Make Mine a Cowboy: Two full books for the price of one

Meadow Valley is a nice place to visit for a few days. This fake relationship had a second chance aspect to it that I really enjoyed. I loved how Ben did a complete 180 from how he had been living before. Charlotte’s craving for stability kept her from committing to stay in Meadow Valley but she dropped everything to come help when it was needed. These two had some great banter and watching the growth was fun. I can’t wait to see which resident of Meadow Valley gets their HEA next!

MAKE MINE A COWBOY is the second instalment in AJ Pine’s contemporary, adult MEADOW VALLEY erotic, romance series focusing on the small town of Meadow Valley, California. This is twenty-nine year old, rancher Ben Callahan, and Dr. Charlotte North’s story line. MAKE MINE A COWBOY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Charlotte and Ben were first introduced in the earlier story lines. Told from dual third person perspectives (Charlotte and Ben) twenty-nine year old, rancher Ben Callahan, and Dr. Charlotte North. Several weeks earlier, Charlotte North met Ben Callahan while on vacation in Meadow Valley, California but when her Aunt Pearl, the local B&B owner falls and requires several weeks of recovery, Charlotte takes a leave of absence from her New York practice, and returns to Meadow Valley where her previous relationship with Ben Callahan is about to reignite old feelings and emotional withdrawal. In an attempt to keep Aunt Pearl from playing matchmaker, Charlotte begs Ben Callahan to pretend to be in a long distance relationship that is about to pick up where it left off weeks before. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Ben and Charlotte, and the potential fall-out as Charlotte’s time in Meadow Valley comes to an end. Ben Callahan fell hard for Charlotte North but knew her time in Meadow Valley was only temporary. With Charlotte’s return to Meadow Valley came hopes for a future for Ben but all does not go according to plan when family heart break forces Ben to look at the bigger picture as Charlotte prepares to leave for her practice back home. Charlotte North has established herself as a wonderful physician and moving to Meadow Valley was never in the plans. A temporary stay over while her aunt recovered from a fall, Charlotte found herself pulled into the family, friendships and love of our story line hero, a love Charlotte knew she could never equal in return. The relationship between Charlotte and Ben is one of second chances; a fake relationship disguised as a rekindling romance but a romance that quickly develops into something more. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text. There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including Ivy and Carter (Cowboy to the Rescue .5), Sam and Delaney (My One and Only Cowboy #1), as well as Sam and Ben’s business partner Colt, and their parents Nolan and Barbara Ann Callahan, Charlotte’s Aunt Pearl, chef Luis and local produce supplier Anna, B&B clerk Tyler, and fire Chief Burnett. MAKE MINE A COWBOY is a story of family, friendships, acceptance and love. The premise is contemplative, playful and engaging ; the conflict is limited to Charlotte’s need to keep up appearances in the face of the ‘fake’ romance; the romance is captivating and seductive.

Make Mine a Cowboy is the second book in the Meadow Valley series. You can read this book as a standalone with absolutely no issue. Charlotte North spent a week in Meadow Valley visiting her grandmother and subsequently had one hot week with Ben Callahan. They both knew what it was, as Ben isn't into commitment anymore than Charlotte is. She is content in her life in New York working as a doctor and he is working with his brother, Sam and friend Colt, at their family ranch. Nearly as soon as Charlotte has gone back to New York, her grandmother is in an accident that lands her in a wheelchair with broken bones and unable to run her Inn as she normally would. Charlotte takes a leave of absence to head back to California to help her grandmother out. The last thing she was thinking about was the fact that Ben, the man she had spent so much time with and enjoyed so much would be such a part of her life for the two months she'd be there. When Charlotte got wind that her grandma wants to set her up with an eligible suitor, she asks Ben to pose as her boyfriend, which isn't a hardship for him since he's developing feelings. Will this former commitment phobe be able to actually settle down and will Charlotte be able to focus on something outside of her work? I always enjoy small-town romances and this one was no exception. I enjoyed both Charlotte and Ben a lot and the secondary characters added their own flair to the story as well. I'm looking forward to additional books in this series!