Contemporary Cowboy Box Set is a collection of three novels by Amelia Rose. There are two average and one good one.
Learning to Love: Miranda had to get away from her life. She had a dead-end job, a crummy apartment, and an abusive boyfriend. She saw no way out until her sister found a wife wanted ad... on the other side of the state. See that as a way to at least get away from her situation even temporarily, she jumped at the chance... and arrived to find cowboy Casey who did not want to be wed, a successful and sprawling 800000 acre ranch... 7 more hunky siblings... and an older patriarch of the family playing matchmaker. It's practically modern-day mail-order bride... but can a city girl adapt to ranch life? Or will the uncouth cowboys scare her off first?
It's sweet and cute, but not much else. There really isn't much stopping them from being together, other than whatever's in their heads. 3/5
Mending Fences: Curtis had been working as a ranch hand on the Circle O for a while, and he had a secret crush on the boss's daughter Marlene. In fact, he had a secret. Way back when he's but a young lad on a neighbor farm about ten years ago, he stole a few fence posts just so he could see Marlene and his brothers come out and fix the fence. But Marlene left the ranch and hadn't been back a while. When her horse thrown her, Curtis was there to rescue her. But her family was dead set against her getting involved with a ranch hand, even on a temporary basis, and she is just here for the summer... right?
Angst-y, and the pun about mending fences was cute. 4/5
Stranded, Stalked, and finally sated: Clara fled across the country chased by a hacker out to destroy her, and she does not know why. Her bank account disappeared. Bogus criminal records mean she can't work. When her truck died on a country road in rural Oklahoma, she was rescued by a local cowboy. Does she want to see if she can stay off the grid here? // Shad knew Clara was running from something... she's way too jumpy and also... very innocent. Shad opened his home and his heart... and found love. When Clara's past caught up with her, Shad and Clara will confront the threat face-on...
Was this written back in the days of Sandra Bullock's "The Net" or something? The villain's identity sucks (basically, he's the company IT geek who feel that Clara cockteased him and he wanted revenge). For this perceived offense, he ruined her life, then chased her across the country, committed assault, kidnapping, impersonating an official, grand theft auto, just to scare her? Into what exactly? WTF? WHERE did he get all these skills? 2/5
Category: Contemporary / Western
Primary Plot: N/A, Collection
Overall Rating: 3/5
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