The Curse of February Fourteenth

Three Rivers Ranch Romance, Book 11

By: Liz Isaacson

Narrated by: Becky Doughty

A contemporary cowboy retelling of the classic fairy tale Cinderella: One sexy, single-dad cowboy, a masked beauty hiding more than her face at the town dance, and the cowgirl boot she leaves behind...

Cal Hodgkins, cowboy veterinarian at Bowman's Breeds, isn't planning to meet anyone at the masked dance in small-town Three Rivers. He just wants to get his bachelor friends off his back and sit on the sidelines to drink his punch. But when he sees a woman dressed in gorgeous butterfly wings and cowgirl boots with blue stitching, he's smitten. Too bad she runs away from the dance before he can get her name, leaving only her boot behind....

Katrina Salisbury has made Three Rivers her fourth small-town stop after she escaped her high-profile life as the number one women's tennis player in the world. She loved the fame and money and attention, until she found out her fiancé was cheating on her. That was all the wrong kind of attention, and she's left tennis behind in favor of being a cowgirl for Bowman's Breeds. If she'd actually worn a pair of cowgirl boots or seen a horse in real life before, she might be able to pull things off.

She doesn't want any eyes on her, but when she sees her cowgirl boot on Cal's mantle, her heart flutters. As their friendship blooms into something more, she doesn't have the heart to tell him who she really is. Will Trina take a leap of faith and become Cal's Cinderella? Or will she do what she's gotten really good at: running from the unpleasant?

©2018 Elana Johnson (P)2020 Elana Johnson

Couldn't put it down

I enjoyed the masked butterfly at the dance & how you tied that into the story later. I also liked the little girl in the & the way you are so good at expressing the feelings of each character.

I would read any book this narrator reads. She's that good!

Overcoming Odds

I enjoyed this tale with Cal and Trina although it was a bit far-fetched. Why far-fetched, Cal had some Issues to overcome, which I felt took a little bit too long. However, I did enjoy the romance and the regression to middle school of having someone be on the lookout for you. So glad Trina took the bull by the horns!