The Heart of a Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys #2) by Jody Hedlund -- Review

About the Book

When he agreed to guard her, he never bargained on having to guard his heart.

Brilliant scientist Linnea Newberry is on the adventure of a lifetime, traveling the Santa Fe Trail with her grandfather, Dr. Powell, on a botanical expedition to Colorado Territory. She longs to be valued for her contributions and not seen as a helpless liability. But at every calamity she faces, her grandfather threatens to send her home.

After watching his ma suffer and die in childbirth, Flynn McQuaid has sworn off women and marriage forever. Headed west to start a new life, he has his hands full not only taking care of his younger siblings but also delivering cattle to his older brother. He doesn't need more complications.

When Flynn rescues Linnea from drowning during a river crossing, Dr. Powell promptly hires Flynn—unbeknownst to Linnea—to act as her bodyguard for the rest of the trip. As Flynn fights against the many dangers of the trail, he soon finds himself in the greatest danger of all—falling for a woman he's determined not to love.

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About the Author

Jody Hedlund is an award-winning and bestselling author of inspirational historical romances for both youth and adults.

As a busy mama-writer, she has the wonderful privilege of teaching her crew of 5 children at home. In between grading math papers and giving spelling tests, she occasionally does a load of laundry and washes dishes. When she's not busy being a mama, you can find her in front of her laptop working on another of her page-turning stories. 

She loves reading almost as much as she loves writing, especially when it also involves chocolate and coffee.

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Review

In book two of the Colorado Cowboys series, author Jody Hedlund has written a splendid story about a female scientist, Linnea, who goes on an expedition to the west to help her grandfather.  On the journey she loses her husband of just a few months.  Along the journey, Linnea keeps getting into mischief, falling in rivers, getting lost from the group, etc.  But lucky for her a handsome cowboy, Flynn, comes to her rescue and ends up traveling with them.  This story is overcoming our fears and finding love.  Readers will adore The Heart of a Cowboy.

Series: Colorado Cowboys
Genre: historical, romance, western
Publisher: Bethany House
Publication date: October 5, 2021
Number of pages:368

Other books in the series:
1-A Cowboy for Keeps
3-To Tame a Cowboy (coming March 2022)

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