UNTAMED COWBOY brings us back
to Copper Ridge and focuses on a family who joins the ranks of the
super wealthy, running a dude ranch called Get Out of Dodge (caught
you smiling already!). Warning: you can't help smiling when reading
something by the creative mind of Maisie Yates. Her visions of these
characters start long before they actually appear on paper. Grant,
Wyatt, Jamie and Bennett Dodge own and operate Get Out of Dodge,
aka GOOD. Bennett is a full-time vet specializing in large animals and is
in partnership with his best friend, Kaylee who works with smaller
animals. They have been friends and confidants since young teenagers
and shared the common goal of becoming veterinarians. And it's Kaylee
who Bennett turns to when out of nowhere the son Bennett never knew
he had comes to GOOD and wants to meet him.
Kaylee Capshaw is practically an honorary member of the Dodge family,
and they all mean the world to her. So when Dallas, Bennett's long-lost
son shows up after fifteen years, Kaylee knows her best friend needs
support. For years, Bennett has only ever thought of Kaylee as his best
friend, but now things are changing for everyone. Their normally well-
controlled lives are turning upside down, and neither of them is sure of
what to do next. Kaylee tries to maintain boundaries between business
and personal, but when things continue to heat up between her and
Bennett, she not sure how much longer she can keep cool. Not to
mention Dallas is also trying to make sense of this new family, too!
This trio is really caught up in the same internal battle. Fun to see how
each winds up managing their life. UNTAMED COWBOY is a delightful and entertaining
addition to Yates' Gold Valley
series. But that is truly minimizing how thoughtful Maisie Yates
was in creating this cast of characters and making them come to life,
page by page. Some of these folks we've met before in previous
Copper Ridge stories so it is, of course, a pleasure spending time with
them. But UNTAMED COWBOY by
Maisie Yates is unequivocally the story of Bennett, Kaylee, and Dallas.
And with every word, conversation, and image, Maisie Yates tells a truly
beautiful story about a fabulous trio.
In Gold Valley, Oregon, love might be hiding in
plain sight…
Some things are too perfect to mess with. Bennett Dodge’s
relationship with Kaylee Capshaw is one of them. They work
together at their veterinary clinic and have been best
friends for years. When Bennett’s world is rocked by the
appearance of a son he didn’t know he had, he needs Kaylee
more than ever. And he doesn’t want anything else to change.
But then Kaylee kisses him, and nothing will ever be the same…
Kaylee’s done her best to keep her feelings for the man
she’s loved since high school hidden away, but one unguarded
moment changes everything, and now there’s no more denying
the chemistry that burns between them. But the explosion of
desire changes all the rules, and what’s left could destroy
their bond—or bring them to a love that’s deeper than she
ever imagined…
Also includes a bonus Gold Valley novella,
Mail Order
Cowboy!