The Cowboy's Second-Chance Family

4.5 Stars!
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The Cowboys Second-Chance Family isn’t the first book I have read by Jules Bennett, but its definitely one of the best. I really enjoyed Lucy and Noah’s story. Both widowers, Noah has relocated to Stonerock, Tennessee with his young daughter six months on from losing his wife, and his ranch in Texas.

All he needed was his daughter, his new job and this new beginning.

Running the towns grief counselling group with her friends Tara and Kate, Lucy see’s something in Noah in their first meeting that she understands completely, the shadows of loss that haunt his eyes, something she didn't expect to see is the sparkle of attraction as well though.

He had an ache for her that was impossible to ignore...

Initially Noah tries to fight the attraction, guilt over moving on from his wife so quickly being the main issue, but it doesn’t take long for him to realize that grief doesn’t operate on any specific time frame, and it may not actually be him who is the one struggling to move on.

"For all your talk about wanting to heal people, did you ever stop to think you need to heal yourself first?"

The Cowboys Second-Chance Family is a great start to the Return to Stonerock series, the author dropped enough hints as to which direction the love interests for Tara and Kate are likely to come from in the future books, and I look forward to reading them.

ARC provided via Netgalley as part of the Mills & Boon Insiders review programme, in exchange for the above honest review.

This story is set in Stonerock Texas and focuses on Lucy Brooks and Noah Spencer. These two characters are easy to fall in love with and who haven’t always come up smelling like roses. Both are dealing with their grief after losing the other half of their marriage. One is looking for a fresh start and the other is balancing their life between work, a small ranch and their friends. However the pull between these characters means that they can’t keep either of their lives simple. It also adds for some interesting reading.
Noah Spencer is not only a cowboy but also an officer of the law, add to the fact that he is a devoted dad to his daughter means he is easy to fall in love with. Lucy Brooks works in the station and spends her life juggling the many different aspects of her life helping others. Sparks fly the moment these characters start to interact and in a small town gossip ensures.
This book keeps you hooked with wanting to know where this thing between these characters is going to go. The author also introduces you to the town of Stonerock and its residents. The same residents who are all connected in some way by friendship or a love story waiting to happen.
I found this book not only a good read but intriguing to keep me reading in any spare time trying to find out what happens between the two main characters. It is also what I class as an easy read meaning that the story flows and all you need to do is sit back and enjoy the story.
The more you read and hear about the other residents of Stonerock, the more you fall in love with them. So you can imagine the happiness when you find out that this is actually the first book in a series called ‘Return to Stonerock’. I personally can’t wait for this author to release more in this series so I can visit Stonerock again and read the stories of more residents.