A Cowboy's Bride

The Skyes of Heart Falls, Book 1

De: Vivian Arend

Narrado por: Tatiana Sokolov

Pretend engagement, hidden sanctuary—where secrets and hope collide

Inspired by their stepfather’s legacy of paying it forward, Aiden Skye and his brothers bought Heart Falls Animal Rescue with a hidden agenda. More than a shelter for animals, it’ll be a refuge—a secret haven for people needing a place to hide and rebuild their lives. Aiden is determined to make High Water a success.

Petra Sorenson is looking for a new beginning in a place that already feels like home. With friends in Heart Falls ready to support her, an IT job waiting at her brother’s ranch, and some secret vigilante hacking on the side, she hopes a fresh start will heal her trampled heart.

Neither Aiden nor Petra expected their paths to cross again. Their fiery one-night stand years ago was supposed to stay in the past. But when they have to pretend to be engaged to protect a young woman, their lives begin to tangle.

Living together while building a secret safe house is complicated. Their attraction is undeniable, but adding real emotions to lies is messy.

But a little pretending never hurt anyone...right?

©2024 Arend Publishing Inc. (P)2024 Arend Publishing Inc.

I loved this book so much

i loved htis book my heart went out to jinx in this series i know how she feels and it was truly heart warming start to the series!

A new start in Heart Falls

A Cowboys Bride is book 1 in a new Heart Falls spinoff series following Aiden Skye and Petra Sorenson as they navigate a second chance while mentoring and protecting a young girl in need of their help.

The Skye brothers have come to Heart Falls to build a refuge for people in need, specifically minors in need of a safe haven. Declan, Aiden and Jake all want to make their stepfather proud and do as they were taught by him and pay it forward. They were lucky when he joined their family and raised them after their mother passed away.

Petra has come to Heart Falls to start over. After a breakup, she just needs a fresh start. Since her brother has settled in the town, she decides to join his company in a place that will give her what she needs, a new beginning.

But when Petra makes a delivery to High Water for Tansy, she never expects to run into the one person she thought she would never see again.

Aiden, too, is shocked to see Petra again. When the social worker the brothers have been working with, shows up to see if they are ready for their first resident, the one thing they are Amissing is the one thing Petra can help them with.

You see they need to have a female on staff, but they have yet to hire a housekeeper. So Aiden, in his infinite wisdom, tells Danielle, the social worker, that Petra is his fiance. Add another shock to the plate.

But when the brothers explain the situation, Petra loves what they are trying to do and agrees to play Aiden's fiance. But for how long?

When Jennifer, aka Jinx, arrives at the ranch, she is skittish. When her and Petra talk, the one thing she says is that "as long as no one is trying to hurt her or get in her panties, she's good" with the brothers. That quote really caught my attention. What must this girl have gone through?

Slowly, Petra, Aiden and Jinx build a relationship. That is until the night Jinx overhears a conversation that was not meant for anyone to hear. Sadly, she also did not hear the entire conversation. So she takes something that is said and blows it out of context.

Will Aiden and Petra find out that she has heard part of their conversation? Will they be able to explain their intent and how what she missed hearing is more important than what she heard? Will they end up making themselves a permanent family? Or will Jinx's misunderstanding cause her to run from them?

I love what these brothers are trying to do with High Water. Both for the people in need, as well as the animals in need. They really have expanded on the animal rescue concept. I know they will succeed, but they will have challenges, and probably some setbacks.

I think Jinx is a good first resident to have. She needs someone to be her person and that seems to be Petra. On top of that, the brothers are all enamored with her like a little sister. I love that she wants to learn to play a musical instrument like the brothers do. It seems like she really likes where she has landed. She feels safe for the first time in a long time.

We see the return of Tatiana Sokolov to narrate this book. She always bring new life to her characters. In this case, she shows us the compassion of the brothers and Petra, as well as the skittishness of Jinx.

A Safe Place

What a wonderful story to fall into. Establishing a new ranch is hard for anyone, but this ranch is more than just a working ranch it will be a safe haven for for many. But to help one teenager Aiden and Petra have to tell a little white lie, but the romance sparks and this temporary situation maybe so much more. Loved the story, the characters, and seeing many Heart Falls family from previous books. Can’t wait for more

amazing

Vivian has done it again. I love heart falls this book was amazing can't wait to see what happens next. I love that she brought in some of favorite characters and we get to know about them . can't wait for the next one thanks vivian for the great book.

Happy Happy!

I am a huge fan of Vivian Arena and Tatiana Sokolov! Every title I listen to is utterly fantastic! This new book does not disappoint and I am always ready to return to Heart Falls...I wish I live there! Thank you for bringing yet more smiles to my face and happiness to my own heart.

Great new Skyes of Heart Falls series

Book 1 of the Skyes of Heart Falls begins with three Skye brothers remodeling the animal rescue and turning it into High Water, a rescue center for both people and animals who have been abused. The brothers, with the help of Petra Sorenson, sister of the towns vet Zach jump right in when they receive their first client, sixteen year old Jinx. This audiobook is so moving. Reuniting with the people of Heart Falls is just icing on the cake for this new series. Tatiana Sokolov continues to be an exceptional narrator for Vivian Arend. @vivianarend

New family to Heart Falls

This is a new series set in the Heart Falls world. It is easy as a standalone. It is a very enjoyable fake bride and forced proximity romance. I am looking forward to more of this series and the shelter. However, a lot of time was spent setting up the shelter and the new teenage resident, which used up a lot of story (4 stars).

Excellent narration

Loved it! Great start to spinoff series!

I absolutely loved this one! It pulled me in from beginning to end and held my attention the entire time. This can be read as a standalone as we are starting a new spin off series but readers of any of the other Heart Falls series will already know some of the characters and the town. I love what the Skye's are setting up and Heart Falls is a perfect place for it. I was super excited to come back and loved getting to know Petra better and getting to know Aiden and his brothers. Aiden and his brothers have moved back and bought the animal rescue and have plans to both continue with that and also expand it as a safe place for those who need it and help getting back on their feet. While they are getting things set up and Aiden is starting to reconnect with Petra, as they have both just moved to Heart Falls, they end up with the option to help someone who needs it. But in order to do so, they need a woman on premise and so Aiden's brother comes up with a quick lie on the spot and says that Aiden and Petra are engaged. Once they explain the situation, Petra is on board to help out. I loved watching everybody grow and work together. They all had things that they were working on and I loved watching the relationships grow with Jinx, the teenager they are helping. This story can be a little emotional with reasons for why Jinx needed help and work out of the system but it doesn't go into too much depth. Aiden and Petra were so good together as well. They really fit and worked together well so while it was "pretend" there really wasn't much pretending going on. I am super excited for the next one in the series and to finally see Tansy get her happily ever after.
The narrator did a fantastic job with the characters and the story and bringing them all to life. I really enjoyed listening to it.

Brilliant storyline.

This is a book that had me well and truly hooked.
Great plot with plenty of depth to it.
At times I was laughing out loud and other times
it was hard to keep the tears away.
If you have read or listen to any books from this
Author before you we know that the drama and
the light moments are very well balanced.
The narrator really knows how to bring the book
and characters to life.
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.

This Cowboy... 😍

Aiden Skye and Petra Sorenson are wonderful. They're good hearted people with fantastic chemistry. I completely adore everything about them. The fact that they came into this having already discovered some of their chemistry many moons before gave this some extra credibility.

Aiden and his brothers are on a noble mission to make the world a better place one rescued person or animal at a time. Even thrown for a loop, I love how Petra roles with the punches publicly.

When it comes to Jinx, I can't stress enough how much I love what they do, how they approach each challenge, roadblock, or setback, and the little things they put in place to make her feel welcomed and safe. Not all care situations are created equal, but what they do to right the wrongs is amazing. Absolutely amazing. 🫂

I can't wait to see what comes next for Jake and his opposites attract book. It's cooking up to be quite the ride from what I've seen so far. 😂🤠

I received an author's copy of the audio book. The narrator is Tatiana Sokolov. I've listened to and enjoyed numerous books she's narrated. Her quality is consistent, and she's easy to listen to. 🎧🩵🎧

Story: 4.5 stars
Narration: 4 stars
Listening Speed: 1.8x