GRR Reviews The Rancher's Baby Bargain by Mary Sue Jackson

Aidan, former jock, is determined to make his family ranch work, but his passion is in his craft beer business. But he's suffering from a mite problem... they are ruining his hops crop, and with no hops, there is no beer. Then Lucy, his old lab partner, showed up... // Lucy was a geek, and still is. She created a special pesticide to destroy all those mites... but she wants something in return... She wants to get pregnant, and Aidan is the man to do it. She gets the baby, and he gets the pesticide. It'd be a business transaction, and love's got nothing to do with it. Yeah, right.

Eh, not feeling it much. There really wasn't much push-pull here, or at least, I can't feel it much. There's also a bunch of sub-plots like Aidan's family, the ranch in financial ruins, big company want to mass produce his beer, Lucy's all-natural stain remover being discovered in town, and will Lucy go back east to her research job. The whole thing felt a bit... shotgun... all over the place.

Category: Contemporary / Western

Overall Rating: 3/5

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GRR Reviews Home With the Cowboy by Mary Sue Jackson and Leslie North

Willa wanted out of her hometown in Texas, and she eventually did so, by becoming a nanny for a rich couple's young child Bobby in NYC. But tragedy struck, and now she's ferrying Bobby to uncle Daniel in a small Texas town much like her own. While she wanted to get back to NYC, she can't really let the poor child lose the only constant in his life: Wila herself. And it's clear this bachelor uncle didn't have a clue when it comes to childproofing his home... She had to stay for a little while... // Daniel knew he knew nothing about raising a kid, and he must somehow convince Willa to stay. But the harder he tried, the more Willa wanted to leave for NYC, esp. when she's finally got an interview there. How can Daniel show Willa that there is no need to run, and he needed her too?

The story did started out a bit slow, and the "twist" was telegraphed a bit too early. Obviously the NYC job turned out to be a bust and she returned to Texas for love and more.

Category: Contemporary / Western

Overall Rating: 4/5

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