I was so surprised at not liking this book! I loved both previous books in this series and thought for sure this would be no exception. But to be perfectly honest, this book didn't even feel like it was written by the same author. At first, I really felt the chemistry between Audrey and Caleb, and I thought it was going to be super romantic. But then they basically had a one night stand and then for the rest of the book didn't talk. For five days, instead of trying to correct a misunderstanding, Caleb left Audrey to think he wasn't interested. They both gave up on each other way too easily, so it felt like a tension inserted into the story just to check a box. It felt unnecessary and forced. Then, when they do finally come together at the end, Caleb professes his love. And I just didn't buy it. Very disappointing. Hopefully the next book is more like the first two!

Very good!! Donna Grant has just added another great book to this series. This book had everything needed to grab my attention & keep it. Caleb was a hot,sexy cowboy with a military background, Audrey was a smart, intelligent, beautiful equine vet. The author brings them together when tragedy befalls something they both love....horses. With the lives of the horses at stake as well as Audrey’s career & eventually her own life, Audrey works hard to save the horses while Caleb tries to figure out who caused all of this& why. What neither expect is to be drawn to each other & fall in love. Definitely recommend this book & series.

:Love a good cowboy romance, this was a good book and because of the author .I would have bought it either way. This story needed to be told and when love is involved everyone wins.

Quick and easy read. Nothing was surprising with this one. It was great for what it was. Typical romance book.

I was given this book for free for an honest review. I liked this book and once started I had to read it all. The characters are very likeable and the close relationships between families, friends and siblings were very nice to read about. However, I felt that the mystery was solved too easy, the book does not let you question who the perpetrator is for too long. Also, I felt that the love story was a bit hurried and they fell in love with each other within days.

Audrey’s life was being the best equine veterinarian she could be. Her passion for horses could be seen in her work and she was highly coveted by the local ranchers to take care of their flock of horses. When horses are threatened she immediately steps in and tries to find out why they are sick. Meeting Caleb and having help towards finding the risk can be more than they both bargained for. The suspense will keep you awake long into the night as you become desperate to find the answers and if both characters can truly let go of the past to realize what they feel for each other only happens once in a lifetime.

This is the 3rd book in the Heart of Texas series and I would absolutely read the previous books before you read this one. This is about Caleb Harper and Audrey Martinez. Caleb is the brother of the main characters in books 1 and 2. Audrey is an equine veterinarian who has become fairly well known in their circles for being not only hard working but great with horses. A family friend comes to her to ask for help when some of his horses become sick, and when she suspects foul play, Caleb and his family are called to ask for help. Caleb is the younger brother of Abby and Brice. He truly doesn't believe that he will ever get married or have a family. He doesn't believe that people truly stay, not after what happened with his mother. But he doesn't expect to feel the things he does towards Aubrey. Neither one of them expect to feel the pull they do towards each other, and have no idea whether it is something that is real or just in the heat of the moment. And when things come to a head and Aubrey's life is in danger, will either of them admit the feelings they have? Or will they walk away in order to avoid heartache?

I think I loved this story even more than either of the other 2 books! Caleb has such emotional trauma from what his mother did and no one really knows exactly how much he truly has or knows what happened to him when she left. Aubrey has he own issues that she has to deal with and isn't sure she can trust in any kind of love. Throwing these two together and having them learn about what is truly important and how much someone can mean to you? It is beautiful! Even when things happen that make you wonder if they will break apart, you find out that their family understands exactly what family means. Including Jace and Cooper! Family isn't always about blood and I am glad that Caleb finally realizes that in this book!! And knowing that he has to work through what happened and actually forgive his mother for what she did, not for her, but for himself? That's truly mind blowing. Most people can't or won't do that, and never move beyond the issues they deal with from past trauma's. I love how it was written that! Now I am ever hopeful that Jace, Cooper, and now Aubrey's sister will have their own stories because I love those characters just as much as I loved the main characters of these books!

A cute little number that I couldn't put down. I love the mystery behind My Favorite Cowboy. You can just feel the spark between Caleb and Audrey from the start. Caleb is amazing and you can tell he is a little broken. I love how close he is with his family. Audrey is dedicated, stubborn and hardworking. She is amazing with horses and I love how she is with her sister Maddy. Once you start reading this you can just tell that Caleb and Audrey are meant to be. Caleb does an amazing job in protecting Audrey through everything that is thrown their way. If you love a good cowboy book with a bit of a mystery and touch of sweet then My Favorite Cowboy is one to pick up.

I have mentioned in other reviews that I love reading contemporary western romances. Something about cowboys makes me weak in the knees. They are my not so guilty pleasure. It was a no brainer that I was going to read and review My Favorite Cowboy when I was approached by the publisher.

I liked Audrey. She was a no-nonsense large equine veterinarian who genuinely cared about the animals. She worked for two large ranches and also helped a horse rescue out, free of charge. Her passion and love for horses were palpable. I loved that she was Hispanic. I have read very few books where Hispanic’s are the main female romantic lead. I thought it was wonderful and refreshing.

Caleb had some serious abandonment issues. He was the last person to see his mother before she took off. He asked her not to leave and she left. Her leaving affected everyone but Caleb was affected the most. That left some deep-rooted issues that manifested in Caleb having trust issues. He also couldn’t invest himself in relationships. I did like Caleb. Besides his issues, he was a great guy. It was interesting watching him fight himself as he was falling in love with Audrey. Interesting and sad.

The main plotline was excellent. It went from who was making the horses sick to who had a personal vendetta against Audrey. Usually, I guess who the person was early on in the book. But, in this case, I was kept on my toes. I was surprised at who that person turned out to be. I was also surprised at the lengths that person went through to cover their tracks. I thought it was going to be someone else and my mind was blown when that person’s identity was revealed.

There were a few secondary plotlines. One involved Caleb, Brice and Abby’s mother, Helen. Another one was Brice and Naomi’s fertility issues. Another one involved Audrey and Maddy’s father. They were all wonderfully written.

I was mad with the storyline involving Brice and Naomi. Caleb shouldn’t have said ANYTHING. NADA. It wasn’t his place. I would have been so upset if someone else broke news like that to the family.

I also understood why Caleb was so against meeting Helen. I also understood why he did what he did at the end of that storyline. Forgiveness is a hard thing to do.

I will say that the storyline involving Audrey and Maddy’s father was the only one that didn’t make sense. From the beginning to the end, I was left going “He did what? Why turn up now?“.

The sex scenes were fog up my Kindle’s screen hot. I was a little disappointed that the author went the whole “I forgot to wear a condom, hope you are clean” route. I know these are fictional characters but I was mentally screaming at them “Diseases, people. DISEASES. Get tested ASAP.”

The end of My Favorite Cowboy was nail-biting. The bad guy was revealed as was the reasons why that person did what they did. I loved the epilogue. I was left wondering if there was going to be more books in the series. I am hoping so.

I would give My Favorite Cowboy an Adult rating. There is sex (not explicit). There is language. There is violence. There are triggers. They would be the abandonment of a child, death of a parent, death of a spouse, infertility and animal abuse. I would recommend no one under the age of 21 read this book.

I would reread My Favorite Cowboy. I would also recommend this book to family and friends.

I would like to thank the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review My Favorite Cowboy.

All opinions stated in this review of My Favorite Cowboy are mine.

Romance made better with a mystery as part of the plot. I do wish it was made a little harder to figure out who was behind the mystery, but overall, I liked how it played out with the romance not being at the forefront the whole time. Audrey and Caleb were both likeable, both dealing with their own issues from the past. I liked how both had siblings that cared and worked together.

My Favorite Cowboy by Donna Grant is an excellent romantic suspense story. It was a story concerning a beautiful and competent vet Audrey, and a sexy alpha cowboy Caleb. This story was very well written with mystery, danger, suspense, and romance. It just all worked together to make a great story. All the other characters in the story added to make this an interesting read. This was a superb story that I highly recommend.

My Favorite Cowboy By Donna Grant is a romantic suspense with a very HOT cowboy as our hero, Caleb Harper. Audrey Martinez is a well-sought after equine vet. A long time family friend asks for her help in finding out why 4 of his horses are sick. For the longest time I thought this was a “clean” romantic suspense story. It just took awhile to get to any bedroom scenes, well-worth the wait! Almost, immediately Caleb and Audrey find an intense attraction to each other. As the danger closes in Caleb discovers that he has some pretty intense feelings for the beautiful vet. Unfortunately, past demons are keeping him from moving forward with his life. Audrey also has demons of the past and present interferring with her life. Will these two ever find love together or will they let the demons win? This story is told with multiple POV’s, which I like and it was quite easy to know which character was “talking”. I enjoyed this My Favorite Cowboy by Donna Grant and recommend it to anyone who likes HOT alphas with a heart-of-gold and smart, sexy, strong women who bring their men to their knees in the best possible way.

Donna Grant has written a hot cowboy romance. Good solid plot and unique storyline. I enjoyed reading it.

I really love this series. Donna Grant has managed to find the perfect balance to bring out the most emotion in her characters all while not overpowering and making it feel unrealistic.

My Favorite Cowboy finds us with Caleb, the youngest Harper sibling, and the one with the most trauma, and Audrey the local Vet, who has her own issues when it comes to relationships. When horses start becoming ill, Caleb and Audrey find themselves in a dangerous situation. I loved Caleb, he had that balance of bad ass alpha male, with just enough vulnerability underneath that you can’t help but fall a little for him. Not only did the relationship between Audrey and Caleb captivate me, but the mystery surrounding the horses kept me turning the pages. Easily a 5 star read and I certainly hope Donna Grant isn’t done with this series!

A sexy cowboy with a lifetime of abandonment issues will break your heart. But all it takes is a chance meeting and his world is knocked upside down. I love watching wounded people find healing in the most unexpected ways.

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!