Cowboy in My Pocket by Author Kate Douglas

This book was provided via NetGalley for an honest review.

4 stars

This was a really sweet cute book to read. The story was funny although it made me think of the old romance pocket books that I would steal from my mom when I was younger. The characters were all quirky and just as I would imagine Montanans to be or perhaps Cowboys in general. And lets talk about cowboys, Tag Martin......I would love to fall into his arms in whatever scheme he wanted.

Michelle Garrison is a published romance author who has been in a slump late. Her editor as been pushing for a western romance. Michelle thinks she has the perfect book until her authors rejects stating that she needs to know exactly what it is to be a cowboy before she can write about it. So off to a dude ranch Michelle sent. Only a storm intercepts Michelle, causing her to forget who she is. All she knows is, she is a cowgirl and belongs with Tag Martin. 

Tag Martin is the perfect cowboy well to a point. He does not believe in love. He grew up in a loveless family, having watched not only his parents but his grandparents marry and not love each other. He knows all he needs is his ranch, his horses and the cows. But when he realizes that his grandmother is not going to deed the ranch, that he has spend his entire life working at, over to him if he is not married by 40, he panics. He allows his right hand man, Coop, come up a plan of sorts; find a pretend bride and get married. 

As the scheme that Tag and Coop comes together, Tag can not believe his luck. The first bride has already run off with a rodeo clown. So when the second bride shows up, Tag just wants to get this over with. Then he can get back to his ranch and living his life. But when Grandma Lenore decides she will come to the wedding and visit for awhile, all bets are off. 

See Coop has been in love with Lenora for more than sixty years. And Lenora has been unavailable until now. Even though they are in the late seventies, they are not going to waste anymore time if Lenora has her way. Of course Coop has to setup to the plate to make the first move.

Michelle or Lee as she has no memory of before, marries Tag. And the attraction between the two of them after just 1 kiss, is enough to make the both of them sizzle. So they must continue the charade of being married so that Lenora does not catch on. Also Lee tells Tag about her memory loss and the bit and pieces that are coming back to her. But the more time they spend together, it seems the less Tag cares about her past. He thinks he wants her. 

Or does he? He is still having a hard time understanding the feelings that he has for a lady he just meet. And the things he makes his body feel. Lee is certain that she loves this man. But what if there is someone from the past? She must try to remember who she is. Or could her past come knocking on the ranch door and throw them all for a loop?