Tame the Heart: A Small Town Grumpy Sunshine Romance (Runaway Ranch Book 1)
Keeping my heart guarded all my life has never been an issue. Until he saves me in a bar fight.
Charlie Montgomery is one grumpy rancher. Calloused hands, stubborn heart, the definition of a true cowboy.
He dislikes me from the second we meet. Warns me away from his tiny town of Resurrection, Montana. Well, what he doesn't know is I'm armed with a bucket list and a secret. There's no way I'm leaving. I'll just keep my distance.
Only in a small town that distance doesn't last for long. Because I owe him a favor: Work for him for three months and help him save his home. Runaway Ranch.
But our close confines mean I see what's under all that strong. I see the real Charlie Montgomery. The man behind the rugged rancher who yells. Beneath his dark beard hides a rare smile. Beneath his mile-wide chest beats a tender heart. One that slowly starts to beat for me.
And instead of running back onto that open road, I run towards Charlie instead.
But a hidden danger is lurking. Someone who doesn't want Charlie to save his ranch. Someone who is out to get us both. And I could lose more than my heart this summer-I could lose my life...
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Tame the Heart was exactly what I wanted from a small-town cowboy romance. Ruby and Charlie were easy to root for. Their chemistry made this such a fun read.
Ruby arrives in Resurrection, Montana with a bucket list and determination to experience everything life has kept from her. Charlie is the grumpy rancher who saves her from a bar fight. He would prefer that she leave town immediately. Fate has other plans. Ruby ends up working at his struggling ranch as payback for his rescue. All that forced proximity starts chipping away at Charlie’s defenses.
I loved Ruby’s free spirit and eagerness to check experiences off her bucket list. Her heart condition gives that desire for adventure urgency. She knows her future may be shorter than she wants, so she refuses to spend the present hiding from life. Her optimism for finding the good in life ended up feeling purposeful rather than bubbly.
Charlie won me over fast. The hardworking and possessive cowboy energy worked very well for me. I was fanning myself once his protective side appeared. Watching him care for Ruby made it easy to fall for him right alongside her. His fear after Ruby loses consciousness during the barn fire showed how deeply his feelings had grown. His jealousy was another favorite quality of mine. One of my favorite spicy scenes was when Charlie admitting that he hated thinking about Ruby with another man and then showed her exactly how he felt. Yes, cowboy. Get your girl!
Neither character was searching for love when they met. Ruby was learning how to live for herself. Charlie had spent years pouring everything he had into work and protecting his heart. Their relationship felt like two people meeting at a point when they were finally capable of accepting love.
Pick this up if you have a great time with protective cowboys, sunny heroines with a little wanderlust, forced proximity, and small-town romance. Charlie Montgomery certainly knows how to make a cowboy romance memorable.
