The Maverick Meets His Match (Hearts of Wyoming Book 2)

Out of my vast kindle library repertoire I really don’t have any western romances on there. Now it’s not to say that I don’t like them or it isn’t in my usually genre I read I don’t really have a particular genre since I pretty much read everything. This book just intrigued me making me select it for the kindle scout program and I am glad that I selected it because it really is quite good! The book had a pretty exciting plot with crazy twists, wonderful major/minor characters that I really want to know more about and quite knowledgeable facts about the rodeo lifestyle that kept me entrenched and interested in the story.Mandy Prescott’s world has been turned upside down after losing her beloved grandfather she is about to lose her rodeo company to Ty Martin a guy she hasn’t seen in ten years a guy who broke her heart and is now going to take away Mandy’s lifeblood. Unfortunately for Mandy and Ty in her grandfather’s will is a clause to solve both their dilemmas for both Mandy and Ty to get married for six months. Can both Mandy and Ty survive the six month wedding, being business partners and not fall in love in the process in order to walk away after six months with their heads and hearts intact?***Minor Spoilers***In the beginning I was pretty apprehensive of liking Ty I don’t like lawyers and I was thinking he was going to be underhanded stealing Mandy’s company underneath her nose. Yes he did have feelings for her in the past but I think he seemed a little too upset with her then again I did have a hard time understanding his motivations. I was also drooling about what I kept imagining him to look like. I admired Mandy for holding out as long as she did because that is a very hard thing to resist not doing anything to a hot naked guy in bed. I did like the slow progression of Mandy and Ty’s love though. For some reason I really liked Mandy and wanted to get together with her at the café telling her everything was going to be okay. She just seemed like such a cool person and had some wonderful friends too. I did wonder what happened to Kendall though. I was shocked a little by her behavior and that she wasn’t going to do anything to Mandy but maybe it was just all about sex with her. I also hope that Trace and Tucker finds someone but it seems as if Ms. Carrole did make mention of that so maybe we aren’t entirely done with the rest of characters stories. I do know that she is an author that I will have to look for plus that I most definitely have to add and will have to get more of her books too!

Other than the title, I thought this book was great. Mandy's grandfather has been training her to run a rodeo supply business. When he dies instead of leaving the business to her, he leaves a man in charge who broke her heart years ago. He's the "maverick" however he didn't fit my idea of a traditional cowboy maverick which is why I don't like the title. Ty is supposed to evaluate the business and determine if it's successful enough to provide for Mandy's family for years or if it would be better to sell it. He has up to two years to do this unless Mandy marries him. If she does he only has six months. The story is about both of them figuring out how to best secure their family's future. Does that mean money or relationships?I liked the character development and other characters in the story and liked the way things were resolved. Can you fall in love when you're at odds over the future? And, if you do, what can be done to secure your future? I cared about Ty and Mandy and was rooting for them to figure things out.

It took a bit to get into the story line, but once I did I couldn't put the book down. I know sometimes others see what we can't or won't.

This story had my emotions all tied up. I sometimes rooted for her, I sometimes rooted for him, but by the end I was rooting for them. I enjoyed the story and the reason I gave it four instead of five stars is because I didn’t care for the interaction between her and her friends. I’m not sure what was missing but it just needed something. The rest of the story had a good bite to it.

I have read a lot of these books with wills containing stipulations for receiving assets. Other reviews have specifics on the stipulations in this book. Both of the first two books in this series involve women whose future is dictated by a "well meaning" father or grandfather. In the first book I accepted the woman's weakness due to her age. Not in this book. Mandy has apparently given up most everything personal in her life to support her grandfather's business. She has to have a decent skill set to perform her duties in the company. On her grandfather's death, he hands complete control of the present and future of the company to an third party. To make sure she, her mother and brother, have enough money to "survive" for their remaining lives. Doesn't say much for the ability of these three people to take care of themselves. I keep hoping an author at some point have a heroine who tells relatives to go to he__, have some backbone, and say absolutely no. Mandy could get another job, probably with a competitor if necessary. Her real options are never really pursued in the book. Her grandfather apparently did not think much of her abilities since he turned the company over to someone who doesn't even know the business. Oh! Mandy is expected to suck it up and teach him the business so he can make decisions for her. As a man, I am still looking for a female author to give their heroine the strength to truly work her way out of one of these messes without giving away her soul.I tried but could not finish the book knowing how badly Mandy was treated by her grandfather, and that somehow the author would rationalize this into a HEA.

Enjoyed