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The Right Cowboy (Granite Junction 3) by Megan Ryder-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 21, 2021.

A sheriff seeking the truth, and the bad girl who will make him question everything…

Find her long lost dad? Check
Have a hot affair? Check
Land in the cross hairs of the town police? Wait. What?

Abby Byrd is on a journey to reconcile her past. Venturing to Granite Junction, she’s searching for the father she hasn’t seen in twenty years. It was meant to be a quick stop. Meet him and move on. Then, her car broke down. Temporarily stuck in the tiny little berg, the silver lining comes in the form of a sexy sheriff who allows her to check sizzling fling with a handsome cowboy off her bucket list.

Nathan Holt is married to his job as sheriff, and that’s the only long-term commitment he intends to embark on. Especially after experiencing first-hand the devastation his own family suffered through after his father’s death. Yet when a woman as fiery as she is beautiful comes to town, challenging him and firing his libido, he can’t help but be drawn to her like a moth to a flame.

Unfortunately, as feelings begin to develop between the two, Abby becomes the target of malicious gossip and accusations. Will Nathan see past the faulty evidence and ludicrous claims against her? Or will his sense of duty and fear of commitment blind him to the truth?

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REVIEW:The Right Cowboy by Megan Ryder is book three in the Granite Junction series. Abby Gaines has just settled all of her mother’s affairs and is meandering her way West to California. Her and her best friend has plans on opening a coffee shop together. Taking her time and seeing all the roadside attractions that she wants, she realizes she isn’t far from Granite Junction where her estranged father Earl lives. She always thought Earl abandoned her, but going through her mother’s things she found letters from Earl to her. Ones her mom kept from her. Upset with her mother she debates with herself on stopping and meeting her father. Her car makes the decision for her when it breaks down at the overlook right outside of Granite Junction. That’s when she meets Granite Junctions Sheriff Nathan Holt.

Nathan was born and raised in the same town he now protects. His father was the Sheriff when he was growing up and he always knew he would follow in his fathers footsteps. Neither Abby nor Nathan were expecting the other to come into their lives. With Abby’s car out of commission for the foreseeable future she decides to make the best of her time in Granite Junction.

Abby starts working at her Dad’s diner to help out, and to feel the waters on a relationship with her dad. She also gets a part time job with a cleaning service, to get work off paying for her car repairs. But when someone starts stealing from all the places Abby works or cleans, she is quick to be the scapegoat since she is the new stranger in town. But what will this mean for her relationship with Nathan? The Sheriff has a job to do, will it ruin what he has found in Abby?

I love all the characters in Granite Junction. Small town vibes also leads to small town gossip! I loved how gossip spread so quickly through town, and how the friends were always there when needed! Highly recommend the Redemption Ranch and Granite Junctions series!

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Wrong Cowboy
The Restless Cowboy

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Reviewed by Erin K

Ever since Megan Ryder discovered Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught while sneaking around the “forbidden” romance section of the library one day after school, she has been voraciously devouring romance novels of all types. Now a romance author in her own right, Megan pens sexy contemporary novels all about family and hot lovin’ with the boy next door. She lives in Connecticut, spending her days as a technical writer and her spare time divided between her addiction to knitting and reading.

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The Restless Cowboy (Granite Junction) by Megan Ryder-Review Tour

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The Restless Cowboy (Granite Junction) by Megan Ryder-Review & Excerpt Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 27, 2021

Trapped—by family, duty, and responsibility.

That’s the plight Cam Miller has wrestled with every day of his life. Forced to provide for his little sister. Obligated to maintain the family ranch. Imprisoned by choices others made for him. But now, with his sister off to college, he can finally pursue the life he’s always dreamed of… far from Granite Junction and the ugly whispers about his family’s sordid history. Or so he thought. After one night of passion comes back to haunt him, he fears he’s about to be tethered to the town once more…

Independent—from family, relationships, and matters of the heart.

Molly Brennan was living her best life as a rodeo trick rider when an unexpected pregnancy forced her from the arena. A failed marriage later, she is perfectly fine running her own hair salon and raising her daughter solo. Men bring heartache, and she wants none of that mess in her life. Yet when one night with sexy cowboy, and a few too many shots, results in a broken condom, Molly is prepared to go it alone once more.

After absolving Cam of his responsibilities to her and their baby, Molly pulls herself up by her big girl panties. She’s handled things this far on her own; the last thing she wants is anyone feeling trapped into being with her. Finding himself torn between the desire for family and his need to break free, where will Cam’s heart lead him?

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REVIEW:Cam Miller was free. He has sold the ranch and is heading out tomorrow to his new life in Wyoming. That is until Molly Brennan throws a wrench in those plans. Seems their night of fun and a broken condom has left them with a forthcoming bundle of joy. Cam is a stand up guy who wants to do the right thing by his child, but will that mean giving up his new found freedom and job he has set up in Wyoming? Molly is a strong willed single mom of eight year old Riley. Her fling with Cam was just supposed to be that. A fling before he left town. But now that they are wxpecting a baby together, she doesn’t want to be the one to hold him back from his new found life. Molly tells Cam she can do it on her own. She has been pregnant before alone and has raised Riley on her own. She can do it again. But Cam Miller is not making things easy for her. Showing ip at drs appts, fixing things around the house for her, helping out with Riley. Molly struggles to allow Cam into her protected world.

Will she allow him to not only be a part of the baby’s life but also her and Riley’s? Will Molly and Cam be able to maintain a relationship with them livong eight hours apart from one another? I thoroughly enjoyed the relationship between Cam and Molly. The bonus was how adorable and cute Riley and Cam were together! While the chemistry is amazing between them, I loved every minute they shared the story with Riley! The sub characters are people you want to share your life with, be friends with. Small town living! Sounds amazing!
I couldn’t put this book down and I highly recommend the first book in the series also.

The Restless Cowboy is book two in The Granite Junction series by Megan Ryder.

Click HERE for Erin’s review of book one THE WRONG COWBOY

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Reviewed by Erin K

 

She nipped the tip of his thumb that was still idly stroking her lower lip, then she soothed it with a gentle kiss. “Neither of us were ready for anything before now. Heck, we’re not ready for anything now either but here we are.”
“Here we are,” he echoed.
She cupped his cheek with one hand and leaned in, lightly brushing his lips with hers, the pain in his soul crying out to hers for comfort, for soothing, and the woman inside of her responded the best way she knew how. He remained still under her kiss, passive, almost frozen in place as if unsure how to respond. She understood his reaction, as torn as she was by their situation, circumstances that had occurred beyond their expectations, that had somehow brought these two lonely souls together. Maybe they could help each other heal in the dark moments of the night.
She stroked his lips with her tongue, a little bolder, and he groaned. “Molly, you don’t know what you’re doing to me.”
She gave a husky, low laugh and let her hand settle on the tense muscles of his abdomen. The hard ridges of his muscles jumped under her fingers and she gently caressed him. “Are you distracted yet?”
“From what?”
“Mission accomplished,” she murmured against his lips.


 

Ever since Megan Ryder discovered Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught while sneaking around the “forbidden” romance section of the library one day after school, she has been voraciously devouring romance novels of all types. Now a romance author in her own right, Megan pens sexy contemporary novels all about family and hot lovin’ with the boy next door. She lives in Connecticut, spending her days as a technical writer and her spare time divided between her addiction to knitting and reading.

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The Wrong Cowboy by Megan Ryder-a review

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The Wrong Cowboy (Granite Junction #1) by Megan Ryder-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 26, 2020

Graduate from college? Check.
Land a school counselor job? Check.
Seduce her forever crush? Epic fail!

The sexy rancher is clearly not interested in long-term. In fact, he’s not interested, period. But Emma is determined to change his mind until his cousin, Gabe Buchanan, puts a definite crimp in her perfect plans.

Gabe has come to help his cousin with work around the ranch while struggling to unravel his next book plot. The last thing he expected to find was literary inspiration in the curvaceous cowgirl pining over his cousin. Determined to prove he is the right match for her, he devises a plan to win Emma’s heart.

As much as Emma wants her childhood crush to finally take notice, she can’t help but be intrigued by the sizzling hot and funny Gabe. When he asks her out, she can’t say no. Besides, it’s just a friendly dinner. No big deal. Yet when the lines between casual and interested blur, neither can deny the chemistry between them.

Can Gabe fill every box on Emma’s checklist and give her what she needs the most? His heart and a future together?

Granite Junction is a spin-off from the Redemption Ranch series, with some of your favorite characters returning and making guest appearances, while others find their happy ever afters!

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REVIEW:The Wrong Cowboy is book one in the Granite Junction series by Megan Ryder. This book seems to be an extension of The Redemption Ranch series, but could absolutely be read as a stand-alone.

In Redemption Ranch we met Emma and Cam. It seemed like they were destined to be together. Emma finished college, got a job – everything was going according to her meticulously planned life. That is until Cam’s cousin Gabe Buchanan comes to town. Gabe is in town to work on his next novel.

Emma is bound and determined that her life is supposed to have Cam in it, just one problem – Cam only sees her as a little sister. When Gabe comes to town and finds out that Cam just doesn’t see Emma the way he does, he decides to make his move. But Emma isn’t having any of it. But slowly and surely Gabe inches his way into her life. Once Emma realizes that Cam isn’t interested she devises a plan to make him jealous, with his own cousin.

Her pride takes a hit when she realizes that Cam isn’t jealous at all. At the encouragement of her girlfriends she decides to have fun with Gabe while he is here. Stepping out of her comfort zone, her relationship with Gabe begins to grown.

Emma is a straight shooter. She knows what she wants out of life and she has lists and planners to prove it. But when Cam doesn’t reciprocate the feelings she has for him, she is quite hurt and torn. Can she find happiness with someone else other than Cam? Could it be Cam’s cousin?

Gabe is one of those flirty, fun loving cowboys. While he has turned his back on the family ranch – he has made his own way in the world as an author. Despite what his family thinks, he is succeeding. But Gabe gets in his own way when it comes to Emma. He sees things that aren’t there. He knows that Emma has been in love with Cam for quite some time, is there even a chance that she will even consider a Relationship with him?

I loved that we still got to see characters from the Redemption Ranch series here. It was like homecoming. There is a lot of love in these families and I was so excited that the stories crossed over. I can’t wait to see who Cam ends up with – he deserves some love! And ohhhhh the new owner of Cam’s ranch? What is that going to bring? Can’t wait to find out.!

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Reviewed by Erin K

 

Ever since Megan Ryder discovered Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught while sneaking around the “forbidden” romance section of the library one day after school, she has been voraciously devouring romance novels of all types. Now a romance author in her own right, Megan pens sexy contemporary novels all about family and hot lovin’ with the boy next door. She lives in Connecticut, spending her days as a technical writer and her spare time divided between her addiction to knitting and reading.

Website:  https://www.meganryder.com/

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A Cowboy’s Song (Redemption Ranch #3) by Megan Ryder-Review Tour

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A Cowboy’s Song (Redemption Ranch #3) by Megan Ryder-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 12, 2020

Can they build a future on a shaky foundation?

Tyler “Ty” lost everything in a car accident when he was twelve, retreating into his shell so tightly that it took months for him to come out again. Music and the ranch saved him, and he will always be grateful to his foster family for saving his life. Now, with the ranch on financial tenterhooks, he wonders if he can use his music to contribute to the solution.

Piper Raines is the daughter of a legendary country music family. While her parents and brother are all famous, her attempt at an independent career went off the rails, and, with exhaustion and stress and bad press dogging her every step, she needs a place to recover. When Piper is invited to vacation at the ranch, Piper and Ty connect through horses and music. After a video duet of Piper and Ty goes viral, they’re invited to sing in Nashville, which also provides added pressure, stressing their new relationship.

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REVIEW:A Cowboy’s Song is book three in The Redemption Ranch Series by Megan Ryder.

Book three finds Tara and West finishing up plans for their wedding that is taking place at Redemption Ranch. We met them in book one – A Cowboy’s Salvation. The wedding is a few weeks out and Tara solicits the help of her best friend and country star Piper Raines.
Who after a mediocre tour is more than happy for the break from the road.

Piper is a hard working country music star who comes a family of country singers. With a much needed break from touring she hopes to find herself at Redemption Ranch. She hates touring and performing for large crowds anymore. She knows her life and her show needs a makeover. Will she find what she is looking dir at the ranch? But Piper has no clue she is about to meet one of West’s foster brothers – Ty Evans.

Ty is the quiet one of the brothers. The one thats stayed at the ranch to make sure everything went smoothly and running in the positive. Giving up his dreams, for the home that he came to find when he was orphaned at 12 years old. Ty loves to sing at the local bar The Rock, but his place is his home and the ranch. Maybe one day when everything is settled and the ranch is in full working order full of tourists, he would pursue his dream of singing professionally. But Ty wasn’t expecting to be swept away by Piper Raines.

Their relationship starts out based on Ty’s preconceived notions of the type of person Piper is. She quickly proves to him that she is so much more than a country / pop star. And when they both let down their guard – they make beautiful music together. Literally!

But Piper’s time at the ranch is limited. After the wedding she will be returning to Nashville. What will the future hold for both of them.
Will Piper convince Ty to come to Nashville with her? Will Ty be able to get Piper to settle into ranch life?

I love that we have gotten each of the brothers stories! I hope that the stories continue with the other characters mentioned in the book! Such as Cam!!!
This book and all the Redemption Ranch books show you the struggles that each brother has gone through to find happiness. Ty’s story touched my heart and truly was a beautiful awakening of the man that he is. Highly recommend for a quick read on a rainy weekend.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
A Cowboy’s Salvation
Coming Home to the Cowboy

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Erin K

Ever since Megan Ryder discovered Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught while sneaking around the “forbidden” romance section of the library one day after school, she has been voraciously devouring romance novels of all types. Now a romance author in her own right, Megan pens sexy contemporary novels all about family and hot lovin’ with the boy next door. She lives in Connecticut, spending her days as a technical writer and her spare time divided between her addiction to knitting and reading.

Website:  https://www.meganryder.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeganRyder1

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeganRyderAuthor/

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A Cowboy’s Salvation by Megan Ryder-Review, Excerpt & Giveaway Tour

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A Cowboy’s Salvation (Redemption Ranch 1) by Megan Ryder-Review,Excerpt & Giveaway Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 26,2019

He wanted to be left in peace…

West Morgan knows all about second chances. After bouncing from foster home to foster home, he finally landed at the Rawlings Ranch as a teenager. There he found a home, something he’d never thought possible. Now an adult, he realizes he’s been given much more: a family and, most importantly, peace. But when his mentor dies and leaves the property divided among his foster brothers and his mentor’s daughter, Tara Rawlings, the fragile future he’s built for himself is threatened.

She wanted to be free of her past…

Tara Rawlings swore she’d never end up with someone like her father, a man completely focused on the ranch to the exclusion of his loved ones. She created a new life for herself in San Francisco, running an interior design company and getting married, then divorced. When she returns to settle her father’s estate, she finds that her birthright is in jeopardy. And the only way to save it is to work with West Morgan, the one man she has always resented—and always found irresistible.

Can they save the ranch without killing each other … or falling in love?

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REVIEW:A Cowboy’s Salvation is book one in the Redemption Ranch Series by Megan Ryder.

Tara Rawlings had her own life, her own interior design company in San Francisco, even her own marriage and then divorce. She is currently in the process of putting her life back together. When her father passes away, she realizes that she hasn’t been home to the ranch in years, she was even avoiding phone calls from her father, at least until she got her life back on track. Then she get the phone call that her father has passed away and she must return home.

Her relationship with her father was strained, to say the least. Her father always put the ranch first. Her mother felt it before she passed away, and Tara felt it when shortly after her mothers death she was sent away to school . The reason behind her father sending her away – a better education and life. What hurt her the most is she felt pushed away and replaced by the foster boys her father took in and raised. She had no desire to return home, but she had to go and claim what is rightfully hers, her family legacy.

West Morgan was a troubled teen stuck in the chaos of foster care. That is until he was taken in by Douglas Rawlings of the Double R Ranch. The ranch became home to three fosters, who considered themselves brothers. Douglas raised them into strong, capable men. And when Douglas passes away, they are worried that the place they have called home most of their lives will be taken from them. And that it will all be given to Tara, Douglas’ privileged “princess” daughter.

When Tara returns home, the first person she sees is West Morgan, she has nothing but ill will towards the man that took her place with her father. That is until they find out that the ranch was equally split among the three boys and Tara. With the boys refusing to sale, Tara must come up with a plan to save the failing ranch and return to her life in San Francisco But life is never that simple, and once two people begin to open up with each other, anything can happen.

I enjoyed the tit for tat relationship West and Tara had. West was strong and stubborn in his morals and beliefs. He runs the ranch and everything must be done his way. But once Tara comes along and shows him that there are other viable solutions to saving the ranch, he slowly begins to come around to the idea. They both had pre-conceived notions of the other. When West tells Tara that she must work the ranch if she wants to make changes to it, their world begins to change.

Can they save the ranch that they all have come to love and protect Tara’s families legacy? Will Tara be able to have her life in San Francisco and at the ranch?

Wonderfully written, the landscape that Megan paints makes me want to go to the nearest ranch and just hang out. The “brothers” are super fun, and typical brotherly antics leave you laughing out loud. I can’t wait to read the next brothers story! Highly recommend if you want a quick read and a steamy, loveable cowboy romance.

Plus West sounds hot – so there’s that!

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Erin

NOTE: The excerpt is intended for mature readers 18+ due to sexual content

 

 

West had Tara right where he wanted, pressed up against him for a slow dance playing on the jukebox. Probably the last one before the band started playing for the night, unless his other brother decided to sing. Ty was partial to ballads. He said the girls loved sad love songs and the soulful men who sang them.
West pulled her close and she relaxed against his body, her hands winding around his neck to tangle loosely in the strands of hair there. She leaned into him, her lower body rubbing up against his, igniting the embers to a fire that never seemed to go out around her. His blood pounded in his veins, a slow molten burn that spread throughout his body and settled low in his groin. He settled his chin on her head and breathed in the fresh citrus scent of her hair and peace settled over him, a peace he had experienced in only one other place.
“You need a haircut, cowboy,” she murmured against his chest.
He let his hands drift lower down her back, just above the curve of her ass, to pull her even closer. “I’ve been busy.”
She ran her fingernails along his scalp, a gentle bite that sent a tingle through his nerves. “Don’t cut it on my account. I like you a little bit messy. You don’t seem so perfect this way.”
He grinned and plunged his fingers into her blonde waves, artfully arranged, messing up the long strands until she looked less sculpted. “Then you won’t mind if I return the favor. Now you look like we just had some fun in the barn.”
She closed her mouth and swallowed, watching him warily. He spread her hair over her shoulders, watching the lower strands brushing the tops of her breasts. Her tongue swiped out and licked her lips and he groaned, dying to take her lips in a kiss, but not here, not in front of everyone.
“You’re killing me.” He pulled her close again and closed his eyes, thinking about cows, manure, anything but the sweet smelling, sexy lady he had pressed up against him, swaying so gently in all the right places. Even thinking of Douglas didn’t douse the slow fire burning in his veins. She rotated her hips, grazing his groin in a move that was too targeted to be an accident. He stilled her hips and she chuckled, the sound vibrating against his chest.
He playfully slapped her ass. “Bad girl. Settle down or I’ll have to treat you like Black Jack.”
She lifted her head and smirked at him. “Is that a threat or promise?”
Before he could answer, the music stopped, and she started to step away, but he tugged her back. He bent down and whispered, “You just wait until we get home, lady. We’ll see if that was a threat or promise.”
She shivered but the secret smile remained on her face.


 

Ever since Megan Ryder discovered Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught while sneaking around the “forbidden” romance section of the library one day after school, she has been voraciously devouring romance novels of all types. Now a romance author in her own right, Megan pens sexy contemporary novels all about family and hot lovin’ with the boy next door. She lives in Connecticut, spending her days as a technical writer and her spare time divided between her addiction to knitting and reading.

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