Cowboyland by Anne-Marie Meyer: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own.

The Book

USA Today Bestselling Author Anne-Marie Meyer invites you to a failing Montana dude ranch where a grumpy cowboy and a fish-out-of-water city girl discover that the best love stories are the ones you never plan — a sweet, closed-door cowboy romantic comedy perfect for fans of the small-town heart of Sweet Magnolias and Virgin River.

One viral video and suddenly I'm stuck with the grumpy cowboy who can't stand me. I tell myself that our relationship is strictly business. Problem is? My feelings refuse to listen. In a cowboy romance, this would be the perfect meet-cute, but Rhett has made it pretty clear. He is not interested in being the hero in our story.

Ember

I'd reached the height of my career. Ember Sage, New York Times bestselling cowboy romance author. I had it all—until up-and-coming author Trinity Lake and her minions got ahold of me. They want authenticity, but I grew up in Chicago, where the closest I'd come to roping cattle was wrangling a seat on the train.

Desperate to save any future book deal, I jump on the red-eye to Montana, where my rental truck fittingly breaks down on a back-country road. The nearest sign of life is cattle... and more cattle. If I were the heroine in one of my romances, this would be the start of my very own meet-cute.

But this isn't one of my books, and I'm pretty sure there's no grumpy cowboy about to come save me.

Rhett

I hate city people.

My sparkling personality is why my family has relegated me to the cattle while my three more personable siblings run our failing dude ranch. We're moments from closing our doors when I stumble on a redhead lying in our pasture with a temper to match her hair. I have to rescue her—the last thing we need is a lawsuit.

I do my best to avoid her. Until she comes up with a plan.

One of her social media posts—the one where I'm the star—has gone viral, and the viewers have spoken. So here's the deal: she films her experience at the ranch to fix her reputation, and in return, she hands us free visibility. Except this time the audience is women, not men. Cowboyland: where women can live out their cowboy romance fantasy.

I figured my family would reject it. Instead, everyone's on board. I want to fight it, but the more I get to know Ember, the more I realize I had her all wrong. Problem is, I don't know what's real and what's just the plot of one of her stories.

And I'm worried she won't stick around long enough for me to find out.

Perfect for readers who love:

Grumpy cowboy heroes and the sunshine heroines who melt them

Opposites-attract, city-girl-meets-country-boy chemistry

Fish-out-of-water romantic comedy with real heart

A small-town Montana ranch worth saving

Slow-burn tension and a swoon-worthy happily ever after

Feel-good comfort reads you can share across generations

Every Anne-Marie Meyer book is HEA Guaranteed. No explicit content, no graphic language — just kisses and a happy ending you can count on. The kind of love story you can share with your mother, your daughter, and your best friend.

Cowboyland is a standalone romance. No cliffhanger — just one complete, feel-good happily ever after.

Saddle up. Your cowboy romance is waiting.

The Author

Anne-Marie Meyer is a USA Today Bestselling author who lives south of the Twin Cities in MN. She spends her days with her knight in shining armor, four princes, and a baby princess.

When she's not running after her kids, she's dreaming up romantic stories. She loves to take her favorite moments in the books and movies she loves and tries to figure out a way to make them new and fresh.

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Book Review

"I could use a little cowboy romance in my life."

If this sounds like a statement that you would make, this book is going to be a must read for you! A cowboy romance author who has never been on a ranch ends up stranded and rescued by a grumpy cowboy whose ranch needs saving? Honestly, what more could you ask for? I love Anne-Marie Meyer's writing. I love cowboy romance. Needless to say, this one skyrocketed to the top of my TBR from the moment that it was announced... and it absolutely lived up to all of my expectations... and then some. I couldn't get enough of Rhett and Ember. The chemistry was flying off the pages, and Rhett truly was the perfect grump (with a bit of a soft spot for animals, of course) who tried hard to fight the attraction... giving us the tension of a slow burn, that truly paid off in the end. Truly, I loved these two. And the concept to save the ranch? It was so fun! While I know this one is a standalone, I'm still holding onto hope that that will change... there are more brothers (and a sister) whose stories I would absolutely love to read. If you love all things cowboy romance, you'll definitely want to add this one to your TBR! 

Cowboyland is a closed-door romance with kisses only and some innuendo and language throughout. While the actual book is kisses-only, there is an optional open door bonus scene available on Patreon. 



You can purchase your copy here: https://link.amazon/B0iMstmsB