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Montana Mavericks: What Happened at the Wedding #4
Betting on the Maverick
HOW LUCKY CAN YOU GET?
Rust Creek Ramblings
You heard it here first: Good ol' boy Brad Crawford left that raucous Fourth of July card game with legal possession of Boyd Sullivan's Leap of Faith Ranch. Never mind that Brad took advantage of an old man under the influence. The handsome and cocky Crawford has always had a "me first" philosophy.
Now we've learned that Boyd's long-absent daughter Margot Sullivan has returned to Rust Creek Falls and is living with Brad at the Leap of Faith! It seems unthinkable that the strong-willed, sassy rodeo rider would allow Brad to take advantage of her. So just what is going on behind those weathered fences? Place your bets, savvy readers. Could the right woman finally have reformed Brad the cad?
Rust Creek Ramblings
You heard it here first: Good ol' boy Brad Crawford left that raucous Fourth of July card game with legal possession of Boyd Sullivan's Leap of Faith Ranch. Never mind that Brad took advantage of an old man under the influence. The handsome and cocky Crawford has always had a "me first" philosophy.
Now we've learned that Boyd's long-absent daughter Margot Sullivan has returned to Rust Creek Falls and is living with Brad at the Leap of Faith! It seems unthinkable that the strong-willed, sassy rodeo rider would allow Brad to take advantage of her. So just what is going on behind those weathered fences? Place your bets, savvy readers. Could the right woman finally have reformed Brad the cad?
- GenresContemporary Romance
240 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 15, 2015
20 people are currently reading
70 people want to read
About the author
Cindy Kirk
226 books1,614 followersUSA Today Bestselling Author Cindy Kirk is a Booksellers' Best Award Winner, a National Readers' Choice Awards finalist, and a Publishers Weekly bestselling author. Cindy launched her Good Hope series with a bang. Christmas in Good Hope hit #1 on the Amazon bestseller list for both Contemporary Romance and Women's Fiction.
A lifelong Nebraska resident, Cindy started writing after taking a class at a local community college. An incurable romantic, Cindy loves seeing her characters grow and learn from their mistakes and, in the process, achieve a happy ending.
Someone once told Cindy that to know a writer you just have to read what she's written; she hopes that once you read her books you can tell she is an eternal optimist, one who truly believes in the power of love. She invites you to kick off your shoes, pick up one of her books, and get to know her.
Cindy and her high school sweetheart husband live on an acreage with their two dogs.
A lifelong Nebraska resident, Cindy started writing after taking a class at a local community college. An incurable romantic, Cindy loves seeing her characters grow and learn from their mistakes and, in the process, achieve a happy ending.
Someone once told Cindy that to know a writer you just have to read what she's written; she hopes that once you read her books you can tell she is an eternal optimist, one who truly believes in the power of love. She invites you to kick off your shoes, pick up one of her books, and get to know her.
Cindy and her high school sweetheart husband live on an acreage with their two dogs.
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
June 10, 2018
Good read. I have enjoyed this series a lot.
September 16, 2015
Very good book. The fallout from the spiked punch at the wedding in July continues with the story of Brad Crawford and the ranch he won at the poker game. Brad had no intention of keeping the ranch, which he feels that Boyd only bet because he was drunk. But he hasn't been able to give it back because Boyd disappeared, leaving Brad responsible for the ranch. He had been driving back and forth between his home and the ranch, but recently decided it made more sense to move into the ranch house.
Margot hasn't been back home in awhile, thanks to a falling out with her father. But a recent rodeo injury has her coming home to recuperate. She's shocked to find her father gone and Brad living in the house, and quite certain that there's something fishy going on. She's not about to concede defeat until she finds out for sure what happened.
I loved the sparks that flew between Brad and Margot from the beginning. They may have been at odds over the ranch, but there was also an attraction that kept pulling them together. I liked seeing them work together on the ranch, and how that began to lessen the hostility that Margot felt. She also discovered that Brad was just as determined to find her father as she was.
I enjoyed seeing the relationship build between Brad and Margot. They start it out as just enjoying the physical side for as long as Margot is going to be there. They both know that she plans to return to the rodeo circuit as soon as she's healed. But that relationship starts to change, though neither one wants to admit it. Brad had been married once before and is cautious about committing again. The more time he spends with Margot, the more he realizes that the two women are very different, as are his feelings for Margot. I loved his protectiveness, and also his worry about their age difference. He has a really romantic side that comes out when he's with her. Margot has spent so much time on her rodeo career that she hasn't made much time for relationships. I loved seeing the way she came to trust Brad, and shared her issues with her father with him. His sensitivity toward those feelings made the ones that were growing for him even stronger. I also liked the way that what she feels for him makes her look at her dreams differently.
Both of them have trouble expressing those feelings to each other, and that lack of communication creates some problems for them. Brad makes a decision about the ranch and goes off to take care of it without talking to Margot about it. Because he's obviously keeping something from her, it leaves Margot feeling that he doesn't trust her, and that their relationship is over. Rather than stick around and confront him, she makes her own plans, her pride not letting her take a chance on being rejected by another person. I loved the ending as both of them faced their fears and decided to take a chance. It was sweet and romantic. The epilogue was lovely.
Margot hasn't been back home in awhile, thanks to a falling out with her father. But a recent rodeo injury has her coming home to recuperate. She's shocked to find her father gone and Brad living in the house, and quite certain that there's something fishy going on. She's not about to concede defeat until she finds out for sure what happened.
I loved the sparks that flew between Brad and Margot from the beginning. They may have been at odds over the ranch, but there was also an attraction that kept pulling them together. I liked seeing them work together on the ranch, and how that began to lessen the hostility that Margot felt. She also discovered that Brad was just as determined to find her father as she was.
I enjoyed seeing the relationship build between Brad and Margot. They start it out as just enjoying the physical side for as long as Margot is going to be there. They both know that she plans to return to the rodeo circuit as soon as she's healed. But that relationship starts to change, though neither one wants to admit it. Brad had been married once before and is cautious about committing again. The more time he spends with Margot, the more he realizes that the two women are very different, as are his feelings for Margot. I loved his protectiveness, and also his worry about their age difference. He has a really romantic side that comes out when he's with her. Margot has spent so much time on her rodeo career that she hasn't made much time for relationships. I loved seeing the way she came to trust Brad, and shared her issues with her father with him. His sensitivity toward those feelings made the ones that were growing for him even stronger. I also liked the way that what she feels for him makes her look at her dreams differently.
Both of them have trouble expressing those feelings to each other, and that lack of communication creates some problems for them. Brad makes a decision about the ranch and goes off to take care of it without talking to Margot about it. Because he's obviously keeping something from her, it leaves Margot feeling that he doesn't trust her, and that their relationship is over. Rather than stick around and confront him, she makes her own plans, her pride not letting her take a chance on being rejected by another person. I loved the ending as both of them faced their fears and decided to take a chance. It was sweet and romantic. The epilogue was lovely.
September 25, 2022
I ordered this book from the library because the author had contributed to a collection of Christian novellas I enjoyed. This book was not of the same genre. I prefer clean fiction, and was therefore disappointed.
October 12, 2015
"Betting on the Maverick" by Cindy Kirk is the continuation in the series 'Maverick's what happened at the wedding.' Someone spiked the punch at the wedding and the whole town was affected. Brad Crawford won Boyd Sullivan's ranch on the night in question during a poker game. Boyd high tailed it out of town and no one knew where he went. His daughter Margot comes home to heal after a fall where she hit her head. She doesn't understand why Brad is living in her family home, and why he is taking care of the ranch. Nor does she believe that he is now the owner of the ranch. Their affection for each other has that one obstacle to overcome.
This could be a read alone book or as part of the series, which I highly recommend.
This could be a read alone book or as part of the series, which I highly recommend.
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January 12, 2016"Ill-gotten poker gains and a nosy rustic town gives this Montana Mavericks tale a definite Wild West feel, but the characters are very much 21st century. The stars have great chemistry, and the canine co-star is a delightful addition" (RT Book Reviews, 4 stars).
Miniseries: Montana Mavericks: What Happened at the Wedding
Miniseries: Montana Mavericks: What Happened at the Wedding
November 20, 2015
Betting On The Maverick by Cindy Kirk. Brad Crawford won Boyd Sullivan's "Leap Of Faith" ranch in a poker game. Then Boyd up and left the town. No one knows where he went. Boyd's daughter, Margot Sullivan, came back to town from the rodeo circuit after a head injury. Margot doesn't believe Brad owns the ranch now. Brad hired a P.I. to find Boyd. Margot won't leave the ranch so they both are staying at the ranch, until Margot finds out where her dad is. Romance happens.
November 2, 2015
great read,love the suspense,where is Boyd/
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