Finding Home / Staying Home (Roped by a Cowboy 1 & 2) byJ. C. Valentine-Review & Giveaway Tour
FINDING HOME
(Roped by the Cowboy #1)
by JC Valentine
Genre: contemporary, adult, romance
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 18, 2018
Life is unpredictable. Vivian learned that the hard way and did the only thing she could: she ran. But life isn’t about to let her off easy.
Nash is everything a woman wants and nothing Vivian could have planned for. Gorgeous with his sexy blue-eyed stare, toned body, and wearing a cowboy hat, he’s the perfect package and Vivian’s ideal rebound. Too bad he wants nothing to do with her. That’s fine. Vivian wasn’t looking for love anyway, but her meddling new roommate has other ideas.
Two people from different worlds shouldn’t make sense, but desire is an animal that won’t be denied. With secrets lurking on both sides of the fence, however, it’s just a matter of time before someone gets hurt.
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REVIEW: FINDING HOME is the first instalment in J.C. Valentine’s contemporary, adult ROPED BY A COWBOY romance duology focusing on ranch hand Nash MacArthur, and divorcee Vivian Parish.
Told from dual third person perspectives (Vivian and Nash) FINDING HOME follows newly divorced Vivian Parish as she sets out on her own in search of something new. Arriving in Hayfield, South Carolina Vivian will meet her future in the guise of ranch hand Nash MacArthur, a man who pushes all of our heroine’s buttons-both good and bad. What ensues is the slow building relationship between Vivian and Nash, and the potential fall-out as Vivian’s past comes looking for a second chance, a second chance that comes with a pronouncement.
Nash MacArthur has loved and lost, and isn’t ready to start over, again. Meeting Vivian Parish finds our hero struggling with memories of the past, a past he has yet to move beyond to the present. Vivian Parish had no idea where she was going when she left Chicago, and drove to South Carolina-a flat tire and an empty tank of gas meant Vivian would find herself as part of a match-making scheme when seventy-eight year old widow Ms. Gretta sets plans into motion to help Nash and Vivian fall in love.
The relationship between Vivian and Nash is one of immediate attraction but Vivian is quick to judge the actions of the man with whom she may fall in love. Nash doesn’t do relationships having lost someone years before but falling for Vivian Parish meant Nash placed his heart in a precarious position to be broken-once again. There are no $ex scenes.
The secondary and supporting characters include ranch owner Ms. Gretta; Vivian’s ex-husband Andrew DeBoises, as well as a number of ranch hands and nosy townsfolk who keep an ear to the ground about the newcomers to town.
FINDING HOME is a story of love, loss, family, friendships, small town living, and big city expectations. The premise is engaging and sweet; the characters are feisty and sassy; the romance has only begun. FINDING HOME does not end on a cliff-hanger but ‘more to come’.
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STAYING HOME
(Roped by a Cowboy #2)
by J. C. Valentine
Genre: adult, contemporary, romance
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 28, 2019
Life has never been kind to Nash. Neither has love. He took a chance on Vivian and she walked away. Now she’s back. Too bad for her because he’s done.
Unfortunately for him, his psuedo-mother has other plans for his life, whether he likes it or not, and there’s no telling her no. Caught between a stubborn streak a mile wide and denying Vivian’s siren call to his heart, Nash has to decide if he’s going to close himself off from love for good or give in to one last chance at happiness. What will happen when stubborn heads collide and hearts refuse to be ignored?
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REVIEW: STAYING HOME is the second instalment in J. C. Valentine’s contemporary, adult ROPED BY A COWBOY romance duology focusing on ranch hand and widower Nash MacArthur, and Vivian Parish. STAYING HOME should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events of book one FINDING HOME.
NOTE: If you have not read book one, there may be some spoilers in my review.
Told from dual third person perspectives (Vivian and Nash) STAYING HOME follows the rebuilding relationship between ranch hand and widower Nash MacArthur, and Vivian Parish. At the end of book one, Vivian Parish had returned to Chicago to rectify a situation she thought was under control but time away from Hayfield, South Carolina meant time away from the man that called to her heart but a man who believes Vivian was lying about her past and her present. Leaving Chicago behind, Vivian once again heads to Hayfield, South Carolina where the man with whom she is falling in love refuses to acknowledge the elephant in the room. What ensues is the rekindling friendship and romance between Nash and Vivian as they struggle with a mutual loss in the face of going forward.
STAYING HOME is a story of second chances; of forgiveness, acceptance, letting go and moving forward. Nash MacArthur is a stubborn hero refusing to listen to Vivian’s story. Vivian is feisty as she battles between head and heart as Ms. Gretta continues play matchmaker between our leading couple. The premise is spirited ; the romance will captivate; the characters are energetic and inspiring.
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Reviews by Sandy
J.C. Valentine is the USA Today and International bestselling author of the Night Calls and Wayward Fighters Series and the Forbidden Trilogy. Her vivid imagination and love of words and romance had her penning her own romance stories from an early age, which, despite being poorly edited and written longhand, she forced friends and family members to read. No, she isn’t sorry.
Living in the Northwest, she has three amazing children and far too many pets. Among the many hats she wears, J.C. is an entrepreneur. Having graduated with honors, she holds a Bachelor’s in English and when she isn’t writing, you can find her editing for fellow authors.
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