Charming a Texas Beast - Katie Lane

Charming a Texas Beast

By Katie Lane

  • Release Date: 2022-03-25
  • Genre: Contemporary Romance
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 598 Ratings

Description

Once upon a time in Texas . . . there was a ranch with a castle. In this castle lived a beast, a sleeping beauty, a big bad wolf, a Cinderella, and a lost prince. But these are no fairytale characters. These wild cowboys and cowgirls are about to raise some Texas hell on the way to their happily ever afters.

The Beauty: Growing up, Lily Daltry was the shy, introverted gardener's daughter who had nothing in common with the five siblings who lived in the fairytale castle on Kingman Ranch. Especially Stetson, a bullying tormenter in a cowboy hat who enjoyed making her life miserable. Her only reprieve was spending time in the garden with her beloved mother. After her mother passes away, Lily leaves for England where she becomes a children's book author and strives to get over her grief. But when her father gets injured, Lily must return to the Kingman Ranch and face the sad memories of her mother . . . and the bullying brute of her past. Stetson now runs the ranch and has no desire for Lily to be his guest. Can she tame the cowboy beast . . . or will she be devoured?

The Beast: The last thing Stetson Kingman needs is to stumble upon a bookish beauty from his past wandering the halls of Buckinghorse Palace. He has enough to worry about with four younger siblings, running a huge horse and cattle spread, and trying to figure out who has it out for the Kingmans and is sabotaging the ranch. Lily should've stayed in England where she belonged instead of dredging up the secret Stetson has kept buried deep inside. Just seeing her floods him with dark memories . . . and dammit, desire. When his two randy younger brothers get all cow-eyed over Lily, there's nothing he can do but claim "first dibs" so they won't get tangled up with a Daltry woman like their daddy did. Unfortunately, Stetson is the one who gets all tangled up. The fake kisses don't feel so fake. The sweet caresses much more than a lie.

When the dark secret is revealed, and the saboteur deals a deadly blow, can Stetson and Lily put the past behind them in time to make their fairytale dreams come true? Or is a storybook ending impossible on the wild Texas prairie?

Reviews

  • Captivating

    5
    By AbbyGarrison
    Enemy to lover romance story with a hint of suspense Super cute and love the character from a soft and shy girl to a stubborn and hard rancher that constantly bullied her as a child now as a man, did the tables turn? Did the soft spoken girl lean to be unafraid of him? The author kept the story open not giving in who maybe targeting the ranch (though I think I have an idea on who it is…) so of course will have to read the next one to find out more details. This book was full of heartbreaking circumstances, that takes the reader through a ride of how the two main characters deal with them. Definitely recommend this series so far.
  • Charming a Texas Beast

    5
    By jh1440
    Great book. Loved the characters and the TEXAS SETTING.
  • Charming a Texas beast

    5
    By Caroltammy
    What a great book. All of the main characters are very real and are very important to the story. I would love to read the next book but cannot afford it right now
  • Good

    4
    By Real_Book_Reviewer
    There wasn’t enough antagonists to further the plot. Though the writing and characters are great! I wish it included a little more of what was going on at the ranch but well written!
  • Charming a TX cowboy

    4
    By dumcoft
    Very good read, hard to put down, so I read it straight through! TKS … dc
  • Fun read

    5
    By Skiplayer1
    The characters were fantastic and the story was interesting. I loved the siblings and their jokes. I loved the happy ending.
  • Great book

    5
    By DBCHETOLA
    I loved this story. Such fun to read. Great characters. Well worth taking the time to read. Highly recommend.
  • DNF

    1
    By readwritesleep
    Why would you call “Indians” a curse to “settlers”. Pg 1 ugh
  • Loved it!

    5
    By BookSnuggle
    You can’t help but love Stetson and Lily. The chemistry between them is really intense. Stetson comes across so gruff. In his defense he is carrying a heavy load. Lily is still struggling with the loss of her mom. If these two can get out of their own heads, they may discover their HEA. I look forward to next books in this series.

Comments