One Hot Cowboy Wedding: A Funny, Warm-Hearted Contemporary Romance

By Carolyn Brown

It was supposed to be a secret wedding…

Followed by a quiet divorce.

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, right?

That is until it's shown on national television and then all hell breaks loose

Hunky cowboy Ace Riley wasn't planning on settling down, but his family had other plans for him. The only way to save his hide, his ranch, and his playboy lifestyle, is to discreetly marry his best friend, Jasmine King.

Fiesty city-girl Jasmine was just helping out her friend...that is, until their first kiss stirs up a whole mess of paparazzi trouble, and suddenly discretion is thrown to the wind.

One hot cowboy, one riled up woman...

And they'll be married for a year, like it or not!

Praise for Carolyn Brown's Spikes & Spurs series:

"An old–fashioned love story told well...A delight."—RT Book Reviews, 4 stars

"Tender and passionate love scenes...endearing and quirky characters...an absolutely adorable story."—The Romance Studio

"Plenty of twists, turns, and how cowboys, and a story line that's got to be continued."—Long and Short Reviews

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Release date: Apr 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781402253652

Carolyn Brown

 Carolyn Brown is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher’s Weekly and #1 Amazon and #1 Washington Post bestselling author. She is the author of more than 125 novels and several novellas. Brown has been published for 26 years, and her books have been translated into 21 foreign languages, and have sold more than 12 million copies worldwide.  When she’s not writing books, she likes to take long, road trips with her family to research and plot future stories.

Reviews for One Hot Cowboy Wedding

[blodeuedd_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

There is nothing like a Brown book to make me think I was born in the wrong country. I want a cowboy in jeans and a hat, and throw in a relative or something too with lots of good sayings. Now that would make the gravy on the chicken..wait, oh I suck at these, lol.

I knew Ace from before (he loves his women), and Jasmine who owns the café. They are friends and that is it. But Ace needs a wife and Jasmine is a good friend. But of course we all know what will happen. Feelings, passion and happily ever after. I like how she still manages to make it believable even if much time does not pass. Because they have known each other for a while before, and throwing them in a room together makes things explode. But they still think about things, what they want, and if they want what they might find. So that is what the book is about. Could this be more than a fake wedding?

And as always there are all the people from before showing up here and there, old and new friends that I am happy to meet again. I can feel the hot Texas sun on my skin and the dirt under my feet. There is passion and laughter and all tied together with a lightness and ease.

Conclusion:
Brown never disappoints, I get what I came for. A light fun cowboy romance that will make you want a cowboy of your own.

[scoutmomskf · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very good book. I love this series with its hot cowboys and spunky women. Ace discovered that, due to an unknown clause in his grandfather's will, he had to be married within two weeks or lose his ranch to an unpleasant cousin. He's had no intention of settling down and hasn't been dating anyone he'd be willing to marry. Then his best friend Jasmine offers to marry him. They plan to marry quietly and continue their lives as before. Then their wedding ends up on the news, and everyone in town knows about it. Thanks to their first kiss at the wedding chapel, they no longer think of each other as just friends. The sparks between them are intense, and they don't quite know what to do about it. They had intended to stay married for a year, then divorce and remain friends. Now all they can think about is the next time they can give in to their passion. Jasmine's mother is ticked that Jasmine didn't have a "real" wedding and is planning a blowout neither of them wants, and Jasmine can't tell her no. Suddenly her folks are talking about buying Jasmine's cafe and running it themselves so she can have babies. Ace and Jasmine are confused and trying to figure out what happened to their plan. I loved how Ace and Jasmine were friends for a long time before they fell in love. This made the initial decision very easy for them but threw them for a loop when they suddenly discovered that friendship wasn't enough anymore. I loved their mental conversations, trying to talk themselves out of doing what they wanted to do. I loved the other characters in the story, some from previous books and some new. Jasmine's mother was a steamroller, and I loved the scenes with her and Jasmine, especially when Jasmine finally put her foot down about the wedding. Ace was a real sweetheart, and for all his playboy ways, I loved the way he treated Jasmine. I thought the ending was fantastic.