Hearts and Horseshoes

Following the unexpected death of her husband, Grace Hallowell leaves their ranch and retreats to her sister’s home to deal with her grief. Meanwhile, Cole Morrison is fulfilling a promise he made to his best friend. He has been running the ranch and its cattle while cutting back on his own veterinary practice for the last two years. Now the ranch is in jeopardy, with money scarce and problems galore. Grace returns to the ranch to try to save it even while others are trying to buy it from her. Cole and Grace work well together, scraping up the needed cash and working to save the birthing cattle and calves. What they didn’t foresee was how well they fit together. With like-minded goals and abilities, they have much in common. And show more their friendship begins to develop into something more. But neither can forget the man they both loved and who is now gone from their lives. Should love blossom between them? Or should they run from it? This sweet romance is sure to grab your interest from the very beginning. Everyone deals with grief differently, and that is lovingly illustrated in this beautiful story. The author deals well with the topic of grief and of second chances at love. There is hope for the young widow who lost her first love and for the cowboy who has felt abandoned by the people in his life. This well-written story is peopled by characters who come alive on the page, and it will touch your heart as they find hope for the future.

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Hearts and Horseshoes: A Sweet by Josie Riviera
Hearts and Horseshoes: A Sweet by Josie Riviera
Love this story so much. love finding out how they both do their career jobs and the other jobs they tackle.
She has arrived back on the family ranch. Her spouse, Mark died and she just couldn't bring herself to go there again. The bank has notified her it will be foreclosing on the property so she just goes there to hopefully make things better. She's reminded of Mark as there arfe pictures all over the walls. The ranch manager is Cole, Marks best friend and also a vet and he took over the care of the ranch as he promised Mark.
Grace lands a job remotely and it will bring her the money she needs to start putting the ranch into order. They show more discuss the local events and want to participate in the Valentine party to show others that they are NOT giving up. Many others have approached them to buy it out but she doesn't like what they want to do with it so she's holding off. They get a lot more bad news with the cows and know what they have to do. They are working so hard tending to the births where days and nights they work through together.
Love how the town is there for them through thick and thin and how it all turns out. Love that her sister can be with her.
SO very romantic and imaginative with the holiday. Recipes included at the end.
Hope to read more from this community.
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