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I really enjoyed this book! It is a part of a series, but easily read as a stand alone. I felt the author developed the characters well. I loved the humor and sense of family that group formed. Not all related by blood, but family just the same. A great weekend read.

Max and Phoebe's book rounded out this series quite nicely. Their story has many elements that come together creating an entertaining read. Though married for four years they are strangers, nonetheless. Navigating miscommunications, self-doubt, fears and emotions, they grow as individuals and partners as bringing out the best in each other. The story is sexy, sweet, with lots of heat. Love, loyalty, and the support of family and friends create a heartwarming series.

This was a fun, romantic story about family.  I liked how the prologue caught my attention and  led into the story.  I enjoyed learning more about Max's background and Phoebe's interesting background in England.  It was interesting how Max had agreed four years ago to marry Phoebe but he had not seen her since.  All that was about to change.
I also enjoyed the Nilsen Ranch in Northern California where Max, Luke, and Noah remained loyal to each other as they had served together in the Marines and considered themselves family.  I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.

Kate Pearce brings us another installment of the Three Cowboys series with cowboy Max. When Max meets a beautiful English woman, he doesn't expect her to propose to him. When it does happen, he throws caution to the wind and goes for it. Fast forward four years later, we find Max working on the Nilsen Ranch near Quincy, California when his wife reappears into his life. After years of living apart, what will Max and Phoebe do now that she still needs his help? What they do not tell everyone is why they married in the first place and why they still need to stay married. It always comes down to money and this case, so she can inherit a piece of family land that her family do not want to part with.

Kate Pearce brings us the story of two strangers who married each other. What can possibly happen all these years later as they try to convince everyone around them that they are truly married? What happens as they spend more time together on the ranch amongst friends and family? How can they convince her brother that they are indeed married when he comes over from England? And what happens when they are too stubborn or hesitant to share how they really feel? Does it get in their way and prevent them from having their happily ever after, or will someone be brave enough to step up? You get to follow along on their journey as they answer all of these questions and catch up with those we met in the other books.

I have read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. I would like to thank NetGalley and Kensington Publishing | Zebra for this privilege.

Three Cowboys And A Bride by Kate Pierce is everything I hoped it would be first of all it was about Max who was secretly married to Phoebe for the past four years, she was in Reno needing a marriage of convenience and Max was conveniently there and agreed. Everything was fine and then Max shows up to the ranch with his bride In tow shocking everyone. Max however is the most shocked and confused because if all Phoebe wanted was a divorce then why come all the way to California? The whole time Max believes she is just there for that one reason but when things get out of hand and they spend the night together everything becomes murky and then a visitor from England shows of confusing things even more. They try to convince Max that despite phoebes confession of wanting to stay, he maybe shouldn’t trust that. Will Max stay a desperado or is the Lord the one making a simple situation into a confusing one? I couldn’t wait to read this book I have loved the three Cowboys books and spooned over everyone but Max was the one I looked most forward to I just love him and wanted to see how his romance would play out and OMG if Kate Pearson didn’t give him the best story. While all this is going on I do want to mention that Bernie and Noah are getting ready for the wedding the family excepts Phoebe and makes her feel at home I wish we would’ve seen little sky more but that is just a person no wish and not something that affects the book at all. I do love the way the author always maintains the characters she creates personalities from books to book a lot of times authors don’t pay attention to that but I guess that is what makes Kate Pierce one of the best. This is an absolutely fabulous book that I definitely recommend if you love romance then you’ll definitely love this book. You don’t have to read this after the others it can totally be read as a stand alone, reading all three just gives you a fuller picture. I want to think Kensington books for my free arc copy from NetGalley please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

Max, known for his unpredictable nature, returns with a newfound maturity and direction in life. Despite his efforts to prove himself, his friends remain skeptical of his intentions with Phoebe, which saddens him. Phoebe, married to Max for four years but estranged, finds more understanding from Max and his friends than from her own family. Misunderstandings plague their relationship, causing repeated hurt. While they eventually reconcile, the conclusion feels rushed. Overall, it is a good read to me.

I love this Series! MS Pearce was anew author to me when the first book came out. I definitely need to find more of her books. Max amd Pheobe married in Vegas. She needed to be married to sort out a legal matter. Then theywere gonna get divorced. 4 years later they are still married. They hardly know each other as Max was in the Marines most of that time. Do they have anything in common? Will they stay married? Also, will Noah and Jen Finally get married?? How about Luke? Will he pop the question to Bess?

Three Cowboys and a Bride is the third book in Kate Pearce’s Three Cowboys series. Once three combat tested Navy guys, Luke Nilsen, Noah Harding, and Max Romero are now working the ranch owned by the Nilsen family. Max disappeared earlier in the year worrying his friends only to return with a British bride of four years. Prior to this, Luke and Noah had no idea that the grumpiest of them all was a married man.

In what had begun as an odd request for a marriage of convenience has led to a call for help and then Max sets up house with his wife, Phoebe Creighton-Smith. When the British lady begins riding western and spending long days on the ranch and long nights in her husband’s bed, things change in a big way. But when Phoebe’s brother puts Max in a difficult position, Max does the gentlemanly thing and sets his wife free to return to her birthright while suffering inside.

This is a well written story that compares people and their backgrounds, ways of life, and how feelings can out shadow it all. I very much enjoyed this book and I do recommend it!

Max has always been a bit of a live wire. You never knew what to expect from him. It was good to see him come back with a bit more direction in his life and the knowledge that he had to try harder and think before speaking and/or acting. It was time for him to grow up and he did. In some ways, I couldn’t blame his friends for doubting his intentions when it came to Phoebe. Yet there came a time when I thought they were being a bit too hard on him and not seeing how hard he was trying. It made me sad for him.

As Phoebe’s story unfolded, I couldn’t help but sympathize with her. She has been married to Max for four years, all of which they’ve been out of contact, so she’s still a virtual stranger to him. But Max and his found family are more in tune with Phoebe and her personality than her own family that she sees almost daily. They take advantage of her and make her feel guilty for wanting to live her own life. She doesn’t seek Max out to force a relationship, but these two understand each other and are drawn to each other. It muddied the waters and they don’t speak their truths to each other which made it worse.

While Max and Pheobe are great together, I wish there would have been fewer misunderstandings. They got tedious after a while. They cared about one another so much but kept hurting each other. Then, when they both finally seemed to get a clue, the ending wrapped up quite quickly.

I’m not going to lie, I have struggled with this series. It’s not bad at all. It just doesn’t live up to what I’ve come to expect from a Kate Pearce contemporary. (I haven’t really read her historicals, so I can’t speak to that.) This final book in the series is much better than the last one. Again, they are not bad. Yet something was missing. Possibly a connection among the characters that wasn’t as deep as I wanted.

Three Cowboys and a Bride is the third and final book in Kate Pearce's Three Cowboys series. You can read it as a standalone but you'll probably enjoy it more if you've read the other books first. There's a lot of history and backstory for the three cowboys and it's been delightful seeing them all get their HEAs.

This book reminds me of the romances I read when I was young only so much better and more modern. It contains a marriage of convenience and a British bride who spent her youth at an all-girl's boarding school. She's also part of a titled family and is fighting her brother for an inheritance that's rightfully hers that he's trying to block.

While there's some pretty heavy petting in the story the real sexy time doesn't come until about 50% of the way into the story. Phoebe and Max don't communicate well which leads to all kinds of misunderstanding.

Besides the relationship between Phoebe and Max we get to reconnect with characters from the first two books. The three guys are all great friends but they still tend to get on each other's nerves at times.

I've enjoyed reading this series very much and I'm sorry to see it end. I've been following Kate's cowboy romances for several years now and I hope that this won't be the last of them.

Side note: I read a lot of books by British authors and I loved that Kate Pearce had a British heroine in this book. I do have one minor comment about that though, and I suspect it might be an editor's mistake: I totally loved it when Phoebe spoke with a British voice (jumper instead of sweater for example) but there were few places when Max was speaking that the grammar wasn't correct for US English (for example when he said: 'your family are missing out' when it should be 'your family is missing out'). These things didn't diminish my enjoyment of the story at all. It's just something that bugs me a little bit when I read a book written by a British author that is set in the US and I can't help but notice it.

A review copy was provided by the author via NetGalley but this did not influence my opinion or rating of the book.

The third and final book in the Three Cowboys trilogy by Kate Pearce is a lot of fun and a quick read.

Marrying Phoebe in Reno four years prior, when she shows up on the ranch, Max figures she's gotten her inheritance and is there so they can divorce. Nothing is further from the truth. Phoebe must show her family that she really is married by producing the husband!

Misunderstandings abound and if they would just discuss issues, Max and Phoebe's lives would be so much easier! Phoebe's family is not the most trusting and make everything more difficult. Talk people talk!!

I read the first two books of this series and was glad I did. Although this could be read as a standalone, having the background from the first two books really helps with knowing all of the characters.

Rating 4.5
This is the third and final book in the Three Cowboys series. This was a really fun read, I had already gotten to know Max from the previous two books in the series, but I got an in depth look at him in this book. The characters were well developed and the pace perfect. I loved the mix of British aristocracy with California Cowboys in the book.

This is the final book in the Three Cowboys trilogy about three former Marines. Luke Nilson owns a ranch in northern California and after he and his Marine buddies, Noah Harding and Max Romero, get out of the Marines, they go back to the Nilson Ranch to live and work. Noah and Luke got their HEAs in the first two books and now it is Max's turn. While this book can be read and enjoyed as a standalone, I was glad that I had read the first two, so that I was familiar with all of the characters that appear in this one.

Four years ago, Max was in a casino in Reno when Phoebe Creighton-Smith, a British woman, approached him. She had been quietly observing him and noticed that he was not responding to aggressive women that approached him. She thought that he just might be the candidate she needed for a marriage of convenience. She was in line for an inheritance in England, but she needed to be married in order to get it. She told Max that as soon as her inheritance came through, they could be divorced. Overnight, Max disappeared without leaving Phoebe with contact information.

In the meantime, Phoebe tries to track Max down. Her family demands that she produce this "s0-called" husband to prove that she is actually married. Finally, she finds out where Max is and he brings her to the ranch to meet everyone. Max's marriage is a total surprise to everyone. As they get to know Phoebe and see Max and her together, they decide that maybe this could be a match after all. However, it is not smooth sailing for the two. They have many obstacles to overcome.

This book was a nice culmination to the series. Thank you to the author and publisher for an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Cowboy Max Romero is a married man even if he hasn’t seen his bride since their impulsive Reno wedding nor has he told his best friends. When Phoebe Creighton-Smith suddenly shows up in his life again, the last thing he expects is a request to play man-and-wife in front of her family. Phoebe is willing to rope a stallion, if it means she can convince her brother and grandmother to release the trust fund she’s entitled to after marriage.
The third book in the trilogy & another well written captivating romance. I loved both Max & Phoebe, both had baggage. I loved the chemistry between them & how their feelings deepened as they spent time together. It was also good to catch up with Noah & Luke – well they do live on the same ranch. A fun, entertaining romance which I read straight through

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own

Excellent, entertaining and enjoyable book. Max works on a ranch with his two best friends from the Marines. He ends up in Reno where he meets Phoebe who is very British. Turns out she needs his help and he’s more than happy to help her. Four years later she returns to the states. All three of the guys work the ranch and have some PTSD. The story is lovely as are all the characters. Very nice romance with drama. I definitely look forward to reading future books by Ms Pearce.

I enjoyed the book and characters. The story held my attention and I read the book very quickly. I did feel like I wanted to know a bit more about the characters and their connection to each other. I would have liked a little more substance to their connection. It was good as usual from Kate. It did not disappoint

“Oh what tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” Says it all with this story. Phoebe is desperate! She needs a husband in order to receive her inheritance. Most people go to a bar to pick up someone, she goes to find a husband. When Max is asked to marry by a total stranger, his answer is why not? And the next day it was as if it never happened and Phoebe goes back to England. Years later she finds Max at the ranch in CA. He wonders if she is looking for a divorce, but there is a spark and so many secrets on both sides.
Love the MCs and the insecurities both Phoebe and Max try to face up to, but also hide. Glad the previous characters are all back and the is a continuation of their stories. Be forewarned there are a few steamy scenes.
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I recently finished reading "Three Cowboys and a Bride" by Kate Pearce, and I found it to be a delightful cowboy romance centred around a marriage of convenience. Initially, I was a bit unsure about the title, but I later discovered that it's actually book three in the "Three Cowboys series" by Kate Pearce.

The story revolves around cowboy Max Romero, who has been keeping a secret from everyone at the Nilsen ranch for the last four years. Meanwhile, Phoebe Creighton-Smith returns from England after four years to find the husband she married but has not seen in the same amount of time.

They got married one night in Reno due to Phoebe's inheritance issues, and the story beautifully portrays two strangers from different worlds falling in love and trying to navigate the complexities of their fake marriage.

Three Cowboys and a Bride
By Kate Pearce

I recommend you read the books in order as the backstory and interconnections will bring you a more fulfilling read.

This is Max's story. It's a marriage of convienece trope.

Max comes back to the ranch after his abrupt departure with a wife in tow. Phoebe married him four years ago to deal with legal issues with her family. Now she's finally tracked him down and is trying to determine her next steps. I'll be honest Max just seems to go with the flow and doesn't ask enough questions, and it's kind of infuriating. A quick tumble doesn't change the fact that you have no real details about what she wants. The "I'm not loveable" angle just doesn't come off well and seems like a bit of a cop out when he's surrounded by loving support from all sides on the ranch. But overall the story goes on with only a few hiccups along the way. And seeing Phoebe come into her own was great.

I immensely enjoyed this series. Max is the character I wanted to see more of an got it with this installment. The relationships between all the characters is both touching and compelling. Couldn't believe that Max kept this big a secret from his buddies for so long...