Country Hearts
She shouldn't get involved with the cowboy next door...
Laid off from her teaching job in the city, Jemma Monroe takes a job teaching in a tiny town and rents a house on the outskirts. A visitor soon shows up at her door—a horse. His owner, a handsome neighbor in boots and a cowboy hat, comes by to collect him.
When single dad Wyatt Langford meets Jemma, it’s the first time he feels interest in a woman since his wife died. But she’s his daughter’s new teacher, so they both know they should keep their distance.
Nonetheless, Wyatt keeps finding excuses to spend time with Jemma, and Wyatt’s daughter becomes more and more attached to her. With them, Jemma discovers the good things about country life, from starry skies to S’mores cooked over a fire. But she still misses her past life in the city. Is there any reason for them to dream of a future together?
INCLUDES A HALLMARK ORIGINAL RECIPE FOR "CLASSIC ITALIAN LASAGNA"
MY REVIEW: "Country Hearts", from author Cindi Madsen and Hallmark Publishing, is a delightful example of how enjoyable contemporary romantic fiction can be when it's well-written. While I wanted to see the story line reach a "happily-ever-after" ending, I still wanted to visit with the characters a while longer because I liked them so much. At the same time Jemma Monroe lost her teaching job, her boyfriend let her know that he only wanted them to be friends--no romance. Convinced by a friend and coworker to accept a temporary teaching job in the small Colorado town of Haven Lake, Jemma packed up her belongings and her pet rabbit and headed West. Always a "big city girl" and lover of shoes and fashion and decadent coffee drinks, Jemma wondered how she was going to survive the culture shock, much less the snow. She did find a little cafe which made delicious, inventive coffee drinks and addictive chocolate muffins, and she also found that the simple pleasures of small-town life and the genuine friendliness of the local residents made her not miss so much of what she had left behind in the city. Jemma found her students to be a joy, and one student in particular captured her heart. Bailey Rae Langford and her handsome cowboy father, Wyatt, were Jemma's next-door neighbors. As soon as Jemma landed in Haven Lakes, Wyatt had begun helping her out of one sticky situation and then another. Gorgeous, gruff, and a dedicated father, Wyatt had a sharp, teasing sense of humor. Jemma gave back as good as she got, and she and Wyatt both enjoyed their verbal banter. Wyatt also noticed how pretty and kind Jemma was, and how much Bailey Rae adored her. but he found it hard to trust a "city woman"--Bailey Rae's mother had left him and their daughter behind in the dust for a better and bigger life far from the country. The more time that Jemma and Wyatt spend together, the more the attraction between them begins to grow, but each has their own personal reasons for hesitating to act upon the sparks flying between them. A friendship--almost like family-has formed between Jemma and Wyatt, and at the heart is precocious Bailey Rae, who desperately wants for the three of them to become a real family. However, as the end of Jemma's substitute teaching position draws near, many doubts linger and questions remain unanswered. Can Wyatt and Jemma both take a big leap of faith and reach out for a future filled with love, laughter, and a happy family life? I greatly enjoyed "Country Hearts", and I look forward to reading more works by talented author Cindi Madsen.
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