Cowboy for Hire

Tender, sweet, clean romance Sarah is ready to come out of her sheltered life by learning to run her ranch and taking on the world. For the first, she sets out to hire a ranch manager. A cute mix-up with her ad copy sends a lot of the wrong kind of cowboys to her door, but finally a qualified foreman shows up with all the right credentials. Sarah has a lot to learn, and even more to overcome, but her determination and sense of humor were delightful to see and demonstrated a resiliency that few suspected she had. Cade is looking to make his own way in the world after learning the ropes on the ranch owned by his best friend, whose family stepped up and gave him a home when he had no where else to go. Cade believes that he has nothing to offer to anyone, but he'll work harder than everyone to earn his place at the table. This is a slow-burn romance with plenty of tension and even more emotional complications. Both Cade's and Sarah's back stories will break your heart and have you rooting for them from the start. The HEA was sweet and satisfying, even if a tad bit predictable. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.

3.5⭐ Cowboy for Hire is the second story in Victoria James Wishing River series and focuses on Cade a cowboy whose got no real family and who decides to leave the only home he has ever known to take on the job of foreman at the neighbouring Joshua Ranch for sheltered ranch owner Sarah. Who has recently inherited her parents' ranch and needs someone to not only help her run it but show her how. And it was a nice story with some moments of sweetness and fun as well as being easy and uncomplicated which certainly helped make it more engaging. But it did lack depth and the romance between Cade and Sarah unfortunately didn't ignite the page. Still, it was enjoyable and there's no denying these two troubled characters did grow as the story progressed. **I was kindly provided with an ARC via Entangled Publishing in exchange for an honest review**

This is book 2 in the series and it features Cade and Sarah. Sarah is probably the most sheltered normal person I’ve ever read about. Her brother drowned when they were kids and her parents never recovered except to make sure she was NEVER doing anything that could be considered dangerous. For Sarah that meant never leaving the ranch again. Years later and Sarah is in charge and trying to learn how to run her own ranch. Cade, her new ranch foreman, is the perfect one to teach her. Can these two work side-by-side, every day, and not feel the attraction that’s growing between them? Can she break down the walls Cade had built around himself? Fantastic story line! It was great getting to see the characters from book one often in this story. Character growth was tremendous for everyone in this book. I’m left with a sense of completeness after reading the last chapter and I’m looking forward to the next book in this series!