The Rancher Meets His Match (Bardville, Wyoming Book 3‪)‬

❤ She's been a stranger to love . . .  Could he be the stranger to change that? ❤

For his teenage son, Wyoming cowboy Dax will do anything -- even become a role model at dating. Enter the perfect stranger: an Easterner, visiting for just two weeks.


But soon Hannah, no longer a stranger, becomes the greatest danger of all to this rancher's stubbornly solitary heart.


Emotion and romantic comedy blend in the tale of a single father whose desire to help his son turns his heart inside out in Book 3 of the contemporary western romance Bardville, Wyoming series by USA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn.


Three strangers arrive in rugged Bardville, Wyoming. They're never the same … And neither are the people of Bardville.



"In Book 1 Bodie stole my heart, in Book 2 Cully took my breath away, and in Book 3 I fell in love with Dax." – 5*



Praise for The Rancher Meets His Match

"It's great to get involved in the characters' lives and want to hit them over the head or have that moment that makes you go ‘Yes!’ ‘Finally.’ The characters become friends of mine that I want to see happy." --5*


"From Cambria to Jessa to Hannah.... I loved them all! Awesome and I am so glad that I found this author." --5*


"This is one cute, sexy story" -- Bell, Book and Candle



"More please." -- 5*


Praise for the Bardville Wyoming, series

"This is quite the trilogy. . . . I strongly recommend (Patricia McLinn) to romance readers who like a good storyline, a hot romance between strong men and women, family life and hometown echoes." --5*


"As I finished one book of the series couldn't wait to get next book!" --5*


"Had fantastic week reading this trilogy by Patricia McLinn. Wonderful read. Wonderful!" --5*


"A spectacular read. This series is on my list to read again and again." --5*


"I was so involved with the citizens of Bardville I hated to turn the last page of book 3. I wanted to know more about the next generation, because I felt part of their lives." --5*


"This is the last of the Bardville trilogy and I am sad, I don't want it to be the last." --5*


Bardville, Wyoming

A Stranger in the Family

A Stranger to Love

The Rancher Meets His Match


Helping love find a way

Characters from A Place Called Home, Bardville, and Wyoming Wildflowers series join forces to bring together people they hope will find love and happiness as they have.

The Wyoming Marriage Association

First Date: Divorce

Second Start: Family


A Place Called Home

Lost and Found Groom

At the Heart's Command

Hidden in a Heartbeat


Wyoming Wildflowers

Wyoming Wildflowers: The Beginning (Snowberry)

Almost a Bride (Indian Paintbrush)

Match Made in Wyoming (Fireweed)

My Heart Remembers (Bur Marigold)

A New World

Jack's Heart (Yellow Monkeyflower)

Rodeo Nights

Where Love Lives (Threadleaf Phacelia)

A Cowboy Wedding (Mixed bouquet)

Making Christmas (Pasque Flower)


More small-town romance series by Patricia McLinn

Marry Me series

Wedding of the Century

The Unexpected Wedding Guest

A Most Unlikely Wedding

Baby Blues and Wedding Bells


Seasons in a Small Town

What Are Friends For?

The Right Brother

Falling for Her

Warm Front


Historical western romance

Widow Woman    

Courting a Cowboy


About the Author

Patricia McLinn is the USA Today bestselling author of more than 60 published novels cited by readers and reviewers for wit and vivid characterization. Her books include mysteries, romantic suspense, contemporary romance, historical romance and women’s fiction. They have topped bestseller lists and won numerous awards.


She has spoken about writing from London to Melbourne, Australia, to Washington, D.C., including being a guest speaker at the Smithsonian.


McLinn spent more than 20 years as an editor at The Washington Post after stints as a sports writer (Rockford, Ill.) and assistant sports editor (Charlotte, N.C.). She received BA and MSJ degrees from Northwestern University.


Now living in Kentucky, McLinn loves to hear from readers through her website PatriciaMcLinn.com and social media.