My Thoughts and More on the Colter Sons series by Karen Baney

 

Welcome to the Blog Tour for the first three books of the Colter Sons series by Karen Baney, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Books

Title: The Reluctant Cattleman
Series: Colter Sons #1
Author: Karen Baney
Publisher: Desert Life Media
Release Date: August 19, 2022
Genre: Christian Historical Romance

A Love at First Sight Christian Historical Cowboy Romance. Coming of age story set in Prescott, Arizona in 1887. 

As Sam Colter takes on more responsibilities at the family ranch, he believes he is a disappointment to his father. He feels like the misfit of the family. When a journalist shows up to interview his mother, secrets from the past threaten his fledging sense of security. Can he overcome his fear and doubts to accept his role as a cattleman and rancher? Will he allow himself to love the woman who turned his life upside down? 

Ellie Mae Thatcher moves to Prescott to start her career as a writer. When she misleads the Colters about her identity, she hurts the man she is falling in love with. Can she win back his trust and his heart?

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My Thoughts:

I am so happy to have found and read these books. I actually started reading these books all out of order, by accident, but that has not stopped my enjoyment of them. This series is about the Colter brothers and their sister. My first taste of this series was with The Restless Wrangler, book four, and I read through that one pretty quickly. Then I started, quite by accident, The Roaming Adventurer. After that I quickly got myself sorted and read this one, second oldest brother, Sam's story and the first in the series.

I like how each of the brothers start off by telling us their story, and it usually begins with how they view their relationship with their parents. Sam is the one who is very steadfast, he likes to play by the rules. He acts more like the oldest child would, but he is not. He is the one who is taking over the ranch for his parents. He can also be one that can hold a grudge. 

Ellie May is the woman Sam loves. She is a writer and to get around in a man's world, she does not advertise her full name. So when the Colters agree for this upcoming writer to do a series of articles on them, imagine their surprise when Ellie May shows up.

Sam is quite surprised not only that she is a woman writer, but also his attraction to her. But he is not going to show that to anyone. There are a few times where he lets his temper get the best of him. This was a give and take romance and I enjoyed watching them grow into better people.

I received a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.

Title: The Roaming Adventurer
Series: Colter Sons #2
Author: Karen Baney
Publisher: Desert Life Media
Release Date: October 21, 2022
Genre: Christian Historical Romance

A Shotgun Wedding, Main Character Disguise Christian Historical Cowboy Romance. Set in Prescott, Arizona Territory in 1890 – 1891.

Boisterous Boone Colter settled into his career as a surveyor when his older brother approached him to survey a route for a new railroad. When Boone hires Jack Bennett, he never expected to be forced to choose between his desire for independence and protecting Jack. Will he rise to the occasion? Can he find a way to strike a balance? 

Jaclyn “Jack” Bennett spent the last six years apprenticing as an assistant surveyor under her father. When her father asks her to give up her dreams, settle down, and get married, Jaclyn disguises herself as a man and flees to Prescott, Arizona. Except she never thought through how her choice would destroy the lives of those around her. Will she find a way to reconcile broken relationships?

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My Thoughts:

Boone Colter is the third son and he a wild one. I got many chuckles reading about his parents struggles with him and all of his shenanigans. So, his career choice of a surveyor suited him well. He liked to live life a little more dangerously than the rest of his family. Working for his brother James as a surveyor for the railroad brings him across a certain young lady, Jaclyn Bennett. Or as Boone first knows her as Jack.

Jaclyn has worked since a young age with her father as an assistant surveyor for him. Now that she is of marriageable age, her father would like her to forget that life and settle down as a married woman. Not so for Jaclyn, as she has an adventurous streak as well. So, she hires herself out to Boone's team disguised as a man.

Well, obviously things don't go as planned. Accidents happen, truths come out, and to protect reputations an unplanned marriage takes place. Boone and Jaclyn must learn to navigate their wills, wants, and needs now with one another. I think Jaclyn was a great match for Boone's adventurous streak. I really enjoyed their romance growing as a married couple with all life has for them, in joys and heartbreaks.

I was provided a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.

Title: The Railroad Magnate
Series: Colter Sons #3
Author: Karen Baney
Publisher: Desert Life Media
Release Date: December 2, 2022
Genre: Christian Historical Romance

A Love at First Sight Christian Historical Cowboy Romance. Set in Prescott, Arizona Territory in 1891 – 1893.

James Colter was a successful entrepreneur and businessman in the railroad industry. As he watches his younger brothers marry and start their families, his loneliness deepens. He has everything, except the one thing he longs for the most:  a wife and family of his own. When he dances with the daughter of an older friend, was it love at first sight, or will he put his personal dream on hold again to pursue his professional aspirations? 

Keri Glassman wants to follow in her parents’ footsteps. She dreams of becoming a contract attorney. When a handsome suitor invites her on a train ride, the course of her life is rewritten. Like her mother, she wants it all, a career, a loving husband, and a family. Can she find her own way or will her desire to please her parents threaten to destroy her hope for a lasting love?

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My Thoughts:

Oldest brother James's story is told in the third book of this series. He is the go getter, living life for what he can get out of it. He loves his family certainly, but James is going to forge his own way. He enjoys working and keeping busy and making money. Then he meets Keri Glassman at a dance. He doesn't realize he met her before, she was just a little girl then, as there is a ten-year age gap between them.

Keri is a contract attorney. Another unusual job for a woman of that time, but one that started opening up to them. Keri falls in love with James and understands why he is waiting for her to grow up. When she does their romance moves rather quickly. She just wishes her mother was on board with it. She and James have to learn to adapt to the changing financial world, and through those ups and downs they fall even more in love.

Then on a trip to Chicago's world fair, James and Keri make a decision that changes their whole life. When they come back home, Keri is between a rock and a hard place. She does not want to disappoint her parents, but in the end she may just end up disappointing everyone. 

This was another good romantic addition to the Colter's family saga.

I was provided a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.

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About the Author

Karen Baney is passionate about writing stories full of flawed characters. She enjoys weaving together stories of second chances, redemption, and overcoming personal trials. As a transplant to Arizona in the late 1990s, she loves researching the state’s history and finding ways to seamlessly incorporate real history and real settings into her novels. In addition to writing and speaking, Karen works as a Software Development Manager for a Christian ministry.

Her faith plays an important role both in her life and in her writing. Karen and her husband, Jim, make their home in Gilbert, Arizona, with their two dogs, Bella and Daisy. Both Jim and Karen are active at Rock Point Church in Queen Creek, Arizona. 

Connect with Karen by visiting karenbaney.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.

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