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    Cowgirl, Unexpectedly

    By Vicki Tharp

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    A Harley and a highway are all an Iraq War veteran needs to soothe her restless spirit—until a pit stop puts her on the front lines of love . . .

    Settling down is not an option for Mackenzie Parish. Since the end of her tour of duty, the former Marine has been on the road, doing what she can to ease the pain of her wounded shoulder and mind. But when her money runs out, she takes a job on a Wyoming ranch—and finds herself in unfamiliar territory once more…
     
    Mackenzie’s lesson number one: a horse is definitely nothing like a motorcycle. But even knee deep in manure, and saddle sores aside, Mac finds comfort in the daily routine of hard work and the great outdoors. Only her bunkmate, Hank Nash, provides an unsettling distraction. The former champion bull rider has returned home to reconnect with his estranged daughter. Yet despite his own struggles, he has the patience to show Mac the ropes, and the sweet touch to draw her out of herself—and her painful past.
     
    But when the ranch becomes the target of violent threats, Mac will have to choose between the call of the road—and the man who has helped her feel whole again…
     
    “A talented, observant writer.”—Kirkus Reviews
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLyrical Press
    Release dateOct 17, 2017
    ISBN9781516104482
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    Vicki Tharp

    Vicki Tharp makes her home on small acreage in south Texas with her husband and an embarrassing number of pets. When she isn’t writing or you can usually find her on the back of her horse—avoiding anything that remotely resembles housework—smelling of fly spray, and horse sweat.

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    • 5/5
      Cowgirl Unexpectedly by Vicki TharpLazy S Ranch #1Loved, loved, LOVED this book! The main characters are strong, intelligent and full of courage. They are people I admired and would love to call friend. The Lazy S Ranch is a place unlike most and one that I want to revisit in the next book when it comes out! Mackenzie “Mac” Parish is a strong ex-marine with PTSD that has been on the road for a year when she lands in small-town Montana in need of money. She is taken on at the Lazy S Ranch and then works hard to learn the skills needed to be a member of the team. Her biggest help is ex-rodeo-bull-rider-pro Hank Nash. Hank is a man with many layers. He is strong, dependable, a man who cares and gives while also trying to reengage with his teenage daughter, Jenna. The supporting cast of characters is great and they are people I want to know more about, too, in whatever books may follow.The ranch has suffered some trouble in the past and trouble is something Mac wants to avoid BUT as the pieces of her heart and self begin to realign in the peace she finds on the ranch (and with Hank) she begins to want to find out who is behind the meanness being dished out and deal decisively with the perpetrators and the road seems to call to her less and less. There are two love stories, a rodeo, old west style rustling, shooting, a mystery, suspense and more in this wonderful book that I did not want to put down. The writing is great, the story well plotted, the characters have depth and I am thrilled to have found a new-to-me author that I would love to read more of. Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington-Lyrical Press for the ARC – This is my honest review. 5 Stars