Built like a Cowboy

ByHeatherly Bell

Release Date: 2021-06-15
Genre: Western Romance

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 128 Ratings

Description

When CMA award winning country singer Winona James accidentally gets pregnant one wild night with a cowboy, she will finally get her greatest wish. At thirty-nine, a pregnancy was unlikely, and she's thrilled. But as a three-time divorcee, Winona doesn't need another marriage to add to her collection. No, thanks. When the father proposes a marriage of convenience, she can't get out of Stone Ridge fast enough. She proposes a contract with the cowboy: give up his parental rights, and she promises to keep in touch.

Forty-two-year-old widower Riggs Henderson pays dearly for one crazy night. Now, an entitled celebrity will be the mother of his only child. Poor kid. Shock quickly moves to outrage when he's presented with an offer from Winona to give up his parental rights. Not going to happen. This cowboy with a law degree has other ideas. Winona will marry him and stay in Stone Ridge for the remainder of the pregnancy. In turn, Riggs will give her an uncontested divorce, and won't sue her for full custody.

But it promises to be a bumpy year as fish out of water Winona acclimates to life on a cattle ranch, and traditional cowboy Riggs tries not to fall for a woman who turns out to be everything he ever wanted…

Reviews

Built Like A Cowboy
5
By jk(9
Loved this story. Enjoyed all the books in this series.
Built Like a Cowboy
5
By 777sails
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Booksprout and I am voluntarily reviewing it.

I have started to pack my bags for Stone Ridge!!!!! OMStars what a wonderful small town romance. I have loved Riggs Henderson when he made appearances in prior stories but whew his and Winona's story just blew me away.

I didn't think I would like Winona for Riggs. Riggs is the perfect cowboy. Everyone looks to Riggs for guidance and support. From what I read in the second book of this series about Winona, well lets just say the author had her work cut out for her to get me to change my mind. I mean really she is a divorcee (three times! Yes, three times!!!!) She comes to Stone Ridge to ask her latest ex (Jackson - Nashville Cowboy) to be a "sperm donor". Yep, you heard me right. Of course Eve put a stop to that. Stone Ridge has more men than women so she decides to stay. She doesn't want to go to a sperm bank so she sets up interviews. Riggs comes to her rental to build her "Florida room" in Texas. She thinks he is there for the interview for the sperm donation and the scene is hilarious.

Yes, the author completely won me over in the pairing of these two wonderful characters. Having the story in a dual POV format really helped me to understand and connect with both protagonists. The author also did a wonderful job of crafting the perfect plot for this two. It flowed smoothly and never got boring. There were some great scenes with poignant moments; some funny; some tender and then some hopefully laying the ground work for more Men of Stone Ridge stories. PLEASE don't stop!!!!

There was a few tiny sexy scenes that were not overly graphic in nature and over really quickly in detail. That being said though, I would only recommend this to someone over 18 or parental guidance.

Also while this is a part of a series, you really don't have to read the prior stories to fully enjoy this one but why wouldn't you?!. I would HIGHLY suggest reading the prior ones though as they are fantastic as well.
For a Baby
5
By Marie Bourgery
I didn’t like Winona much in the last book. She came to Stone Ridge for ex-husband Jackson even though he falling for Eve again and sticks around looking for a sperm donor so she can have a baby. I laughed over the applications for her “personal assistant” position and the way she and Riggs rubbed each other the wrong way from the beginning. Until their anger turns to passion one night and she might get what she wanted, but Riggs isn’t just going to roll over and let her walk out of his life without his own contract. Winona is still high maintenance at times, but after hearing how her past shaped her I got to see another compassionate enjoying small town ranching life side to her in this book.