Cowboys Don't Marry the Beauty

By: Jessie Gussman

Narrated by: Jay Dyess

Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's Summary

He couldn’t face her.

She was too beautiful.

He’d been deformed in a farming accident years ago.

He’d managed to build a successful business on his North Dakota ranch, but clients didn’t need to see him. His sister handled the face of his company.

Until his sister took a vacation and hired an out-of-work supermodel to take her place.

He couldn’t show himself to her. Although after dark he could share his love of the stars with her.

But the more he hides, the more she wants to see.

Can he trust her with his face? Because he’s very close to losing his heart.

Books in the Sweet Water Ranch Billionaire Cowboy series:

1. Cowboys Don’t Marry Their Best Friend
2. Cowboys Don’t Have a Secret Baby
3. Cowboys Don’t Marry the Beauty
4. Cowboys Don’t Have a Fake Marriage With Their Best Friend’s Sister
5. Cowboys Don't Have a Marriage of Convenience
6. Cowboys Don't Believe in Fairy Tales
7. Cowboys Don't Have a Secret Romance

©2019 Jessie Gussman (P)2019 Jessie Gussman

Ugly Duckling Became Beauty & Falls for the Beast

This was a take on beauty in the beast except beauty used to be an ugly duckling and the “beast” will never magically transform back into a handsome whole man again. I admired Morgan for standing up for her principles and not wearing see through clothes on stage even though it meant the end of her career. However, I was disgusted that she likes cow tongue. Walking away from a modeling career meant she had the opportunity to work for and meet reclusive Ford, who has a brilliant mind and a generous heart. I loved all the unwanted animals he took in like the old horses, Lolli the dog that lost a leg, eye, and ear after being hit by a car, and Jack the cat with balance issues. They both wanted to be loved not for what they looked like or what they could bring to a relationship, but for their kind and compassionate hearts.

I loved the narrator who had a smooth rhythm to his reading with nice and funny inflections and he sounded like a natural cowboy with his accent.

Recommended

Of all the stories thus far in this series, I have been most looking forward to this one. Ford is a tough nut to crack. He has so many walls built up around himself even his loving family has not been able to penetrate it. Along comes Morgan. He only said okay to being a temporary assistant because he remembered her as a tall, awkward, plump, girl with glasses. He thought she looked like a dumpling. The shock of seeing she us now a super model? So worth it. I loved it.

One thing a appreciated was although Ford is obsessed with his unsightlyness and yes he feels sorry for himself to the extreme at times. In this story he doesn't talk about adnausim. What is there feels understandable and real. Morgan reacts to appropriately.

Jay Dyess did a fine job bringing the story to life.

I recieved a free Audible copy of this story, at my request, in exchange for a honest review.

a wonderfully heartwarming story

A wonderful engaging heartwarming and inspiring clean romance story. This well written interesting story had me engaged from beginning to end with its beauty and the beast modern storyline. This journey of these two experiencing trust and love as an ugly duckling that became beautiful and a handsome outgoing man help each other. The characters were well developed, interesting and have great chemistry with cameos from previous characters in the series in this standalone. I listened to this wonderfully narrated story and definitely plan on listening to more in the series as the narrator does an excellent job of portraying voices and scenes so vividly I started to feel part of the story.

love!

I previously read this book and loved it then, and I think I might love it even more now having listened to it. This is one of my favorite stories of the series, and this narrator is just really fantastic for it. He has such a rich sounding voice, it would make me want to listen to just about anything he narrates. And I love the fact that there were sound effects! I've never had that in a book before, but it totally made sense to do it. I loved it

The Beast and the Beautiful

Ford has been hiding in his home after a farming accident that disfigures him badly. Morgan was a duck in her teens but now she is a swan, a supermodel without job because she has principles. Georgia, Ford's sister is traveling to Europe for three weeks so she has hired Morgan to help Ford. Can Morgan show Ford all the beauty and love he has inside? Can Ford open up his heart again? A Beast and Beauty modern fairytale.

Loved it!

Another wonderful addition to this charming series! I loved the characters in this book and how the story unfolded. The narrator was great as well.

Ford meets his match.

This is such a great book and part of a fun series. Ford the grumpy Beast and Morgan the beautiful belle. She’s sees past his scars from a horrendous farming accident to appreciate the man within. My favorite line went approximately like this - he was so beautiful that the angels had to make it so mere mortals could even look at him. Great narration.

Sweet Take on Beauty and The Beast!

This is such a heartfelt beautifully written modern take on Beauty and the Beast. Strong characters and witty banter are brought to life by a wonderful narrator Jay Dyess. I received this ARC Audiobook Copy but the review is my own and I loved every minute of this book! It is perfect!

Another great addition to this series!

I truly did love the characters and storyline in this book. It's nice to see characters from past books pop in. I can't wait for the next book in the series. One of my favorite things about this series is the clean romance storyline Oh and you can't forget the HEA!!!

It's what's inside that counts!

This is a sweet, contemporary Beauty & the Beast romance, and I loved the adaptations that the author made to make it work in a modern setting - they were well thought out & made it more believable.

I think it might have been better, more plausible, for Georgia to be on a 2 month European tour & to have had to find a last minute replacement for her originally planned temporary replacement which would then end up being Morgan, in order to give Morgan & Ford a more realistic time frame in which to develop an interest in each other. Still, I was happy for them to get together - they made a wonderful pair.

I loved the theme that they had both suffered from people's superficial judgments on their appearances, & therefore they could relate to each other to a fair extent - & were better disposed than most people to see beyond the surface.

Overall , even though I had a few issues, it left me feeling happy & I count this among the better adaptations of one of my favorite fairytales.

The epilogue is more of a sneak peek for the next book, but I am looking forward to Georgia & Sawyer's story.

*Clean romance level: sweet kisses

[The narrator has a great voice & did an excellent job depicting the different characters' voices within the story!]