The Cowboy Takes a Bride

De: Lori Wilde

Narrado por: C. J. Critt

Any contemporary romance reader can tell you, cowboys are hot! And no one is hotter than Joe Daniels, the sexy ranch-hand hero of Lori Wilde’s The Cowboy Takes a Bride. The first book in Wilde’s exciting series set in Jubilee, Texas—a small town full of horses, cowboys, and more romance than you can shake a stick at—The Cowboy Takes a Bride is the kind of western-set love story that bestselling romance authors Linda Lael Miller and Kat Martin are famous for. Readers who love books by Susan Wiggs, Susan Mallery, and Sherryl Woods will fall passionately in love with cowboy Joe as he and a beautiful failed wedding planner try to make a go at a falling down ranch and find that their hearts are leading them straight to the altar.

The City Girl wrangles a Stud

Narrator did a great job with narration,has an easy,steady voice for reading both men and women characters.The story on the other hand,had potential but there seemed to be more filler than actual plot,almost like the author had a good book idea,but could only take it so far,so to make it an actual book,put in alot of unnecessary fillers to make the story longer.Thought she could use her idea better and made it more suspenseful and romantic.

loved the story and the narrator

Jubilee, Texas feels like a real place - the characters, the atmosphere, the way a small town's inhabitants know each other's business. I really enjoyed this.

Emotional

The narrator and storyline more yah exceeded my expectations. I loved the true to life loss and the finding of love through friendship and comforting for each other.

Loved it!

Good story and C.J.Critt is one of the best narrators. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

Should have been a short story.

Would you try another book from Lori Wilde and/or C. J. Critt?

I like C. J. Critt's interpretation of the book, and her unusual voice, but I don't think I will ever listen to another book by Lori Wilde. I would be afraid the book was filled with boring, repeated fluff.

What was most disappointing about Lori Wilde’s story?

This plot was so thin it could have been a short story, not even long enough for a novella. If I was reading this book, I would have skipped many parts of it. I am starting to not like the main characters because of their constant dithering about their attraction to each(I haven't finished listening yet, but I am stubborn and will finish because I paid for it). I am ready to scream at Mariah, "Joe is not like your father, he is successful, has money, is settled down, etc." The author keeps restating all of their doubts about each other and uses that as the tension in the book. I should have kept track of how many times she has thought the same thing. Boring! If Ms. Wilde needed to lengthen the story, why not do a better longer flashback about Mariah's time in Chicago. Maybe then she would be more fleshed out and I might have some more sympathy for her.

Which scene was your favorite?

After 2/3 of the book, I would say the opening, hungover cowboy was my favorite scene.

Did The Cowboy Takes a Bride inspire you to do anything?

I will keep to my original plan of listening to mysteries and thrillers from Audible, and READING the romances on my iPad, iPhone. That way, I can skip any of the overly sappy thoughts and sentiments, especially if they are repeated ad nauseum.

Any additional comments?

I think I would have really liked this book if it was a short story.