Blog Tour: Review Of The Matchmaker and the Cowboy by Robin Bielman

Author:  Robin Bielman

Publisher: Entangled: Amara (October 25, 2022)
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages

Callie Carmichael has a gift for making bridesmaid dresses, some even call them magical. Somehow, every person who’s worn one of her dresses has found love. Real love. And as long as that happily-ever-after is for someone else, Callie is happy. Because she’s fully over getting her heart broken…which is why her new roommate is definitely going to be a problem.

After being overseas for six months, Callie’s only choice is to stay with her best friend’s ridiculously hot brother, Hunter Owens. Cowboy, troublemaker, and right now, the town’s most coveted bachelor. Only, Hunter isn’t quite the player she thought. And if it weren’t for her whole “no more love” thing, their setup could get confusing really fast.

Now, Hunter wants Callie to make him a best man suit?a “lucky for love” kind of suit. But what happens if she makes the suit and he finds true love…and it isn’t her?

Each book in the Windsong series is STANDALONE:
* The Wedding Crasher and the Cowboy
* The Matchmaker and the Cowboy

My thoughts:

The Matchmaker and the Cowboy is the second book in the Windsong series.  This is Callie and Hunter's story.  So, I did ultimately like the story.  I just didn't love it as much as the first one.  I'll be honest it was because of Callie.  I just couldn't warm up to her.  She did grow on me toward the end, but I just didn't love her for Hunter for a lot of the story.  She just really had too much to work through.  I did like the ending.  I also look forward to reading the next book.  

About Robin Bielman

Robin Bielman is the USA Today bestselling author of over fifteen novels. When not attached to her laptop, she loves to read, go to the beach, frequent coffee shops (and by frequent she means daily but she’s trying to break the habit), and spend time with her high school sweetheart husband and two sons. Visit her online at robinbielman.com.

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Blog Tour: Review of The Wedding Crasher and the Cowboy by Robin Bielman

Author: Robin Bielman

Publisher: Entangled: Amara

Publication Date: October 2021
 
Kennedy Martin is shocked when her ex calls days before his wedding, expressing serious second thoughts. Doesn’t he see his fiancée’s actually the glaze to his doughnut? Now she’s got no choice but to crash his wedding and convince the man he’s with the right woman.
Instead, she crashes into the absolute last man she ever wanted to see: Maverick Owens, her old college nemesis. Maverick is still as awful, infuriating, and just The Worst as ever?even if he looks way too sexy in his cowboy hat. And of course he’s convinced she’s actually at the seaside ranch to ruin the wedding.
Now the only way to get some face time with the groom and save this marriage is to participate in all sorts of pre-wedding events…with Maverick. Stuck on a canoe, making small-talk at cocktail hour, and even a hoedown with her worst enemy? This just might be the longest week of her life…

My thoughts:

The Wedding Crasher and the Cowboy was a surprisingly emotional romance.  I was expecting a more light hearted enemies to lovers story, but it was so much more than that.  Kennedy and Maverick both had some baggage from their past.  Maverick's was heartbreaking.  His letters to his former girlfriend were full of sadness and grief.  The story takes place over a week, but the main characters went to college together and have some history.  I was rooting for Maverick to realize he could open up his heart again.    

The story also has some wonderful secondary characters.  I loved Maverick's family, especially his brother Hunter.  I would love to see him get a story.  I also enjoyed Kennedy's sister Ava and best friend, Andrew.  He was hilarious.  I definitely recommend this one.

About the Author

USA Today bestselling author Robin Bielman lives in Southern California with her awesome family and her very cute dog, Harry. She writes both sweet and sexy contemporary romances with one goal in mind: to leave you with a smile on your face. When not attached to her laptop, she loves to read, go to the beach, and frequent coffee shops with friends. She also dreams of traveling to faraway places and loves to connect with readers. Keep in touch on social! Xoxo

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