A bearded blacksmith
and a marketing exec
join forces…and sparks fly.
When
Jocelyn’s grandmother calls her asking for help, she drops everything
and heads back home to Harmony Creek, Colorado. Her grandmother runs a
living history museum: a ranch and homestead where volunteers wear
clothing from the early 1900s and demonstrate how things were done in
the old West, from making soap to shearing sheep. The place is in
financial trouble, and it needs the revenue from the annual festival to
survive.
There’s just one thing that makes this a little
awkward: Mack, who’s divorced, and who’s now the caretaker and
blacksmith at the homestead. Jocelyn and Mack have their own shared
history, which includes both stolen kisses and teenage rivalry.
Even
as the past and present collide, they have to save Harmony Ranch.
Matchmaking grannies, a meddling mutt, and a flood of fun festival
activities might just be enough to overcome their differences and forge
two broken hearts back together.
This heartwarming romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Turkey Sliders with Mac and Cheese
MY REVIEW: The past and the present converge for two yearning hearts in "Rescuing Harmony Ranch: A feel-good romance from Hallmark Publishing". Author Jennie Marts infuses this sweet second-chance contemporary romance with interesting glimpses of life in the Old West at the transition from the 19th century to the 20th century. Years ago, after a disagreement between Jocelyn Stone's mother and grandmother, her mother had left Colorado with Jocelyn in tow and moved to New York. Jocelyn had eventually successfully pursued a marketing career, but now she was being called back home to help out her grandmother, Molly, who had been injured in a car accident. Putting her promotion goals on hold for a two-week leave, she reruns home to Harmony Ranch, a living history museum and working ranch. Visitors to the ranch saw staff dressed in period costumes demonstrating what life was like for homesteaders in the early 1900's. The first person Jocelyn runs into at the ranch is Mack Talbot, her childhood friend who had become her young sweetheart and, later, the boy who broke her heart. Mack was now living on the ranch as the blacksmith and caretaker. Seeing each other again is a shock to the system for them both, bringing a rush of feelings and memories both bitter and sweet. Jocelyn learns that Harmony Ranch is in financial trouble, and Molly needs the upcoming Spring Festival to be the biggest one yet in order to keep the property in the family. Using her marketing skills, and with the the help of Mack and others, Jocelyn works to help her grandmother hold on to her dream. Jocelyn wasn't the only one whose heart had been battered years ago when she and Mack went their separate ways--he still cared deeply for her and hoped she would remain in Colorado. When the festival is over, will Jocelyn return to New York, or can he convince her to stay with him and share a future together? Jocelyn's feelings for Mack have never stopped, but can she take a big leap of faith and follow her heart? "Rescuing Harmony Ranch" is a touching and heartwarming reunion romance that will make you smile--and make you crave peanut butter pie.
Book Copy Gratis Hallmark Publishing
Jennie Marts
Jennie Marts is the USA Today bestselling author of award-winning books
filled with love, laughter, and always a happily ever after. Addicted to
Diet Coke and Cheetos, she believes that you can't have too many books,
shoes, or friends. She is currently living her own happily ever after
with her husband, two dogs, and a parakeet in the mountains of Colorado.
For more information, visit jenniemarts.com.
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