Clay;s nephew is like most teenagers - easily lead into trouble and boy does he do it big - Lacy is hurt and Clay is unsure of how to find balance with the lady that is trying to save the wolves and he is trying to keep his cattle and ranch going - another wonderful story with a happy ending!

When a town sweetheart roots for the big bad loner wolf ...

What a fabulous read this one is, absolutely not what I expected.
Sure it is a romance, a slow-burn one, but it is too so much more, the lengthy process of switching the preconceived ideas about someone, the healing of many scarred souls.
I got also an education about the wild life around the area, the flora and the landscape too.

And Oh My!
How I loved the author offers even her fur four legged characters a voice, their very personal own vision of the two legged beings interacting with them.

Their romance begins like the classical Montagu-Capulet feud, Clay’s father having swindled many in the town, and Lacey’s family was one who paid the harshest price.
So a romance between the two is pretty impossible as while Lacey is the town’s sunshine, Clay is seen as an outcast bearing his father’s sin as his name card. Nobody’s willing to have anything to do with the son of scammer.

My heart was bleeding for Clay, he had such a sad upbringing and whatever improvement he did, he is always reminded whom’s son he is. He came to love his grandfather’s land, so much that even when everybody show him their back, he still wants to improve his business the best possible, respecting it and willing to take a different path.
Lacey was left heartbroken after her family’s fall, and she knows having a tender for the city’s outcast will not be quietly accepted. But she is quite a sucker for strays.
Zach, Clay’s nephew is in some way a younger version of his uncle. Too many time let down by those who should have protected him, he has built a wall around him and Clay pains to break in.
Until Lacey’s accident, the event that sets in motion everything that will come out from it.

I loved this book, Mrs Erin Marsh has all the components for a moving and entertaining tale from her swoon worthy hero, her cheering heroine, their conforming relatives and the amusing four legged protagonists.
Yet when things unravel who will stand for whom.

5 stars for this lovely story of seeing past one’s deception and offers a hand without expectations.

I was granted an advance copy by the publisher Sourcebooks Casablanca, here is my true and unbiased opinion.

Clay and his nephew Zach are viewed askance by their neighbors not for what they've done but because of Clay's father and Zach's as well. Lacey, on the other hand, is viewed positively by everyone because she's well, Lacey. She introducing wolves back into the area and Clay's not happy about that. However, he does like her. The two of them bond over Zach, the wolves, and a head injury. There isn't much steam here but the characters are good. If I have a quibble its that Marsh glosses over the argument about the reintroduction of wolves AND that the animals are given a POV. No mind, I found myself pulled in and turning the pages- and rooting for these two (well three if one includes Zach) an HEA. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A nice read for a hot day.

This was such a lovely book, a satisfying enemies-to-lovers with a heartwarming message about family and belonging. Clay deals with a lot of prejudice against him due to the actions of his father, finding himself stonewalled constantly by small minded townspeople. I found myself rooting for him right the start, desperately wanting to see him succeed and find proper happiness. I loved seeing his relationships grow, not just the one with the heroine Lacey, but also the one with his nephew, Zach. It was so touching to see them slowly open up to each other, and lose some of the bitterness that has built up in the past. Be warned there are some mentions of drug abuse. Clay’s brother, Zach’s father, is often mentioned as having a drug addiction.

The romance is brilliant, it starts off with the two very much on opposite sides and it was nice to see how they slowly began to accept the other’s point of view, and offered solutions so they could both be happy. Lacey is the town’s darling and is very optimistic and willing to forgive and forget, and I loved how she bought the grouchy Clay out of his shell, helping him to settle into his new life properly. Her actions with his nephew were very touching as well. I did have one issue with her actions later on in the book and while it made sense in the text, it was frustrating after all they’d been through, I really wanted to shake her!

One aspect of this book I wasn’t too keen on was when the point of view changed to the animals. It was just a bit strange and, to me, unnecessary. Yes, it was nice to see how Clay’s nephew was progressing, but I also found I just wanted to be back with our main couple! I might have liked the secondary romance better if it had just been from a human’s point of view? It was just a bit too weird for me.

One part that was really well done was Lacey’s head injury. It wasn’t simply an ‘oh, she’s bumped her head, never mind’. There was serious repercussions that came back again and again, interfering in her life. It wasn’t swept aside after the accident, she had debilitating headaches, and even had to go see a therapist. I loved that! You can really tell that Marsh has dealt with one herself, as stated in the author’s notes.

Highly recommended to anyone that likes sweet, small town romances, a great enemies-to-lovers story, or likes their romance with a lot of cute animals thrown in (there are wolf cubs and they are adorable!).

Complementary copy from NetGalley given for honest review and opinion. This book is a wonderful romance that depicts how family history is placed on offspring. Growing up dealing with the sins of your parents is the main focus of this book. Clay has dealt with his father's swindling of the the town's money. He has paid for it over and over. When he goes against the town sweetheart and her wolf rentry program, he just can't catch a break. Falling in love with her was the last thing he needed but their love becomes exactly what he needs. He finds his place in his hometown with the love of his life and a new appreciation for wolves.

It’s a Romeo and Juliet tale but our would-be lovers are quite a bit older and live in the present day West. Lacey is a park ranger whose passion is the reintroduction of wolves in the national park. Clay is a rancher who is opposed to the wolves over fears for his cattle. There’s further friction because Clay’s father cheated the whole town using a Ponzi scheme and the loss led to Lacey’s father’s heart attack. Can Lacey truly trust Clay and will Clay find out the truth of the wolf attacks in time?
This is a sweet story. The characters are so well drawn it is impossible not to root for them both. There are enough twists and turns and interesting side characters, including a bunch of zoo animals, to make it interesting. I would recommend this book to my patrons.

This was my first Erin Marsh book, but I'm sure it won't be my last. I enjoyed this book overall, but I do have a few gripes with it: 1) some of the wild animals in the book have a voice and actually tell some of the story - I found that strange and 2) I can't understand why Clay would have stayed in the same town all these years after the way he was treated by everyone. Other than these two issues, I really liked it. This is part mystery / part romance and just a general feel good book about a small town where most people ranch for a living.

A very well written romance. Great plot and character development. I received an arc from the publisher and Netgalley and this is my unbiased review.

This was a pretty great book. I read a lot of cowboy romances and so far they've been pretty good, including this one. I did feel like I missed previous stories to this one, even though it's the first in this series. I just felt like the other characters had a story that I missed out on. Other than that, pretty good.

Thank you Netgalley, the author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

ARC received for review

This says it's the first book, but it felt more like a third book. There are two other couples that I felt like already had their books, plus in Ms. Marsh's final words she says "as I conclude my debut series..."

Lacey is good at making everyone understand and go along with whatever she suggests. Clay's father scammed the townspeople out of a lot of money, so therefore the town hates Clay. Clay is responsible for his nephew, Zach, who gets in trouble. Zach saves Lacey and some wolves cubs, so Lacey helps him out. In the process Lacey and Clay fall in love, save the wolves, and the town changes its mind.

Is there anything more saucy than the Enemy- t0-Lover trope? All that pent up frustration.

This is the story of Lacey and Clay. She is a passionate ecologist/Park Ranger and the town darling. He is the least like person in the town because of his conman father. When Clay’s nephew, Zach, is involved in an incident it becomes necessary for Clay to save Lacey and later for her to save his nephew.

She realises she has allowed small-town bias and prejudice to cloud her judgment of Clay and their relationship develops. I was irked by her quick dismissal of Clay and the animal perspective was a little off for me.

Overall I enjoyed this one.

Clay and Lacey's story. Really liked this one and had a hard time putting it down. Her quickness to distrust his irked a bit, but otherwise really enjoyed this one. Highly recommend.

I'm not sure who I loved the more. The humans or the wild animals in, Wild Cowboy Country. Lacey had a lot of choices to make. Some hard and some pretty easy. Most would make her family pretty upset with her. I like the fact that Clay never tries to pressure her into thinking or doing things his way.
I am telling all of my friends to add Wild Cowboy Country, to their summer reading list.

Ahhhhhhh this was just such a wonderful book and I just thoroughly enjoyed myself. I didn’t want to put this book down. I just fell in love with this wonderful story and it’s wonderful characters. I will most definitely be reading more stories from this wonderful author.

Clay is trying to make a good name for himself in a town that thinks he's a loser. His only roadblock is the town's sweetheart Lacey and her conservation efforts. When he's family causes more trouble for her Clay decides to help Lacey out and protect the wolves she so desperately cares for.
This book was my first from this author and it was a fairly enjoyable read. There's a lot of time spent on the underlying tensions between Clay's family and the town which was a little bit of a slow mover for me. The issues with the family being the black sheep of the town did make for some interesting tension between the couple, but it was a bit over exaggerated for my taste.
The steam was at about a 2.5 leaning more towards a sweet romance rather than a steam. I think the love story was written well it just didn't have enough of the heat that I look for in my normal reads. Overall it was a quick and enjoyable read that had decent external tension with the wolf story.

This is the first book I have read from the author so thanks to NetGalley for introducing me to a new author! This was a fun sweet book. It is an enemies to friends to lovers book and I appreciated the progression and how well the author generally paced the development of the relationship. Clay is a rancher who is heavily disliked Because of what his father did to the community. Lacey is the town darling, a conservationalist who loves all animals but the wolves or lobos bring them together. I loved the conservationalist theme and especially that some of the book was told by the animals themselves (those parts were pretty funny). There were some areas where the book was a bit slow but overall, I enjoyed the story.