Review-DOWN HOME COWBOY By Maisey Yates-4*

Title: Down Home Cowboy

Series: Copper Ridge #8

Author: Maisey Yates

Genre: Cowboy Romance

Rating: * * * * *

Publishers: HQN Books

(Jun 27, 2017)

Paperback: 384 pages

ISBN: 978-0373801992

FTC Disclosure: ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley

Copy provided for the purpose of providing an honest review. 

This does not affect my opinion of this book.

This Texas cowboy has come home to Copper Ridge to put down roots…but will he risk his heart again?
Asked where he'd be at this point in life, Cain Donnelly would have said anywhere but Copper Ridge, Oregon, living with his estranged brothers. But since his wife abandoned them, both he and his daughter, Violet, are in need of a fresh start, so he's back to claim his share of the family ranch. Local baker Alison Davis is a delicious temptation, but she's also his daughter's mentor and new boss. That makes her off-limits…until she offers a no-strings deal that no red-blooded cowboy could resist. 
Alison has worked tirelessly to rebuild her life, and she won't jeopardize her hard-won independence. Especially if it also complicates Cain's relationship with Violet. But with Cain offering a love she never thought was possible, Alison has to find the courage to let her past go…or watch her future ride away for good.

I think this has been one of my favorites from Yates multiple Copper Ridge Books. I've got to admit, I fell a bit in love with the Stetson wearing bearded grumpy Cain. Ahhh, if all men aged so well. I've read most of the books in this series and had often wondered how I'd missed the backstory on this one. While I felt sorry for Cain's daughter, Violet, I did feel like Cain should have dealt earlier with her and his issues on the subject of his ex-wife abandonment. Luckily,  local baker, Alison is eager to help both Violet and her Dad. Though this is part of a multi-arc series it can easily be enjoyed as a standalone. I love the humor and romance that Yates has in her books and this one is full of both. I actually didn't realize how many arcs there were till listing the series below.

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Maisey Yates lives in rural Oregon with her three children and her husband, whose chiseled jaw and arresting features continue to make her swoon. She feels the epic trek she takes several times a day from her office to her coffee maker is a true example of her pioneer spirit. In 2009, at the age of twenty-three Maisey sold her first book. 

Copper Ridge: The Garretts
1. Part Time Cowboy (2015)
2. Brokedown Cowboy (2015)
3. Bad News Cowboy (2015)
4. One Blazing Night (2016)
Copper Ridge Series (omnibus) (2016)

Copper Ridge: Novellas
Shoulda Been a Cowboy (2015)
A Copper Ridge Christmas (2015)
Hometown Heartbreaker (2016)

Copper Ridge: The Wests
4. One Night Charmer (2016)
5. Tough Luck Hero (2016)
6. Last Chance Rebel (2016)

Copper Ridge
1. Take Me, Cowboy (2016)
2. Hold Me, Cowboy (2016)
3. Seduce Me, Cowboy (2017)
4. Slow Burn Cowboy (2017)
5. Christmastime Cowboy (2017)
6. Claim Me, Cowboy (2018)

Copper Ridge: The Donnellys
Down Home Cowboy (2017)
Wild Ride Cowboy (2017)