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Cowboy Charming

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Delightful story of a good girl/bad boy romance. She with hangups of a preacher's daughter, he the wild child of a prominent family. Lots of issues and drama dealt with humor and sincerity to keep you turning the pages to the HEA.

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Dixie King is an absolute sweetheart. Preacher's daughter she may be, but she has a streak of self-sufficiency that runs strong, an aptitude for handling herself, and a know-how-go-getter-attitude that keeps her on the path towards whatever goal she shoots for. Though inexperienced in matters of the heart, she's got a wealth of love to give to the right guy...but what if the right guy doesn't seem to be so much long term as he does "for the moment"? Ah, yes...that would be our cue to introduce lead number two...

Presley Walker is what ice cream is to a girl in need...delicious, crave worthy, but not necessarily good for your health, or in this case your heart...at least historically speaking. His dating history leaves much to be desired because the words long and haul don't seem to appear anywhere near each other in his vocabulary...but sometimes it just takes the right one to set a man straight...much to his own surprise. Honestly, I adored Presley! True, he didn't take most things seriously, but when the chips were down (literally and figuratively), you could count on him, no questions asked. Together, they may seem like oil and water, but sometimes the most unlikely of matches make the most beautiful happy endings.

All in all, I enjoyed my time between the epages through and through! I laughed, I cringed, I swooned, I rooted for the little guy, and I walked away into that proverbial sunset with a happy heart. If you like Contemporary Romance, or even Cowboy Romances, be sure to make room on your MUST READ list for this upcoming release!


**ebook received for review; opinions are my own

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This book was so fun. Presley is a fantastic character - he's fun, entertaining, does a lot of growing, and just becomes someone you have to root for. Likewise, Dixie is great -she has so much to learn about herself, does a great job of building up her confidence, and is just the sweetest. You can't help but root for these two.

It's great to read about Holiday again. I genuinely want to go down to Texas, grab a drink at the Rose, visit the pigs, and spend an evening chatting with all of the fantastic side characters in town.

I definitely recommend this one.

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Plenty of charm and humor fill this small town romance. This is Dixie and Presley's story. I thought that the storyline was fun and entertaining. As this opposite's attract romance unfolds you will find yourself enveloped in these character's lives and embracing their world. The attraction and chemistry between this good girl, preacher's daughter and this heartbreaking, cowboy casanova is strong and smoky. I just loved these two and the impact they had on each other. Cute, sweet, incredibly genuine and immensely swoon worthy, I found this to be a very pleasurable read.

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Cowboy charming was....where should I beginn? Amazing kind of mixture between new age Cinderella not aware of her beauty and charm who meets prince charming or better said cowboy charming, searching for truth and saving the kingdom.

As simple as it seems, the journey was anything but. The plot was nicely developing full of twists and turns wrapped up in humorous way making you chuckle all the time and investigation work every detective wouldn't be ashamed of ;)

Both main characters are total opposites but just like the saying Dixie and Presley are quite attracted to each other. They fight all the time but the investigation work brings them very close and they seem to be growing fond of the other. Anyway there is always a hook right? The trust you put into someone that leaves you crashed and heartbroken when something get wrong... yeah you got it.

I loved every second of this amazing book filled with absolutely everything you wish for. Get this book peeps. It's so well written and totally worth to read.

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The Delight

A good ol’ cowboy and a good girl find themselves reluctant partners in this latest of the Holiday, Texas down home country charm romances. I’ve enjoyed the Walker family and was tickled to see that playboy Presley is now up for his turn with a preacher’s daughter, no less.
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Cowboy Charming is third in the Holiday, Texas series of standalone cowboy romances connected through a group of family and friends and the old Rambling Rose honky tonk.

Dixie has been a good daughter, granddaughter, student, worker. Keeping her nose clean and being dependable is what she is known for and now her friend Charlie needs her to help run things at the Rambling Rose during the first chili cook-off festival even while her parents have her keeping an eye on her precocious grandmother. But, she’s not on her own. Charlie’s idea of help was to pair up Dixie with the one man sure to make her as twitchy as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs. Presley Walker is a flirty, fun-loving guy who charms all the women and sticks with none. She might be secretly crushing on him, but Presley isn’t a good idea for a long-term gal, right?

Presley has a rep and he earned it, but lately he’s been thinking hard about settling down with a good woman- a woman like Dixie if he can get her to unwind and learn to get a bit of balance in her life of no-fun. They might antagonize each other but when the big bad business developers start sniffing around, he’s there forming a solid front with Dixie. He’ll show her there’s more than meets the eye if she’ll just take a chance.

This series has been one of those that make me take the load off, let out a sigh of relief and curl up in the backyard with an easy-going good book type. There’s family, small town, fun antics, flirty dialogue, heartwarming sweet and spicy romance, and it all comes together to leave me smiling and happy.

Dixie and Presley are the fun sort of opposites. They get on each other’s nerves a bit, but also get under each other’s skin. Neither of them lie to themselves about it even though Dixie, in particular, doesn’t think its a good idea. But, they are so busy trying to keep the Rambling Rose running, make the festival a success, and fight off the developers that they slide into friends and more before they know it. Dixie learns to not sweat the small stuff and that enjoying life doesn’t mean ignoring responsibilities while Presley settles down and proves he’s a solid, loving man she can believe in.

Naturally, family has to get involved and the quirky small town characters so that I was chuckling a lot at the antics that ensued. Dixie’s gran is a hoot and my favorite character in the story.

All in all, it was just summer sunshine and spiked lemonade in this one. I’m totally in love with the town and people of Holiday, Texas, and wish it were real so I could go for a visit. Those who enjoy light, small town romance set in Texas ranch country with a circle of quirky characters and a humorous with a pinch of spice romance should give these a go.

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3.75/5 stars.

This is book 3 of the Holiday Texas series. It is also the third book that I have read from this author and I enjoyed the story as much as the other two books This story can be read as a standalone so you won’t lose anything if you haven’t read the first 2 books. Dixie and Presley were great characters and had some great chemistry once they gave in to it. It was a good read and will have you laughing as you are reading it. I do recommend this book as well as the entire series.

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5 Stars
Review by: Alysia
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Cowboy Charming was a quick easy read about a small town.

Presley and Dixie are left to handle, The Rose, a local bar, when Presley’s sister has to take an emergency trip out of town to help her husband. Which wouldn’t be hard... if they could get along. It doesn’t help when it’s also the first annual, two weekends long, chili cook-off.

While Presley and Dixie are trying to manage the bar and the fiasco also known as the chili cook-off, they find out a dirty little secret. Someone is buying the land next door and planning to build an amusement park with a bar, that would put The Rose out of business for good.

Dixie has crushed on Presley forever but believes he is a ladies man that doesn’t have a serious bone in his body. Presley has always thought that Dixie is too uptight and needs to let loose and live a little. Neither person thinks a relationship will work. When left with the bar to manage, they are forced to spend a lot of time together. What they thought they knew about each other might not be true...

I thought this book was light-hearted and hilarious. The stunts Dixie’s gram pulls are so freaking funny, it had me laughing out loud! It was so cute!! It had a bit of a mystery of sorts and a tad bit of action. It’s written in the third person.

***ARC received in exchange for an honest review.***

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I’ve loved the Holiday, Texas series so much – and I’ve been waiting for Dixie’s story because I knew it was going to be explosive with her personality and one unique honky-tonk that takes on a life of its own. I was not wrong, I adored COWBOY CHARMING and it was everything I’d hoped for and then some. Dixie and Presley may seem like total opposites on the surface, but it’s in the heart where that silliness never exists that they finally come together for a lifetime kind of love.

When Presley, the town flirt and all-around charmer finally falls it’s for a woman who shies away from giving him any more than his drink order at the Rambling Rose honky-tonk. But fate works magic in odd ways when she’s asking him for tips on catching a realtor’s eye with the plan to keep him away from gobbling up the town. Overseeing the newly established Chili Cook-Off that has to be tended to when Charlie heads out of town on an emergency will also put them together more than Dixie is used to or comfortable with. Add to the mix a bit of a shove from well-meaning family and you’ll find two people working together for a common cause, and maybe letting down barriers, and letting someone in along the way.

I had fun watching these two people fall. In a town full of quirky, adorable, and sometimes prickly characters this is one of those let loose, lean back and enjoy the ride kind of Romances. If you love when opposites attract, a smoldering slow burn that turns reluctant friends into something so much more inticing – then you’ll love COWBOY CHARMING. I’d definitely recommend this one to any reader who craves a good love story, interesting characters, the feel of a small town with all its quirks and two people who simply work well as a couple.

*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.*

COWBOY CHARMING releases on July 30, 2019.

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This was my first Dylann Crush read, so I wasn't familiar with any of the characters going into this book. I'll admit, there are A LOT to keep up with, so it was a bit overwhelming at times, but can still be read as a standalone.

I'm not sure what it was about the book though, but I didn't find the romance aspect to be well-developed and I wasn't falling for either of the main characters. Maybe it's because the whole villain part took the focus for most of the book and the romance just took a back seat. I liked Presley, he seemed like a player in his 'former' life but was trying to reinvent himself. Dixie acted like she was better than Presley and too good for him at times, which was incredibly annoying. She was way too judgmental, both of Presley and herself. She wasn't a very likable character, at least to me.

I wish the author had dedicated more time to developing their relationship. The "I love you's" came way too soon when they had just begun to give things a try and I wasn't buying it, not after the rocky first half of the book for them. And then Dixie goes and blows a gasket over something that shouldn't have been anyone's fault, except the villain.

Their intimate moment(s) was hot, nothing that would stand out, but it still added some intimacy and believability to their feelings for one another.

I think the grandmother was the best character of them all and she added some much-needed humor. The plot wasn't bad in this book, I thoroughly enjoyed the 'what are they up to' mystery and kept reading just to see what would happen with it. I just wish the romance wasn't an afterthought. Cowboy romances are one of my favorite genres, so I'll probably still read another book by the author. In this case, it was probably a 'it's me, not you' thing.

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First off let me just say that Presley and Dixie have catapulted to the very top of my favorite Dylann Crush's hero and heroine in her books and this is by far my favorite yet of Dylann Crush's books. Cowboy Charming most definitely meet my top 3 things I want in a romance book... humor, believable, and Happy Ever After. I laughed out loud so much with this book it often had side splitting humor I loved the banter between Presley and Dixie they are extremely entertaining. As for believable this book had that factor I hate a romance books so far fetched that realism was totally lost. Of course you got to have a HEA in a Romance book right? But you just have to to read Cowboy Charming to see how that plays out cause I'll never tell!! Dylann Crush is definitely on her way to the very top of Romance writers. Her name will soon be as common as Danielle Steele and Johanna Lindsey. This author is amazingly splendid I can't express how much I love her books. Well now for the wait for the next trip to the Rambling Rose and Holiday Texas

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Dixie is the preacher’s daughter who follow the rules, while Presley is the local playboy, When Charlie, the bar’s owner has an emergency and needs to leave town to help her husband, she asks both Presley (her brother) and Dixie to run the bar but also take care of the Chili Cook-off taking place while she's gone.

While this books started slow for me, once it picked up it picked up. Dixie is a hoot, along with her grandmother and Presley has more depth that people realize. I now have to go back and read the prior books in the series.

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Well, that wasn't what I expected. This story was slow and quite boring. Besides me being bored, my main issue relied upon the characters. They were one dimensional, bland, and I kept waiting for some sort of chemistry to happen between these two.

While I didn't enjoy the southern charm and humor here, it just didn't make up for my issues with it.

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This was a cute small town fun story. We have your good girl Dixie whom you can count on and know she will always do what is right, her friend Charlie gets her help to run the Rambling Rose in the name of playboy Presley Walker, the guy who loves all woman but sticks to no woman, and she might a have a little just a little crush on..enjoy!

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Author: Dylann Crush
Genre: Contemporary Western Romance
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Release Date: July 30th
Rating: 3/5 stars ✨


**I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thanks goes out to the author and publicity team for the copy and this in no way affects my opinion of the book.**

Cowboy Charming is the third instalment of the Holiday, Texas series by Dylann Crush. This time the story follows the lovely Dixie, barmaid at the infamous Rambling Rose and friend of Charlie and Beck, the stars of book one of this cute and fluffy series. Dixie is a preachers daughter and is therefore a good girl, doing what she can to keep everyone happy. Until she meets Presley, the "cowboy Casanova" that wants to make Dixie a little less "good girl" and little more bad. These pair have to work together to protect their town and as tensions rise, so does attractions and these unlikely pair find themselves falling for each other.

Now, I have to say I DO like Dylann Crush. I really do. I've read the first of this series and it's adorable, cute and fluffy and gets you right in the feels every time, and whilst that's not my taste usually, I still really enjoy this series. Crush has a way of making the light and fluffy just that bit more enjoyable than anyone else has managed to pull off and I found Cowboy Charming a delightful, light and quick read with the loveliest romance running through it. It's not a series I'll go screaming about from the rooftops, but it's one I'd definitely recommend if you were looking for something heartfelt and lighthearted or you were all there for fluff and stuff!

I'll definitely be keeping my eye out for the next instalment.

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This is my favorite of the Holiday novels so far! Partly because I fell in love with Presley in the first book, and also because this was a love story for the ages. The preacher's daughter and the town's most lovable playboy? You know from the start it's going to be a fun ride. Full of Crush's signature humor and some of Holiday's most entertaining residents (and the obligatory pig-related mishap), this was an un-put-downable, delightful read!

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***This ARC was generously given by NetGalley***

It was a cute little country mystery story. Good read!

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Dixie is a good girl, Preston is a bad boy. She had crush on him when she was young, now she doesn't like him anymore. Both of them must work together takin care of bar and festival while her boss/ his sister is away.
Besides taking care of bar and festival they have to work together to save bar, doing everything to keep some company from buying land next to bar.
Loved both characters, storyline is great, funny. LOVED IT.

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Very cute and funny small-town story about strait-laced preacher's daughter Dixie and ladies man Presley (love the name as I'm a big Elvis fan!).

Dixie always seems to be trying to do what's right for everyone, even to her detriment. Her parents are busy and so it falls to Dixie to move in with and (try!) and look after her grandmother, who is one of the best characters in the story, she's a little terror and determined to enjoy her life which was great!

Dixie works for Presley's sister (Charlie) in her bar and when Charlie is unexpectedly called away Dixie steps into her shoes to help run their new chilli cook-off festival, with Presley organising the bands etc. Dixie has had a crush on Presley for years, but feels he's definitely no good for her as he's a real charming love 'em and leave 'em sort of guy. But Presley is feeling it's time for him to settle down these days and he has definitely got a soft spot for Dixie, and as they are thrown together in organising the festival they get closer and closer.

There is also a spanner thrown in the works when there are rumors of someone buying the land next to The Rambling Rose and turning it into a big country music venue, which of course would ruin The Rose's business and change the town of Holiday. So Presley and Dixie (reluctantly!) start investigating and try to stop it before it even starts.

An enjoyable story set around a town festival with very amusing characters, and some cute animals. Dixie was definitely too straight and narrow to start with, but Presley managed to loosen her up by the end of the book. Great fun with a happy ending. I do enjoy the town of Holiday. This is the third in this series, I've read the second book (Cowboy Christmas Jubilee) and really enjoyed it too.

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Dylann Crush has done it again!!
I have laughed so hard while reading Cowboy Charming.

Presley has always intrigued me and I knew his book would be quite entertaining, but Dylann Crush truly has taken it to another level.
Presley and Dixie’s sparring is perfect. Sweet, sexy, and down right superb!

Then she went and threw in Gram, she’s a hoot and a half, my kind of lady.

So I raise a toast to Ms. Crush on surpassing my favorite book by her, All-Around Cowboy, with this new amazingly entertaining book, Charming Cowboy!

Everyone one go grab this one and be entertained.
My favorite summer romance this year!

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