Do not start this book until you have time to read the whole thing because once you pick it up you will not want to put it down, there will be no supper on the table, no laundry done and the house will be a mess until you finish.

This was an excellent book. I loved how Elaina met her grandfather The judge and gave the grumpy mad a chance and how Wesley stood beside her even the the Judge was his boss.

take the time to read you will be glad you did.

Thank you very much NetGalley and Tule publishing for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Elena Puenta had traveled from Las Vegas to Marietta, Montana to finally meet the great grandfather she has just found out about. She was nervous about the meeting because her mother had told her he was mean but Elena was determined to find out for herself what he was like. Her father had died before she was born and her mother had grown up in the foster system so she had no other family. All she really knew about him was that he was a judge.

Wesley Banks had been a troubled youth who had ended up in The Judge's courtroom. He was given a second chance and he would forever be grateful to the judge for that mercy. In fact, after he had finished his mandatory community service sentence, he was given a job by the job on his farm and he, in turn, helped other troubled youth with their second chance.

When Wesley first met Elena, he as smitten. She was beautiful and kind and compassionate and he saw a possible future with her. Unfortunately, when he found out she was the great granddaughter of the judge, his hopes were dashed that he would ever be found worthy of Elena. Would they ever be able to navigate their differences and find their happy ever after?

I was given an arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Elena finds out a family secret and sets off on a journey to find answers. When she stubbles into a speed dating situation she goes with it, I mean whats the worse that can happen right. Wesley is ready to get married have kids and live an amazing life, just one problem he can't find a women that wants the same. When his boss' granddaughter catches his eye it seems that they both are going different ways in life but he wonders if only. Will they both get what they are looking for or will they both find themselves at an impasse?

I love all things Marrietta Montana, and this book did not disappoint at all. I felt like Elena was willing for bring the pass to the for front to find healing no matter what brick walls she was hitting. I loved her and her take no prisoner attitude she was just cocky enough that you find your self saying "wow this girl has no filter and I love it". I loved how Wes did not take much either. He had this loving, kind spirit in the book and you just found yourself truly connecting with them and they feel like they are friends not characters in books. I so loved this sweet story and I wanted so much more because the story was just that amazing. The author did an amazing job at letting the story flow and getting you sucked in. You can not go wrong with this book super fun and super clean read.

Sweet Home Cowboy is just that - sweet. Part of Montana Born Books' Love At The Chocolate Shop series, this story works well either as a stand-alone or as part of the series.
Primary school teacher Elena Puente has come to the tiny Montana town of Marietta to meet Judge Alistair Kingsley, the great grandfather she has only just learned of. As an only child of a single parent, her father having died before she was born, she is hoping to develop a relationship with him.
Wesley Banks has lived all his life in Marietta. As a troubled teenager he found himself in Judge Kingsley's courtroom but got away with a period of community service caring for two elderly horses on the judge's small property outside of town. He's stayed on and now mentors other teens who have Ben sent there for community service.
Both Elena and Wes are good people. They care for those around them and go the extra mile to help others. They're well developed characters whom I couldn't help but like. I loved the way Elena drew out the taciturn judge.
This story is a really lovely addition to Love At The Chocolate Shop and one that I thoroughly enjoyed reading.

Sweet Home Cowboy

Marin Thomas

Received from Netgalley

SWEET HOME COWBOY is book #9 in the Love at the Chocolate Shop series. I have loved this series from the very first book and each book just gets better and better. I feel a real connection to the lovely little town of Marietta MT and truly wish it were a real place so I could go and live there with these beautiful people. All the stories center around the delicious chocolate shop and will have you craving chocolates as you read them.

Elena Puente is a first grade school teacher in Las Vegas, NV. When she comes across a pack of letters from her great grandfather she decides to head to Marietta MT to meet him and find out what she can about her father. He died in a tragic accident before she was born and her mother never really says too much about him. She hopes her great grandfather will fill in the gaps and answer her questions about her dad. Her mother tries to convince her to stay away from him but Elena is having none of it. Her mother is afraid that the old man will turn Elena against her. SWEET HOME COWBOY will have you all caught up in the twists and turns that Elena goes through and I was holding my breath at one point. I couldn’t wait to finish the story to see what happens.

While Elena is at the chocolate shop she gets roped in to a speed dating event going on and meets Wesley. Elena’s life will never be the same after meeting him. They are both attracted to each other but want different things in life and try to fight their feelings. Just when Elena accepts the fact that she is falling in love with Wes, he cuts her loose and breaks her heart. Will Elena go running back to Vegas and her life there? Will she say the hell with Wes and decide to stay and help her great grandfather in his final years? You are going to have to read SWEET HOME COWBOY to find out! No spoilers from me!

I’m so excited to continue this series. I have fallen in love with this small town and especially the chocolate shop. SWEET HOME COWBOY is a fun quick read that I read in a little more than one sitting. If you enjoy small town light romance this book would be perfect for you. I found myself cheering for Elena and hoping she would find her happy ending. I love how all of the townspeople know things about each other that they shouldn’t and don’t hide it from anyone. Marin Thomas sure knows how to write a beautiful story that hooks the reader from the very first pages. Her writing is easy to read and really entertains the reader.

I loved this story about Elena and Wes. Elena visits Marietta, Montana to meet her great-grandfather for the first time. Totally fun plot about speed dating, meeting "the one" and a curmudgeonly old man. This was the first book I've read in the Love at the Chocolate Shop series, but it won't be the last.

Thanks to NetGalley for the book, and this is my honest review.

I couldn't stop reading this book. It is so easy to read! The story was nice and I did enjoy the characters in the book.

Elena and Wesley's book has to be one of the best in this series because it involves Judge Kingsley. We get to know the circumstances hat surround the old Judge and at least for me, by the end of the book, you have this bittersweet love-hate thing going on with him. Of course, Wesley is a really sweet guy and Elena is so strong and patient you can't help cheering for her. Happy endings all around.

Sweet romance about finding home, reuniting family, and learning to accept the past.

Another sweet story in the Love at the Chocolate Shop series! This story had so much to love: determined to connect with the great grandfather she didn't know she had, Elena finds not only him, but a handsome cowboy that makes her re-think her future and where she belongs. There is healing of old family wounds, romance, and finding home. I enjoyed Elena's character, and also enjoyed finding out more about the Judge and Wes, whom we have met in previous stories. It was also fun to see check in with the characters from other stories.
This is a wonderful addition to the series, but it can stand alone if you haven't read any of the previous stories.

Fitting perfectly in with the rest of the books in this series, this was chocolate-y sweetness!
It just had the perfect mixture of bitterness and sugar-y sweetness but also lots of rewarding feelings!

I really enjoyed the main characters Elena and Wes in this one, i enjoyed that both of them knew who they where and what they wanted and what they worked for but that both of them also changed a little bit throughout the story and saw a different site of themselves that they weren't really ready to see before they meet each other. It was just nicely done!

The writing was great, easy to read but perfectly entertaining!

It had a nice mixture of old and this far into the series -well known and loved- characters of the other books as well as the new addition. I love that this book didn't only focus on the two main character and their relationship but that we have the family "drama" added into the mix with the discovery of the grandfather and the history between him and Elena's mother but that also got the added addition of the grandfathers relationships with the rest of the town of Marietta as well as a personal relationship... it just really worked very nicely!

If you enjoy this series? This is a wonderful book as well and i know you guys will enjoy it!

And if you haven't read the series yet?
This one is still a wonderful read and i highly recommend it for anyone that enjoys the nicely written, faced paced but still really well told romance stories.

I was so ready to rave about this book. The characters and town are endearing. I enjoyed every moment of it up until the rushed and forced ending.
It felt a little "Oh goodness I've hit my word count for this book lets wrap it up."
So if that bugs you in a book beware.
Otherwise the characters are wonderful and believable. The town is lovely. I loved every moment of this story up until the last chapter or so. I found myself smiling and crying at different points. It being so far into a series I hadn't read I was worried about if I could enjoy this one. I didn't feel like I was missing anything by knowing nothing going into it though.
I will be reading more by this author.

I really enjoyed the book, it has everything I love in a novel from start to finish. I can’t wait to read what the author has planned next!

Another wonderful addition to the "Love at the Chocolate Shop" series.

With vivid descriptions the of the town of Marietta, Montana and the people who live there, you'll feel like your catching up with old friends.

When Elena Puentes discovers letters that her Mother had hidden away, she decides it time for a trip to Marietta, Montana to meet her great grandfather, Judge Alistair Kingsley. Elena’s first stop in town was Copper Mountain Chocolates where she walks in on a speed dating event and meets Wes Banks, a local cowboy, who she later finds out works for Judge Kingsley. When she goes to meet Judge Kingsley, she finds him to be a grumpy old man with an equally grumpy guard cat and a house in disrepair.

Elena decides she wants to help fix up Alistair’s home and Wes is more than happy to help out. They soon find themselves falling in love, but they can’t seem to figure out how it can work as they both live in different states and have different views on family.

The story is about discovering your roots, finding love and place to call home. I enjoyed this book a lot. The characters were detailed very well and the story moved along at a good pace. It's a great series that I would recommend to anyone who loves a good clean romance. I look forward to reading the next book.

I loved this sweet story between a woman searching for her long-lost grandfather and the man who had spent half his life caring for a crabby, short-tempered judge in the town of Marietta. A speed-dating event brought them together, a box of chocolates sweetened the connection and a grumpy old man sealed the deal. If this didn’t sound romantically exciting, I don’t know how I would call it.

Elena Puente is a first grade school teacher and had had lots of experiences with kids. She’s the kind of girl who would give it to you straight, no sugar coating, no holds barred. She says what’s on her mind, she doesn’t show weakness nor fear, even to the cranky old judge. She isn’t easily swayed by her grandfather’s cantankerous behavior and she makes sure her voice is heard and taken into consideration.

Wesley Banks joins a speed dating event at Copper Mountain Chocolate shop, hoping to find The One. What he gets is a lady who doesn’t want kids and isn’t set to start a family in Marietta. Talk about love in opposite ends.

I’ve grown to love Marietta more and more, even though I know this is just a fictional location in the beautiful state of Montana. But every story I read featuring this place makes me want to reside there and be with the town people. Judge Kingsley is such an interesting character, he could be hot one minute and then so cold the next. His elusiveness made him an engrossing personality. Elena was someone you’d love to be bestfriends with, she is so freaking amazing! And Wesley – he’s the one for keeps.

Once again, the Love at the Chocolate Shop series delivered a sweet delicious story and I can’t wait to get served again.

Sweet Home Cowboy was an impulse snag. Would you believe it was the title of the series that grabbed my attention? Yep! Love at the Chocolate Shop struck a chord and I was immediately interested.
Review

I learned that Sweet Home Cowboy is book nine in a fun series written by multiple authors. The books are loosely connected by a chocolate shop in small town Montana. I would guess that they all work as standalones because this one certainly did.

The story opens when the heroine discovers unopened letters from her deceased dad’s grandfather that her mom hid away. Coming off a relationship break-up and being off work for the summer, he takes this as a good time to hunt down the great-grandfather she knew nothing about until now. She ends up in a quaint small town in Montana ranch country and is inadvertently pulled into a Speed Dating event at the local chocolate shop.

The story could have gotten deep and broody, but actually remained on the light and humorous end of the spectrum. Elena is a determined woman on a quest, but gets sidetracked by a kindhearted sweet cowboy. I enjoyed this story and its perfect when one is in the mood for a lightly engaging sweet diversion without a lot of conflict. Elena could get a tad bossy and opinionated for my tastes as she basically confronted a grieving old man not giving him time to adjust then takes over his life (all for the good of course). She meant well and it probably needed doing the way that lonely, grieving old man was hiding away so I’ll give her props for that.

The romance was a fun one since it began at a speed dating event and then progressed from there. It’s fast in actual time and especially after she just ditched a cheating ex, but it worked for this story.

All in all, the romance was as sweet and light as the chocolate and the reunion between family was heartwarming so I was glad to have spotted this one. I can recommend it to contemporary romance fans who want a small town easy-going and light romance.

I rec’d this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

My absolutely favorite type of book. Cowboys, romance and chocolate. I loved the back setting of the chocolate shop in this book, makes everything so much sweeter. This story was a light hearted read. A very cute story of Wes and Elena, it's what all romance stories should be like. Plus with the addition of the grumpy old judge, you will find yourself falling in love with these characters. A perfect little town sets the scene for a truly amazing book. I will definitely have to read more in this series of books, I bet they all are just as good.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Net Galley and Tule publishing.

Sometimes searching for the past can bring us to a future we never expected. Unknown to Elena, her past was securely centered around the small town of Marietta, Montana nestled at the bottom of Copper Mountain. It was where her father had lived his life, right up until he left to be with her mother. After his death she’d believed all the family she now had consisted of her mother and herself – a bundle of unread letters at the bottom of a drawer would prove otherwise. Which is how she found herself now on the outskirts of Marietta standing beside a broken down rental car. A few miles down the road lived the great-grandfather she’d never knew existed, and perhaps answers to questions she never expected to ask.

Who knew that stopping to ask for directions at a deliciously smelling chocolate shop could lead to an impromptu speed dating event, and perhaps the attention of a handsome cowboy. Her first impression of Wes was of laughing, sparkling eyes and then a surprisingly comfortable feeling as they settled into the speed dating venue that was the latest event put on at the Copper Mountain Chocolate Shop. Her visit to her great-grandfather just got a bit more interesting.

Sweet Home Cowboy is a charming romance of two unlikely people discovering slowly that they each make the other’s world a bit brighter, a bit more safe and comfortable. I wouldn’t call their romance a grand passion, but a sweet settling in with that person you instinctively know is right for you. We’ve known Judge Kingsley from almost the beginning of the series, even if we didn’t know his name back then. Retired now, sorta since he still goes into court several days each week, the judge has become an old curmudgeon living in a beautiful but rundown home. It’s as though time has stopped for him at some point, then life simply became a besides the point thing. While his home is perfect for Halloween, it’s far from what Elena expected when she knocked on his door. He certainly isn’t what she expected either. As they discover a relationship between great-granddaughter and great-grandfather, Elena and the judge go through some interesting phases while her relationship with Wes is slowly growing into something more than simply a holiday flirtation.

The general thought that if we don’t learn from the past we are doomed to repeat history is very true in Judge Kingsley’s case. He is about to make the same mistake with Elena that he made with his grandson so many years ago. Now would be a good time to change the past impulses into a more current acceptance of the decisions of his family.

I enjoyed Sweet Home Cowboy very much, there is a naturalness to Elena and Wes’ romance that is both comforting and an exciting adventure waiting to unfold. It’s always fun to run into some of the residents of Marietta again, and this story was no exception to that enjoyment. And the introduction or the re-introduction of Sandra into the judge’s life was a well played fun addition to the story proving that romance is indeed ageless.

I would recommend this story and all of the stories in this series to any Romance reader who enjoys a good, solid love story, a believable main couple with interesting secondary characters – as well as a sense of coming home once again, if you’re addicted to these series based in one wonderful small Montana town.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*