Swipe Right for a Cowboy
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4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
They’re wrong for each other, but nothing has ever felt so right.
Uptown girl Emmaline Claiborne needs a man, and not just any man. She needs the kind of man who can make her lying, cheating, no-good ex-boyfriend insane with jealousy. The same ex-boyfriend who is now engaged to her sister, and whose extravagant wedding she must suffer through in just three weeks’ time.
She selects the perfect candidate through an online dating app, but instead of the smooth, sophisticated software magnate she expects, a rugged cowboy shows up instead. He’s the complete opposite of everything Emma is looking for. In fact, he’s exactly the kind of man she swore to her Texas ranching family she would never fall for.
Which makes Cort Channing kinda perfect. Only before the weekend is over, Emma finds herself wishing she could keep her fake boyfriend, spurs, chaps, and all. Can this committed city girl take the biggest chance of her life, and swipe right for a cowboy?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Foley (the Glacier Creek series) launches her Riverrun Ranch series with this sweet, slight romance about finding love and family in unexpected places. City girl Emmaline Claiborne's ex-boyfriend is getting married to her sister and she turns to a dating app to find an escort to the wedding. When her first choice falls through, Emma asks hunky bull rider Cort Channing to pose as her boyfriend, accompanying her from New York City to her father's ranch. Though a cowboy is the last thing glamorous Emma thought she wanted, the pair quickly uncover an authentic connection beneath the deception. The couple's scenes as Emma's rediscovers the joys of her hometown of Last Stand, Tex., are charming, but the compressed timeline of the wedding weekend cuts short the romantic tension. Also frustrating is Emma's reluctance to confront her sister and ex, an attempt to save face that registers as a lack of agency. And when obstacles to Emma and Cort's happiness eventually arise, Emma's confident brothers and domineering mother do more to steer the narrative than Emma herself. The presence of these commanding characters is good news for future installments, but readers will wish Emma showed more backbone. Still, Last Stand's inviting atmosphere will have readers eager to return.
Customer Reviews
Rewarding bad behavior
3.5 stars is fair. Emmaline and Cort were a cute couple. They were both very nice people with a lot of family pain. I really enjoyed the story. World building, description of the small Texas town was reminiscent. Although I enjoyed most of the characters, the premise of the story and resolution devalued it for me. The betrayal by the sister, not Damon, starts my issue. I mean Callie is family. The way I read the story, the affair started in Texas, not New York. Damon was insistent that Emma invite Callie to New York. So the “Never meant for this to happen” doesn’t fly. I guess it’s acceptable to say I love my sister, but I have be happy no matter the cost.
They all took for granted, as well as, advantage of “love.” Callie’s intentions were clear because she felt she did not belong to the family because of the mistake her parents made. They all disapproved of what Callie and Damon did, but still supported them. Constantly making excuses for her. The entire town came to the wedding to support them, but at same time telling Emma they did not approve of what they did to her. I guess everyone was up for a party. The truth is, she was terribly spoiled and choosing to humiliate her sister at every turn. Both of them
I guess the story went sour for me when there were no consequences for Callie. She went so far as to humiliate Emma at her own rehearsal dinner because Cort and Emma were getting too much attention. Cort saved her flower girl from drowning and she only cared that he was taking attention away from her.
I felt the author rushed to resolve this drama too quickly in just a couple of pages to have an HEA, which was inevitable. It could just be me, but you shouldn’t reward bad behavior from a 25 year old.
Swipe right for a cowboy
Fun to read.
Swipe right for a cowboy
Very good book about life and its problems. Loved the story