How the Cowboy Was Won very loosely retells Emma in a modern day Texan town. As a retelling of Emma, it wasn’t great, but as a “friends to lovers” romance I liked it a lot. Ember Alzate is a woman of Irish-Native American descent who makes a good living selling real estate. She also has a knack for matchmaking – so much so that people say she should consider it as a second career. Ember … Continue reading How the Cowboy Was Won by Lori Wilde →
Love with a Perfect Cowboy started off like a great movie or TV show opening, Melody, who’s left behind her small town life in Texas is having the worst day ever in New York City. She loses her job, her boyfriend tosses her out but she happens to meet Luke, the handsome cowboy that she was in love with as a teenager. Their relationship was rocky for reasons we learn later, but in New York City … Continue reading Love with a Perfect Cowboy by Lori Wilde →
The Sweethearts' Knitting Club by Lori Wilde is $1.99 right now. This is the first book in Wilde's Twilight, Texas, small town contemporary series – and many additional books in the series are on sale, too. If you're craving some contemporary romance, well, glom hard and glom often! This book has a 3.72 average on GoodReads – and the other books in the series are all 3.8+ as well. “Throw a penny in the fountain … Continue reading Books on Sale: More Contemporary Romance from Lori Wilde →
The Jubilee, Texas, Series Boxed Set by Lori Wilde, is $1.99 right now. This set includes is books 1-3 of her Jubilee, Texas, series (You probably guessed that already), a contemporary romance series set in… kidding! All three of the books in this series have 3.75+ star averages on GoodReads, so if you're craving some contemporary cowboy romance, this might be a perfect solution for you. Plus, if you have one of them already, each … Continue reading Books on Sale: Contemporary Cowboy Romance Binge Reading Alert! Lori Wilde Series on Sale! →
Love at First Sight by Lori Wilde is $1.99 right now as a KDD. It doesn't seem to be price matched today, but it does have a 3.7 GR average, and is book 1 of her Cupid, Texas, series. Have any small town conteporary fans read this one? Welcome to Cupid, Texas, where every wish for love comes true… In her sexy new series of romance novels, New York Times bestselling romance author Lori Wilde, … Continue reading Books on Sale: A Mix of Jill Shalvis, Lori Wilde, and Penny Marshall →
This review was written by Emily. This story was nominated in the Best Contemporary Single Title category. The summary: Caitlyn Marsh stopped believing in happily-ever-after when high-school sweetheart, Gideon Garza, left for Iraq. Now she raises her small son while her matchmaking gardening club members drive her crazy. Then Caitlyn's world turns upside-down when Gideon swaggers back to Twilight. Gideon had left town in the middle of night with threats ringing in his ears. … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: The Welcome Home Garden Club by Lori Wilde →
Ok, I have two or three more colors for this series, but I need to take a little side trip this week. I noticed something that I just had to share with you while gathering covers over the past few months. Now, if you’re just arriving here at the mayhem, welcome! I’m taking really good look at the Contemporary Romance Colors that are most prevalent on covers this year and attempt to identify what is … Continue reading Contemporary Romance Color of the Year: Are Those Flags? →
From New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde comes her newest story about three generations of women, an island with an air of mystery and magic, and one summer that changes everything—perfect for fans of Jill Shalvis and Susan Mallery. In the Gulf of Mexico, near South Padre, sits a private island with a bit of a magic about it: the colors are brighter, the food tastes better, and turtles and cranes find sanctuary there. … Continue reading The Summer That Shaped Us →
Each connected novella in this fun, fresh Rom-Com anthology follows a different woman from a group of NYC friends whose plans to escape the summer heat with a fabulous girls-only weekend suddenly lose steam when an unexpected blackout cuts off power to all of Manhattan. But while the lights are out, enemies become lovers, acquaintances find they have more in common than a pack of matches, and the city really heats up! There’s nothing like … Continue reading Summer in the City →
Welcome to Big Verde, Texas, where a love-’em-and-leave-’em cowboy faces his greatest challenge yet—the woman he left behind. Perfect for fans of New York Times bestselling authors Lori Wilde and Carolyn Brown. Some cowboys aren’t cut out to be Prince Charming—and Claire Kowalski knows that better than anyone. She gave her heart to Ford Jarvis two years ago, yet that didn’t keep him from disappearing into the sunset. Now that he’s back in Big Verde, … Continue reading Cowboy Come Home →
In the New York Times tradition of Lori Wilde and Carolyn Brown comes the first book in a new western romance series from Forever debut author Carly Bloom about a no-strings cowboy fling with a fairy tale twist. Who’s afraid of the big, bad cowboy? After one too many heartbreaks, Travis Blake hung up his cowboy hat and put Big Verde, Texas, behind him. But when he gets the call that his young nephew needs him, he … Continue reading Big Bad Cowboy →
