Forgiving the Cowboy by Tabitha Bouldin Review

 

I really enjoyed Forgiving the Cowboy by Tabitha Bouldin.

The main characters, Tenley and Mac, share guardianship of Mac's niece Jade. The problem is, Tenley and Mac used to be engaged but the wedding never happened, for reasons you'll discover in the story. Mac has been living in Chicago and arrives in North Carolina to take custody of his niece, discovering that his ex-fiance has been caring for her since his sister and  her husband died. He has every intention of taking Jade back to Chicago with him, not realizing that he was going to have a fight on his hands because Tenley has no intention of giving Jade up without said fight. Especially because Mac wants to rip Jade away from all that has been bringing her comfort since her parents' death. 

Will Mac and Tenley be able to work things out, remembering to think of what is best for Jade? Will they be able to work out their relationship or is there no going back after the hurts that were inflicted several years ago? Will truth be shared? Will forgiveness be extended? 

I really wanted to know how things would work out in these relationships and I grew to love all the characters. Including both the dogs, Zeus and Rascal. Plus of course there were horses. I loved learning about equine therapy. 

This was a great second chance romance, very emotional at times, and definitely worth the read. I highly recommend this book. Though, I did discover part way into the story, that there is a book that comes before this one with characters from this story. So, I am definitely going to read that book and would have read it first if I had realized. Just thought I would mention it.