not with you. There are multiple times in the Bible that this is proven. Then, not even a chapter later, she misquotes actual scripture. On page 48, she writes: 'Paul wrote in Romans that Christians mustn't think more highly of themselves than they ought, being kind to another and putting others first.' Matthew 22:39, James 2:8, Luke 10:27, Mark 12:31, Galatians 5:14, and more all say 'Love thy neighbor AS thyself.' If you do not love yourself, you cannot love your neighbor. You can't take the plank out of someone else's eye when you have one in your own. And Erin had some serious issues with loving herself.
Also, a woman of faith wouldn't not pray before a meal just because she invited a man over who doesn't have a relationship with God. On top of that, she would never forget to pray before a meal when life gets rough! Praying becomes a habit when you do it before every single meal. Just because her mind is preoccupied with a major life issue doesn't mean she loses that habit. It was ridiculous and made me question Erin's faith.
The one thing I couldn't handle about Kent's return to faith was when he told God that it was all up to Him. Page 144: 'This one's on You, Lord. I may be doing the hard work of fixing up my house, but if You want me back, You're gonna have to do an even bigger renovation of my heart.' Um, no? God is ready and happy to accept you as His child, but your return to Him is on you, buttercup. You can't put that on God. You can ask for His help, but you've got to make the conscious decision to change. Also, why in the world would Kent go to a pastor he doesn't even know for advice when his dad is a phone call away? If he used to be a solid Christian, wouldn't his parents' be, too? That didn't sit right with me, either.
My next biggest problem is the overused backstories. He's a veteran and she's an abused wife. Nothing original there! On top of that, Erin couldn't possibly go to court against the abusive husband. No, no, that would harm Avery... somehow? I hate parents that lie to their kids or try to make their ex look better than he is (page 106, Erin tells Avery "You do have a daddy... I know he loves you very much" as the dad never calls and was said earlier in the book that he was furious when she got pregnant). If your husband cheated on you or beat you? Tell your children the truth so they know not to idolize their dad, darn it! Fortunately, Avery was smart enough to know her dad was bad, but that brings me back to WHY couldn't Erin go to court and stop the jerk? Nope, she's gotta wait until another woman gets beat by the abusive guy before she'll be convinced by Kent that it's the right thing to do.
I don't believe Kent would try to distance himself from Avery and Erin just because he couldn't handle fireworks, either. Johnson was trying to bring in unnecessary drama with that one. Especially since he turns around the next chapter and can't stand being apart from them again.
Besides that, I really enjoyed it! Kent was realistic, sweet, and didn't mind picking on her. He really made the book an enjoyable read, for the most part. I just wish Johnson knew more of what was in her Bible and about true faith. For a Christian Love Inspired, it had some truth issues.
My first and biggest problem with it is that Myra Johnson doesn't seem to have a clue as to what's in the Bible. One of her favorite things to quote was 'Called or called not, God is present'. That is NOT true and not even in the Bible. If you are not God's child, if you don't obey His commandments and believe in Him, then He is not with you. There are multiple times in the Bible that this is proven. Then, not even a chapter later, she misquotes actual scripture. On page 48, she writes: 'Paul wrote in Romans that Christians mustn't think more highly of themselves than they ought, being kind to another and putting others first.' Matthew 22:39, James 2:8, Luke 10:27, Mark 12:31, Galatians 5:14, and more all say 'Love thy neighbor AS thyself.' If you do not love yourself, you cannot love your neighbor. You can't take the plank out of someone else's eye when you have one in your own. And Erin had some serious issues with loving herself.
Also, a woman of faith wouldn't not pray before a meal just because she invited a man over who doesn't have a relationship with God. On top of that, she would never forget to pray before a meal when life gets rough! Praying becomes a habit when you do it before every single meal. Just because her mind is preoccupied with a major life issue doesn't mean she loses that habit. It was ridiculous and made me question Erin's faith.
The one thing I couldn't handle about Kent's return to faith was when he told God that it was all up to Him. Page 144: 'This one's on You, Lord. I may be doing the hard work of fixing up my house, but if You want me back, You're gonna have to do an even bigger renovation of my heart.' Um, no? God is ready and happy to accept you as His child, but your return to Him is on you, buttercup. You can't put that on God. You can ask for His help, but you've got to make the conscious decision to change. Also, why in the world would Kent go to a pastor he doesn't even know for advice when his dad is a phone call away? If he used to be a solid Christian, wouldn't his parents' be, too? That didn't sit right with me, either.
My next biggest problem is the overused backstories. He's a veteran and she's an abused wife. Nothing original there! On top of that, Erin couldn't possibly go to court against the abusive husband. No, no, that would harm Avery... somehow? I hate parents that lie to their kids or try to make their ex look better than he is (page 106, Erin tells Avery "You do have a daddy... I know he loves you very much" as the dad never calls and was said earlier in the book that he was furious when she got pregnant). If your husband cheated on you or beat you? Tell your children the truth so they know not to idolize their dad, darn it! Fortunately, Avery was smart enough to know her dad was bad, but that brings me back to WHY couldn't Erin go to court and stop the jerk? Nope, she's gotta wait until another woman gets beat by the abusive guy before she'll be convinced by Kent that it's the right thing to do.
I don't believe Kent would try to distance himself from Avery and Erin just because he couldn't handle fireworks, either. Johnson was trying to bring in unnecessary drama with that one. Especially since he turns around the next chapter and can't stand being apart from them again.
Besides that, I really enjoyed it! Kent was realistic, sweet, and didn't mind picking on her. He really made the book an enjoyable read, for the most part. I just wish Johnson knew more of what was in her Bible and about true faith. For a Christian Love Inspired, it had some truth issues.
June 25, 2019
Erin Dearborn finds her solitude and creative expression weaving beautiful baskets from natural material. It’s a hobby she keeps for herself and the people closest to her. Her confidence and self-esteem have been destroyed by an abusive husband who took out his inadequacies on his wife.
When Erin meets Kent Ritter, an ex-serviceman rancher who wants solitude to in order to keep his own emotional wounds safely hidden, she and her little daughter begin to work their way into his heart. The fact that Erin’s new home is a maintenance nightmare provides Kent with the incentive to help her.
Erin and Kent aren’t the only ones with emotional issues. Erin’s perceptive daughter has developed a fear of men. I love how Kent wins her over through her interest in horses.
Erin and Kent couldn’t be from more opposite sides of life. She’s an abused city girl with a young daughter, and he’s a loner country boy with a struggling ranch, but through encouraging each other on a creative project they find more similarities than differences. They also find the will to overcome the things that trouble them and threaten to drive them apart.
This is a sweet story about ordinary people overcoming big issues. I love Kent’s character and values. He has a great sense of humor, especially about his dog who has taken over the best seat in the house. Sometimes, Kent’s outlook seems a bit dull but his sensitivity about certain things shows us how smart he really is.
As the relationship evolves, we learn more about the depth of their traumas, and so do Kent and Erin. This story is a good example of small-town life, neighbor helping neighbor, and how simple encouragement can help people out of big problems.
There’s lots of redemption in The Rancher’s Redemption. I’ll leave you to discover who, or what, is actually redeemed in this story.
When Erin meets Kent Ritter, an ex-serviceman rancher who wants solitude to in order to keep his own emotional wounds safely hidden, she and her little daughter begin to work their way into his heart. The fact that Erin’s new home is a maintenance nightmare provides Kent with the incentive to help her.
Erin and Kent aren’t the only ones with emotional issues. Erin’s perceptive daughter has developed a fear of men. I love how Kent wins her over through her interest in horses.
Erin and Kent couldn’t be from more opposite sides of life. She’s an abused city girl with a young daughter, and he’s a loner country boy with a struggling ranch, but through encouraging each other on a creative project they find more similarities than differences. They also find the will to overcome the things that trouble them and threaten to drive them apart.
This is a sweet story about ordinary people overcoming big issues. I love Kent’s character and values. He has a great sense of humor, especially about his dog who has taken over the best seat in the house. Sometimes, Kent’s outlook seems a bit dull but his sensitivity about certain things shows us how smart he really is.
As the relationship evolves, we learn more about the depth of their traumas, and so do Kent and Erin. This story is a good example of small-town life, neighbor helping neighbor, and how simple encouragement can help people out of big problems.
There’s lots of redemption in The Rancher’s Redemption. I’ll leave you to discover who, or what, is actually redeemed in this story.
January 14, 2020
A very moving storyline. A woman, her daughter and a new life living in Juniper Bluff, Texas & a veteran living on the outskirts of town in a 150 year old farmhouse in need of repair & updating and working the land. ... and captivating story, unfolding that I had a hard time putting down !!!
This is the first time reading a Myra Johnson's book and looking forward to reading another in this series by her.
This is the first time reading a Myra Johnson's book and looking forward to reading another in this series by her.
June 17, 2021
Kent Ritter is a former soldier who has a historical house in need of restoration. His war experiences has him on the outs with God, and keeping to himself. He finds Erin Dearborn trespassing on his land, weaving a basket. Erin, divorced from an abusive husband, and her young daughter, Avery, are new to the area and seem to have a home in need of repairs. This is a sweet story of faith, hope, and a restoring of lives.
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