Three and a half
This series began at the end of 2017 with Clayton in Christmas Cowboy Hero when it introduced Abby and her two teenage brothers Brice and Caleb. Now the author has fast forward several years to give us happy endings for both brothers. It's the youngest, Caleb who features here and as this begins he's a love em and leave em type of guy scarred by what he sees as his mother's betrayal. Caleb isn't looking for anything permanent but things change pretty quickly when he meets a local vet with trouble breathing down her neck !
Audrey seems to have everything, successful career, looks and a loving sister. Yet she's someone not really looking for romance or permanent commitment so surprises herself when a certain cowboy rocking tight jeans catches her eye. Trouble is there's something odd happening to horses in Audreys care and as the mystery deepens any hopes of dalliance with Caleb are about to get well and truly side tracked !
Ok this works as a standalone romance but there's an awful lot of interaction with characters from previous books. For this reader the mystery and suspense felt really forced and it lacked an awful lot as the bad guys felt like caricatures. I just kept picturing Caleb as the diligent teenager who was previously introduced so even with the author trying to convince readers that he's ex army and all grown up now he just didn't compare to Clayton. I do appreciate the way the author gave closure to these characters and yes it upped the emotional content but for this reader was far from the authors best work.
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and comments honest and I believe fair.

This was an easy, fun and sexy read that helped turn my hectic day into a relaxing and entertaining evening. The characters left me smiling as I enjoyed their journey through their story. It just flew off the pages and couldn’t put it down at all. I hope to see what this author comes up with next and hopefully with more books for secondary characters from this book. Definitely recommend

Audrey is a well known and highly coveted equine veterinarian. She is not just skilled but her love for the horses makes her one of the best. So when some horses started falling sick at an auction center, Audrey was called in to check them out.
When there was foul play suspected, Caleb and his family are called in to help boost up the security around the place.
Sparks fly off between Caleb and Audrey from the moment they see each other, but the first priority is saving the horses. Why is someone targeting the horses, or are they targeting some else through the horses ?
The suspense is superb, it keeps you guessing till the end who is the actual culprit. And the author has seamlessly woven in the romance, the chemistry and a touch of drama between the suspense not taking anything away. This is truly one of the better romantic suspense books I have read in along time.

I have been excited for this book to come out, as I have read both the first and second book in this series. While reading all the books in this series isn't needed to enjoy this book, they do provide some additional background character development and give the reader a sense of who characters are who appear within the book. Its also great to see Caleb all grown up - something that I enjoyed about book 2 as well in this series.

Caleb accidentally inserts himself (and his family) into a situation that involves local veterinarian Audrey and her longtime family friend who owns a horse rescue farm. There is suspense, lovable animals, and a feisty woman who doesn't want to be told what to do. However strong willed Audrey is, she and Caleb are well matched, yet so different at the same time. Through a bunch of misunderstandings, meddling from others, and near death experiences, the two have a roller coaster of a relationship, that leaves the reader on the edge wondering if these are things they can overcome.

I think this is the last story of this series, but if it weren't I would be happy to read the next. This author does also write fantasy type novels, however those aren't necessarily my cup of tea. However if she comes up with another contemporary romance, I will be excited to read it.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fast paced western themed romance with a heavy dose of mystery! It was ublike anything I’ve read lately which made it exactly what I needed. Caleb and Audrey are really kindred spirits, who have an almost instant attraction. Both harbor long term relationship doubt, and family issues.

Our heir is Audrey, and equine veg, funds herself a target in a “who done it” scenario. Horses are being poisoned, and we hear periodically from the suspect, what we don’t know is who he works for.

I loved all the sire characters and plan to go back and read the previous stories and follow along with the remainder. All in, it seemed like a LOT going on in every page flip. I really had to stop and read and reread some sections. Highly enjoyable!

The Heart of Texas series is based on a sister and her two younger brothers. Abby’s story is told in book one – The Christmas Cowboy Hero. Brice has his HEA in book 2, Cowboy Cross My Heart which takes place years after book one, with the brothers now men. The latest book, My Favorite Cowboy is Caleb’s story, the youngest Harper.
A good cowboy romance. There was instant attraction but both are dealing with relationship issues. I did like that the relationship was work in progress. There was a wonderful blend of mystery, suspense, and romance. I liked the storyline, the characters, and writing. I have enjoyed all three books in the series and seeing all three Harpers get their HEA.

Note: This can be read completely as a stand-alone read and you will not be lost with not having read book 1 or 2.

A big thank you to NetGalley and St. Martins Press for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is part of a series but reads well as a stand alone. I liked the book, it was interesting, as I haven't read many books about large animal veternarians. Caleb, and Aubrey are a cute couple. The thing with her dad was just odd but otherwise a good read! I give it 4 stars.

My Favorite Cowboy is about Caleb Harper (third member of the Harper family) and Audrey Martinez. It had a good story/bit of intrigue to it and it kept me reading pretty much straight thru until I had finished the book. Not only do we get to spend time with the Harper family, et al, but we also get to actually feel the pull from Caleb’s other family, his army buddies. They are a trip – needling and pushing Caleb – but they are right by his side when he needs to protect Audrey. What they don’t do, however, is help him protect his heart. And his family is right there with ‘em.

Audrey is a veterinarian who is passionate about treating horses and how they are cared for. Besides her practice, she volunteers to help abused and/or rescues. In My Favorite Cowboy, someone is targeting her “patients” – SO not cool with her. She and Caleb team up to not only protect the horses, but in life as well, much to their own (personal) chagrin(s).

The relationship part of their story is hawt and the building of trust and love between them is touching and is a great read. I liked this book. As I read My Favorite Cowboy, I remembered that I had already read the first two books in this series however in book-reading time, it was long ago. I can tell you that MFC can be read as a standalone but I was happy that I could go back and re-read about the family in the first two books because they were on my shelf. The Harper family has had its struggles however they are a very strong family unit...it’s just that they each get their turn to realize it. I recommend. I received an arc from NetGalley and this is my honest review.

My Favorite Cowboy is book 3 in a series but I read it as a stand alone. While I knew that I missed the other two couples' stories, it read just fine as a stand alone.

This book is a romance but with a mystery too. I really liked the characters and felt the storyline was unique and intriguing.

The story focuses on Audrey who is an equine veterinarian. She is called to help a family friend who suddenly has some very sick horses. Something doesn't add up and this friend also calls in Caleb and his family to watch over Audrey while she stays with the horses in an effort to save them. It just keeps getting more intense with more attacks on this family friend and his business. But then it seems Audrey is who this mysterious person is after. All while tensions rise, Caleb and Audrey find each other but both are hesitant due to their histories. It is all quite the tale to get to an HEA.

Overall, I really enjoyed this novel. My only real complaint is with the jarring scene/character changes. You are reading along about something happening with certain characters and boom, the next paragraph is a totally different scene with different characters. The first time it happened, I honestly thought some of the book had to be missing....especially since the new scene was with new characters which we had no idea existed. Then it happened again and I realized that there just wasn't any transitions. It just kept happening. Hopefully they will get this fixed before release as it did detract from the book quite a lot. Otherwise, I did find this novel to be worth the read.

My Favorite Cowboy is the third book of the Heart of Texas Series however I haven’t read the first two and it read just fine. This book is a romance/suspense story about Audrey an equine veterinarian who gets caught up in a mystery of poisioned horses who belong to a dear friend. As she works around the clock to save these horses we are introduced to Caleb a former green beret turned rancher. They fight their attraction to one another while batttling their own demons and trying to solve this mystery of poisioned horses and break ins. All characters fit in perfectly with one another, the story evolves nicely with its share of suspense, laughter, loyalty and steamy scenes. Its a perfect read for a stay at home cozy night.
*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

My Favorite Cowboy is the third book in the Heart of Texas series. It can be read as a stand alone and you won't really be missing anything.
This story is a little bit of mystery mixed with romance. The lead characters, Caleb and Audrey were interesting and enjoyable to read about. I truly enjoyed the banter between Caleb and his siblings throughout the book. It is exactly how I would act with my siblings. This book is an easy read and not really fast paced. If you are looking for an edge of your seat mystery, this is not that type of book. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good story, with entertaining characters.

My Favorite Cowboy is book three in the Heart of Texas series by Donna Grant. In book one, we met the oldest sister, Abby Harper. Book two, her younger brother, Brice got his turn. Now it’s the youngest Harper brother, Caleb’s turn.

As did Abby and Brice, Caleb Harper has some serious abandonment issues. Their mother left them when Brice and Caleb were little, leaving an eighteen year old Abby to raise the boys. Now, years later, Abby is happily married to Clayton East and Brice is married to Naomi. But Caleb is convinced he will never risk being hurt by opening his heart. He is a one and done cowboy. Brice and Caleb own a ranch together and train horses. Their entire family is very close knit. They’ve all been through so much together.

Audrey Martinez is an equine veterinarian. She’s become well known and her services are highly sought after. She also donates her free time to horse rescues, caring for the horses. A family friend runs such a rescue and has asked Audrey to help him with some sick horses. They can’t figure out what is wrong with the affected horses and the situation is getting worse by the hour. Foul play is suspected so Caleb, Brice, and their brother in law, Clayton are called in to help. That is how Audrey and Caleb first meet.

Horses are Audrey’s life. She’s worked night and day to get to where she is so she has given little time to relationships. She’s never really felt any sort of affection to anyone she has dated. She has always dreamed of finding that deep love her parents shared. But when she and Caleb first meet, she can’t deny there is something there that keeps drawing her to him.

Caleb and Audrey can’t deny the pull they both feel to each other but both are also dealing with the walls they have both built up. At the same time, the horses are getting sicker. As Audrey works night and day to find the answer, the situation gets more dangerous as things continue to happen. They have to wonder, who is the bad guy after? Is it a vendetta against that particular rescue? Or could it be Audrey herself that is being targeted.

“Whatever mess David had pulled her into was too deep for her to wade through on her own. She needed help. No. She needed Caleb.”

“We protect what’s ours, as well as our friends. You and your sister are counted among those now.”

First, I want to mention that I love the secondary characters. Jace and Cooper that have been in the books throughout are not blood of the Harpers and Easts (Addy’s husband’s last name) but they are family. And there is also Maddy, Audrey’s little sister. She was so spunky. This book had a fair amount of suspense as they try to solve the mystery of what has been happening to the horses. It was obvious from the beginning that Audrey and Caleb belonged together. They both had so much to work through, though, before they could let each other in. And it was not an opportune time with everything else going on. But does love ever choose an opportune time to strike? Perhaps it’s more like fate stepping in? Even though these two experienced pretty fast insta-lust, it took them both awhile to let the other in. They both made a lot of mistakes along the way. But, this is a cowboy romance. So you know that everyone will get their happy ever after in the end. It had a cute little epilogue as well that was six months down the line so we get a glimpse into their future. Things felt pretty tied up in the end so I don’t know if there are more books planned in this series or not. You could easily read this as a stand alone although then you just wouldn’t know the history of Caleb’s two siblings.

My Favorite Cowboy is a book full of suspense - the danger, romance, and chemistry make it a page turner that you can't put down!!!

I received for an honest review

I loved everything about this read I just was totally in love with characters it was just a must read book

Loved reading the third book in Heart of Texas series. When Audrey, a vet, is trying to figure the poison given to horses to save them, she meets a handsome cowboy, Caleb. Caleb and his family help Audrey and her sister, Maddy. Read the highly recommended, wonderfully written, and a must read love story.
I reviewed a copy of the book through NetGalley.

I’ve been hooked by Donna Grant’s Heart of Texas series. My Favorite Cowboy can be read as a stand-alone, however it’s the third in the series.

Caleb is the last to find his match, after his sister and brother, with Audrey, the veterinarian who seemed to be in trouble.

She awoke in him such protectiveness and as a man who had some commitment issues, there was something different this time with Audrey. Helping his community was one thing and he was always the kid of man who was invested and helping people in need, but when he realized what happened to her turned to be real threats, there’s no holding back.

Between Audrey and Caleb, the pull was there, a powerful bond between two people who’ve never met. When they teamed up to solve the mystery around the horses death and also the threats around Audrey, they soon realized that they shared more than friendly feelings. They had this intense connection that everyone could feel.

Caleb wasn’t the relationship kinda guy, taking one day at the time and especially leading the game, by being not left behind. He put distance on purpose but the longer he stayed with her the more he wouldn’t let her go. Crushing all his walls he build so hard.

Audrey didn’t really have time for relationship either, she was married to her job, dedicated to animals, maybe a little too kind with people, seeing the best in them. She was fierce, brave willing to find in any way how she was

Quickly, Audrey and her sister were welcoming into Caleb’s family, like they naturally belong, finding a place where people cared very much, fighting the battles together.

I enjoyed reading ‘My Favorite Cowboy’ by Donna Grant. Damn those cowboys...

Nothing exciting or new here for me to love, I liked it enough to finish, I though at one stage did not like some of the characters. I was really hoping for more, but it was the same as the last one i read.

Found the characters a bit shallow and stereotypical, didn't really connect with any of the characters or the storyline.

DNF at 16% (sorry)

I received a copy of this book for free from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

Great plot and a true love story. Sigh..
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It’s funny how you can develop an opinion of a character easily as the story develops. I started off really enjoying both of the main characters in this book. I loved Caleb because he was sweet, kind, and very protective of her.

I liked Audrey because she was different, pretty simple, and a straightforward person dedicated to her work almost to a fault.

But then things changed a little bit especially towards the end. While I loved the way these two interacted together I did have some issue with the fact that neither one seemed to have a back bone when it came to standing up for their feelings for each other.

Both of them seem to tip toe around each other and were afraid to even admit that they have feelings; strong feelings; lusty feelings for each other. They both had commitment phobia and were afraid to talk to each other about their feelings. That made it difficult for the reader to have strong feelings for them.

There were some really great parts to the story. I loved the suspense and mystery of the story itself. I love the blooming of the romance and the steaming connections that the author crafted. Oh, Caleb is super sexy and I love the romance portion of the story. It is just so worth the read.

Overall, it was a very enjoyable story and I would definitely be interested in reading more from this author in the future.

Audrey is a vet who is dealing with the sudden poisoning of horses she cares for at some of the ranches she works with. Caleb owns one of those ranches and gets a kick out of this beautiful yet, fragile looking woman taking care of horses that could crush her with one wrong move.
Audrey has a problem with pushy, arrogant men, especially with her history. Problem is that Caleb doesn't seem to be willing to leave her alone and let her do her job.
When things become really dangerous and, Caleb invites is brothers in arms to group together and bring these horse killers down, Audrey may just have to change her mind about this bullheaded man. After all, anyone who could love animals as much as she does can't be all that bad!