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Fun and quick a light tear jerker that will leave you smiling. Romantic tale of two people who have been on the wrong side of happiness. There is one hot cowboy, a strong independent woman, horse, dogs and beautiful Montana. What else could you ask for ? Well there is more. A believable story, well developed characters and many humorous moments.
I recommend this book for anyone looking for a dose of happiness and romance. ( )

Fun cute read about what could have been a marriage of convenience but turned out to be much more. Recommended. ( )

3.5 stars cute but a bit too predictable ( )

Well, full disclosure, I don't read romances and I certainly don't read cowboy romances...until now. I resolved to read Three River Ranch, simply because I have consistently enjoyed all the other writing from this particular author. She's done a number of non-fiction pieces over the years in a variety of periodicals, including Reader's Digest. She's written a number of books of true animal stories for the Amazing Stories collections--my favourite being "Wildlife in the Kitchen." She's been included in short story anthologies and she's published at least one other novel--ALL of which have impressed me with their wit, style and heart.

So I plunged into this novel--against my usual taste--because it seems that whatever Snopek writes is a pleasure for me to read. And that trust paid off. I found myself compelled to read later and later into the evenings because I was absolutely invested in the troubles plaguing Three River Ranch. To say it is a romance is true, surely, but it is not predictable or one-dimensional. Three River Ranch is also about breeding and training service animals and about the ecology of wild herds of mustangs. Somehow I know and care more about those topics than I did before, even though I was completely engrossed in the main plot. The best part of Snopek's novel, in my opinion, is her characters--Carson and Rory, the main love interests, are complex and infuriatingly lifelike, and the twins Bliss and Blythe (or "Blister" and "Blight") are brilliant! Nobody does what you'd expect them to and they are as capable of surprising themselves as they are of surprising the reader.

I call it a little gem of a story. And because I've enjoyed this one so much, I'll be watching for more in the series. I understand there will be sequels. ( )