Book Review: Kiss Me, Cowboy by Melissa McClone

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kiss me cowboyKiss Me, Cowboy ” is Book 3 of the highly popular Montana Born Rodeo series. And like the other Tule Publishing series, the Montana Born Rodeo set is written by different authors yet references hold true.

Melissa McClone wrote “Kiss Me, Cowboy ”. It follows Charlotte Randall and Zack Harris who works in a ranch near Marietta, Montana, the locale that works as the glue that holds together all of the Montana Born books.

Poignant and sweet, “Kiss Me, Cowboy ” is about unrequited love. Charlotte “Charlie” Randall has been pining about her co-worker Zack Harris who has a “no co-worker” rule when it comes to dating. With her impending move to Colorado, Charlie only has a few days to make Zack to change his mind. If she cannot, then Charlie has to say goodbye to Zack and Montana forever.

The book is Rated T for Teens. There are no sex scenes in this book.

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She didn’t mean to kiss him…

When dude ranch wrangler Charlotte – aka Charlie – Randall kisses Zack Harris in an act of empathy, she falls hat over spurs for the handsome military veteran turned cowboy. Zack has too many demons, however, and refuses to get involved. A year later, he’s still stonewalling, and Charlie needs to move on with her life so she can find a fulfilling relationship, not frustrating unrequited love. Putting distance between them seems the best way to get Zack out of her head and heart…but that means quitting the job she loves and accepting a position in Colorado.

He didn’t mean to kiss her back…

Growing up, Zack longed for a real family, and had one with his squad while deployed in Afghanistan. Now, he’s back in the States and doesn’t want anything messing up his new ranch family, no matter how much he’s attracted to the sexy, hard-working Charlie. She could break his heart and ruin the comfortable working relationship they and the other wranglers enjoy. Besides, her friends claim she’s looking for the perfect guy, and perfect he’s not.

A kiss is just a kiss…or is it?

When Zack learns Charlie’s thinking about leaving the ranch, he decides to find her a boyfriend — someone so good, so perfect, she has a reason to stay in Montana. Until he realizes too late that the only cowboy he wants her kissing is him. Can he commit to love and convince Charlie not to leave? Or has she made up her mind to put the past, and the kiss that started it all, behind her and move on without him?