Harper has returned to Ruslters Creek to open a coffee house and was not expecting to see Gray who is now a veterinarian and who also broke her heart ten years ago. Her problem is that she still has feelings for him. Gary is surprised to see Harper, not the teen who broke her heart but now a beautiful woman who has not left his mind all of these years later. Will she give him a chance to start again one can only hope. Read this good story about not just two people but other characters as well. A good book.

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Harper Allen has returned to Rustlers Creek to launch her coffee business with the help of her celebrity sister, the Cowgirl Gourmet. But Harper can’t escape handsome veterinarian Gray McClain, the man who broke her heart ten years ago and whose kisses still make her head spin. When a freak ranch accident causes Gray to lose some of his memory, he believes he’s spent the last decade with Harper, the woman he’s never stopped loving, instead of alone. As Harper helps Gray return to health, she can’t deny she’s more in love with him than ever. But can she fight for the man of her dreams, even when he’s determined to let her go again?
This is my first Addison Fox romance, and it won’t be my last. I loved the characters, as well as the plot. I rarely read a story with an amnesiac and I felt that it was well portrayed. I love when romances leave you a little lighter than you were before reading it, and this one did just that. The only reason this wasn’t a 5-star read was the cursing. I believe an author should know other words other than curses to use in a story. Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for this advanced reader’s copy. This review is my unbiased opinion.

This was a great contemporary romance book, with good characters! Overall, I would definitely recommend trying it!

I received an e-ARC from the publisher.

Forget Me Not Cowboy by Addison Fox
2nd in the Rustlers Creek series. Contemporary romance. Partial amnesia troupe mixed with second chance. Best read as part of the series to avoid spoilers from the first book. The couple from the first book are present and involved.
Harper returns home to start a business with her sister . Having her ex there isn’t something she can ignore. Especially after he’s hurt and he doesn’t remember their split.

There are several story lines running through this novel from both the hero and heroine and they partially merge as the couple comes together after his accident.
Angst and the lack of communication seem to be the series standard. Some readers like angst. There were health reasons Harper couldn’t share certain things with Gray per doctor’s orders, and maybe that dictated what he would share too since he didn’t remember everything. He’s a good guy, or the horses wouldn’t trust him, right? It was clear they loved each other so I’m glad they were able to work things out in the end.

I received a copy of this from NetGalley.

Gray and Harper envisioned a life together -- at least Harper did -- until Gray broke up with her. Gray had decided he was holding Harper back, so he let her go. Ten years later, both had seemly moved on, but neither had developed a permanent relationship with anyone else. When circumstances push Harper into caring for Gray after an accident that left him with selective amnesia, they fall for each other again.
Forget Me Not Cowboy is a sweet, emotional love story that I enjoyed reading and recommending.

Forget Me Not Cowboy by Addison Fox is a Rustlers Creek romance. This is a terrific series because the romances are not simplistic, much like real life. Harper Allen had been in love with Grayson McClain as long as she could remember. He had loved her in return until one day when he decided they had no future and sent her away. She had no choice, she ran. From Colorado Springs to Seattle where she forged a fabulous career in the tech industry. She had tired of the politics and since she had an idea, she quit her job and went with it. She had designed an algorithm that designed a customized coffee. She now had three stores and they were doing very well. She had come home to her sister and brother-in-law’s ranch and nearly the first person she ran into was Gray. He was now the local vet and had been in the barn with Zack, her brother-in-law.

There was still chemistry. She had to admit that. And he had done so well for himself. He had bought some property and was planning to open a rescue for blind horses. He just needed an employee. Harper’s dad, the local high school principal, had the perfect person: the former PE teacher who had retired. She had the perfect background. Gray agreed. He was a leader. He had the skills and the empathy to do this. He just needed help. They were circling each other; Harper and Gray. Was it going to happen? Certainly not before a lot of other things did. Harper had some growing up to do and Gray had to develop a little more self-confidence. It was a fun book: good plot, great characters, and great supporting cast. It had complications. I recommend it.

I was invited to read a free e-ARC of Forget Me Not Cowboy by Avon and Harper Voyager, through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #Netgalley #AvonAndHarperVoyager #AddisonFox #ForgetMeNot Cowboy

The main couple are not together at the start of this book. They had broken up years ago and their second chance at love when the heroine returns back to their hometown and the hero ends up getting a concussion after an accident. The hero doesn't remember their breakup and only recognizes that they're still a couple. Will the main couple get their happy ending when the hero recovers his memories?

This is the second book in the Rustlers Creek series. The setting of this book is the hometown of the couple and how it changed after the first book in this series. The book provided enough information about the previous book for readers to not be lost. Along with the romance of the main couple, this book also has sub-plots that took up a lot of the story. It would have been nice if the book focused more on the main romance and not on the secondary situations of other characters. Overall, it's a good addition to the series and hope to see some cameos of the main couple in the future.

**Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the review copy. All opinions and thoughts in the review are my own.**

I am conflicted about this book. I had difficulty getting into the book; it seemed like it took a really long time to set up all the various “important” plot points. By the time we got to the amnesia trope, I cared more about the side romance storylines than the main couple. Overall, the book was not as satisfying as I had hoped it would be.

This book was pretty good as a second book in the series. It was well written with good conflict and an interesting story line. I thought Gray and Harper had good chemistry and back story. I’m a sucker for second chance love stories. This one kept me interested from start to finish. That doesn’t always happen. Huge thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review this book!

Gray and Harper split 10 years ago because they just didn't believe in each other or themselves. As Harper returns home pursuing a new business venture, they must face their past to embrace the future.

Can Gray cone to terms with his father's legacy to realize he's moved beyond to prove he's an honorable man deserving of love? When a ranch injury makes them accept limitations and learn to face the future together their relationship solidifies. An interesting and fun read.

I love second chance romances and throw in an amnesia trope I had high expectations. Sadly this book never raised itself beyond an average level. Harper Allen returns to her small Montana hometown. She left ten years ago and is successful as a tech wizard. Now her new coffee house business is growing fast using her algorithm skills in blending coffee. Her twin sister Hadley (MC in the first book of the series) is a star and known for a show on The Cooking Network. Hadley’s fame has made the town a tourist destination, along with her store where she sells her food and cooking merchandise. The twins are happy to be together again.

Gray McClain is the local vet. He broke Harper’s heart after pursuing her when she was home from college for summer. They were each others first real loves and he was the reason she fled to Seattle to start a new life. All that is a good set up but it never delivers beyond an a basic woman’s fiction. The story fill out with subplots following a romance for her dad and another feuding couple who I assume will be featured in the next book in the series. Gray is the classic son of an alcoholic, gambling father, whose mother left him as a child. As much as he loves Harper he never feels good enough for her. As the blurb says he ends up with a concussion where he doesn’t remember he and Harper ever split up.

When she is taking care of him during his memory issues I thought there would be potential for talking and connecting. Instead he is always trying manhandle her with her trying to keep her distance. One of the biggest things issues with Harper is she never know the reason for his original break up. And maddeningly the reader never gets that scene. In a big, out of character blow up between the sisters, Hadley tells Harper to fight for her man. It is a build up that again is wasted as her grand gesture is cute but in my mind doesn’t resolve anything. There is never a question these two still love each other. But in the whole book they never have a real conversation.

There is plenty of catch up and recapping the happenings of the previous book so this can easily be read as a stand alone. It is a good story with likable characters. It just could have been more. Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

FORGET ME NOT COWBOY – Addison Fox
Rustlers Creek, Book 2
Avon
ISBN: 978-0063135239
November 29, 2022
Contemporary Romance

Rustlers Creek, Montana – Present Day

Harper Allen returned to Rustlers Creek after several years away where she built a career in Seattle. But she missed her family. She plans to expand on the coffee espresso market and will start the business in Rustler Creek. Harper knew that it would only be a matter of time before she ran into her former boyfriend, Gray McClain, the man who broke her heart. In fact, she runs into him at her sister Hadley’s home where Harper is staying. While the meeting is awkward, it also feels like they never said goodbye.

Gray is now a veterinarian in Rustlers Creek and has plans to open an animal rescue ranch. He’s surprised to see Harper again and feels like he should avoid her. But that is hard to do in a small town and when one of his best friends is Hadley’s husband. Harper and Gray run into each other several times and soon form a tentative friendship. But he knows that he can’t let it lead to anything more. He broke up with her before due to his father, a hateful man who continues to degrade Gray, making him feel like he is not worthy of any woman. Gray sent his own mother away to protect her and did the same to Harper. But the feelings between Gray and Harper can’t be ignored.

FORGET ME NOT COWBOY is the second book in the Rustlers Creek series by Addison Fox. The first one, THE COWBOY SAYS YES, was about Hadley and Zach. We catch glimpses of that couple in this book, but now readers get to meet Harper, who has moved back. Harper is smart and achieved success in Seattle, but she’s ready to return to the town where her sister and father still live. Gray was her first love and the one she never forgot. She isn’t aware of why he broke off their relationship, so at first, she dislikes him. But Gray is still the same man she knew. Kind and friendly, making it easy for her to fall back into a friendship with him. But is she ready for their relationship to turn to love again?

Readers will find the emotions running high throughout FORGET ME NOT COWBOY as Harper and Gray find themselves on the path to love again. Both are treading lightly, even though they are unconsciously unaware of the fact that they are falling in love again. The road to love isn’t easy, even if it seems as if they belong together. Can they find a happily-ever-after? Find out by picking up a copy of FORGET ME NOT COWBOY.

Patti Fischer
Romance Reviews Today

Due to the Harper Collins strike, I won't be posting this review on my instagram account until the strike can be resolved but I did want to post it here since it is to be released soon. As soon as HCP can address the issues with their workers, I'll post publicly.

Thanks #NetGalley for the advanced copy of #ForgetMeNotCowboy by Addison Fox for an honest review.

This second chance romance has all the goodness of that trope, the pining, the heartache and finally a great HEA where both MCs finally see how much they love each other. This was my second book by Addison Fox and I enjoy that she includes a side romance in her books (or at least she has in both the books I have read). She also seems to do her research or at least knows her subject well. I recently read a cowboy romance that included some very wrong information regarding horses and it drove me to distraction and Ms. Fox doesn't make that error. This was a sweet contemporary romance with a side of spice (not too spicy). Check it out.

I was glad to return to this small Montana community and get to explore Harper’s story.
She has become an entrepreneur with applying science and Java. Sister Hadley is a huge success but Harper feels so,what inadequate. Especially when she comes to face to face with former flame, Gray.
I love the former flame angle and the amnesia part because it always adds controversy and possible resolution.
I was glad Martin wasn’t forgotten in the story line.
It was a pleasant way to while away a cold afternoon by reading the hot pages of a cowboy vet and his Harper.

An interesting couple. Second chance romance. Other potential romances also noted. As usual, I skipped over the amorous activities. Many characters contribute to the story. Enjoyable read.

I love cowboy romances. I love the setting and the people and the way that small towns are incorporated. I did not love this one. The story felt complicated with at least two other side plots that took us out of the main characters romance. It has an amnesia trope, but doesn't fall into place until after the halfway point in the book. I was a little wordy and the other plot points took away from the steam and the tension in the main characters' story. I think it held great potential, but was a little too cluttered for my taste.

Harper Allen is back in Rustlers Creek after a decade away. She has made a success of her life and now has purchased a coffee business. Her sister Hadley is a gourmet cook and successful in her own right. The hard part about being in Rustlers Creek for Harper is seeing her lost love, Gray McClain. He was her first and only love and he broker her heart when he ended things with her. Now that she is back for a short time, she sees the man Gray has become and admires him even more. Is there a chance there could ever be more between them? Is it worth a chance to her wounded heart to try again?

I enjoyed the story in this book with all the friends and characters of Rustlers Creek. I felt like the story between Harper and Gray was a gradual build at a pace that would have been realistic. I did not like the continual f-bombs dropped. I felt they were completely unnecessary to the story and were a turn off to me. There is one descriptive sex scene in the book and at least one that is behind closed doors.

I was given an arc copy of this book and I willingly offer my honest review.

This book is the 2nd in the series. Although I love a good cowboy romance...this book fell a little short. The characters are ok, the chemistry is ok, and there is a lot of unnecessary drama.
I received an arc of this book in exchange for a honest review. I would like to thank netgalley, the author Addison Fox, and the publisher for the opportunity to review this book!

Forget me not Cowboy is the 2nd in the series and has many references to the characters that are in the 1st book, so you will not be lost. Harper is the sister of Hadley from the 1st book and after being away except for visits for 10 years returns home for an extended stay. She is able to launch her new business Coffee 2.0 remotely and plans to expand with using her sister’s insights. The only downside is she will be running into her ex boyfriend all the time. Someone she really never got over with and never got the real answer to their breakup.
Gray is the county large animal veterinarian with dreams of starting a blind horse rescue. He runs into his 1st love, actually his only love, Harper. Time has matured her into a beautiful women and long gone is the teenager he fell in love with. When a freak accident happens and Harper is the only one to take care of Gray, he only remembers the good times. Having a slight concussion has also cause some amnesia and he has forgotten they broke up.
A good story but seemed drag on somewhat and then the ending seemed rushed. Nice lead into the next book and hopefully more of Gray and Harper story will be included. Thank you NetGalley for this eARC. I am voluntarily posting an honest review after reading an Advance Reader Copy of this story. #NetGalley #ForgetmenotCowboy #HarperCollinsPublishers