Rachel's Cowboy

by Judy Christenberry

Book Overview

Rachel's Cowboy by Judy Christenberry released on Mar 08, 2005 is available now for purchase. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373750625
• ISBN13: 9780373750627
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Harlequin American Romance
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Studly cowboys and warm-hearted family. Cool!

After a brief affair, Rachel Barlow learned exactly where she stood with handsome cowboy J. D. Stanley. He was happy to take a beautiful model to bed, but he didn't have any interest in a long-term relationship. Which was all right with her. She had to keep working, to replace the money her 'mother' had stolen from her. She had no place in her busy life for a cowboy--no matter that her body continued to complain that she'd never had loving like that before--and didn't think she would again. J. D. Stanley has had one ambition in life--to buy the ranch his father managed and he managed. Now he's accomplished his goal, but he can't get beautiful Rachel out of his mind. When Rachel falls sick and can't be near her pregnant sisters, J.D. hears himself volunteering his ranch to get her healthy. He'll stay away, he promises himself. But he doesn't know how hard staying away can be--even if he does know there can be no future between a model who sleeps until ten and a cowboy who awakens at dawn. Stuck on the ranch, Rachel throws herself into learning ranch skills. They won't help a model much, but horseback riding, caring for young cattle, and cooking for hungry ranch hands have their own satisfaction. Unfortunately, they also let her spend time with J.D. and with every moment, he takes more and more of her heart. How can she stand the knowledge that she is just his temporary inconvenience? Author Judy Christenberry made her mark at Harlequin American with her stories of studly cowboys and the warm-hearted extended family that exists in rural America. Now she combines the cowboy with the lost and found Barstow family. Rachel is a strong heroine with drive, goals, and enough energy to overwhelm the defenses of even the strongest cowboy. J.D. never knows what hit him--but he does know he wants more of it. Christenberry's many fans will definitely want to buy this fine tale.

Well worth the wait.

I have been waiting for this new book of judy 's for some time now, and I was not disappointed. What a great story. I loved every character, especially rachel and JD. and bluey and madge. I alway's feel part of the family with judy's stories. I really enjoyed reading how madge taught rachel to cook and whenever food was mentioned my mouth watered. You just know that rachel and JD love one another from the start, but it takes a while before they get it together. I just loved the ending where JD thinks rachel has left him for a second time until he see's the note she has left for him. My favourite scene though is when JD arrives at the hospital, but I will leave the rest for the reader's of this book. Judy, you are teriffic. I cannot wait for your next book- Finding a family.

Another super book from Judy

Its a warm, tender, funny book along with some feistiness too. Judy shows you don't have to have the same bloodline to be a family. JD and Rachel are perfect for each other and the secondary characters Madge and Bluey are a delight. Rachel discovers some much needed self-esteem from Madge and JD from cooking and ranching lessons. Sickness invades the ranch from the flu to JD's foot in mouth disease, but all is well in the end and we get to sample Rachel's cooking efforts by way of chocolate cake, peach cobler and carrot cake. Judy brings a smile to your face along with a chuckle and a grin and some head shaking at JD's "oops" that come out of his mouth, but of course Rachel tames her cowboy in the end. Its another keeper. Good job Judy - keep em coming!