Cowboy Falling Hard (Coming Home to North Dakota Western Sweet Romance, #8)
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- Author：Jessie Gussman
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Reviews
J Young
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Success in life doesn’t mean success in love！Dwight Eckenrode sees everything he has ever wanted in Orchid Baldwin， but all she sees in him is a man more interested in himself than in anyone else。 When Dwight’s efforts to woo Orchid fails he tries to hire the Piece Makers， but even they won’t help him。 What is a millionaire baseball player supposed to do to find love in Sweet Water？I really enjoy the Sweet Water romances。 Jessie Gussman gets a big thumbs up from me for another clean cowboy roman Success in life doesn’t mean success in love！Dwight Eckenrode sees everything he has ever wanted in Orchid Baldwin， but all she sees in him is a man more interested in himself than in anyone else。 When Dwight’s efforts to woo Orchid fails he tries to hire the Piece Makers， but even they won’t help him。 What is a millionaire baseball player supposed to do to find love in Sweet Water？I really enjoy the Sweet Water romances。 Jessie Gussman gets a big thumbs up from me for another clean cowboy romance！ I received a free book but this review is voluntary and honest。 。。。more
Karen
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I highly recommend this book that is a clean， Christian romance where Dwight and Orchid find love through friendship and helping those in need。 I loved the characters and especially liked the way that Charlene of the Piece Makers went out of her way to guide Dwight in how to win Orchid's heart。 She gave him Godly advice and showed him how his previous attempts to date Gloria failed because he seemed selfish by boasting about his baseball career and travels and not taking time to find out what Or I highly recommend this book that is a clean， Christian romance where Dwight and Orchid find love through friendship and helping those in need。 I loved the characters and especially liked the way that Charlene of the Piece Makers went out of her way to guide Dwight in how to win Orchid's heart。 She gave him Godly advice and showed him how his previous attempts to date Gloria failed because he seemed selfish by boasting about his baseball career and travels and not taking time to find out what Orchid liked。 There is a lot of good advice that we as readers in relationships can use to make our marriages better。 I am enjoying all the books in this series。 I received an ARC and this is my voluntary and honest review。 。。。more
Kathy Brickert
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Sweet story！A real look at what love really means！ Not the glitter and romantic notions most books and movies show， but the dependable， steadfast trust and care for each other that God asks of us！ Love this series！ Great read！
Bernadette Cinkoske
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Cowboy Falling Hard is a clean， heartwarming， inspirational， small town romance for Dwight and Orchid。 This wonderful， well written book contains excellent advice on how to build a friendship， court a woman and nurture a marriage。 It is not preachy， just full of insight。 Ms。 Gussmsan's books always show such joy in family， loving God and being a better， bigger person。 Unfortunately I love them so much I read them far too fast！ Then I have to wait for the next one。 Cowboy Falling Hard is a clean， heartwarming， inspirational， small town romance for Dwight and Orchid。 This wonderful， well written book contains excellent advice on how to build a friendship， court a woman and nurture a marriage。 It is not preachy， just full of insight。 Ms。 Gussmsan's books always show such joy in family， loving God and being a better， bigger person。 Unfortunately I love them so much I read them far too fast！ Then I have to wait for the next one。 。。。more
ELMorehead
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What Integrity looks like in a RomanceOur society preaches constantly that my life is all about Me， Me， Me！ That's not God's perspective。 Jessie Gussman's "Cowboy Falling Hard"， looks at a Christian couple building， a solid 💗 on Persistence， Integrity， & a Servant's Attitude toward each other。 Not looking to just "Dates"， where you're putting out your best efforts， but the day-to-day real person。 How do Dwight & Orchid make it their Lifetime 💞？ I Highly Recommend You 📖 this Wonderful 📗 to find o What Integrity looks like in a RomanceOur society preaches constantly that my life is all about Me， Me， Me！ That's not God's perspective。 Jessie Gussman's "Cowboy Falling Hard"， looks at a Christian couple building， a solid 💗 on Persistence， Integrity， & a Servant's Attitude toward each other。 Not looking to just "Dates"， where you're putting out your best efforts， but the day-to-day real person。 How do Dwight & Orchid make it their Lifetime 💞？ I Highly Recommend You 📖 this Wonderful 📗 to find out！ ❤d 📖ing It。 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more
Adrianna
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Cowboy Falling Hard was such a delightful read。 I especially enjoyed how hard Dwight tried to win Orchid in all the wrong ways。 This book is good for a laugh at their antics， and a sigh at the ending。
Virginia Jones
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As this story unfolds it reveals the way a marriage should be and some of the pitfalls。 A romance that is so moving is in the midst of their learning to serve others like God's word teaches。 As this story unfolds it reveals the way a marriage should be and some of the pitfalls。 A romance that is so moving is in the midst of their learning to serve others like God's word teaches。 。。。more
Mimia The Reader
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Good fluffy story than entertained without being shallow。（view spoiler）[I'd have prefered if the divorce subplot was not there （not how the Bible has ever been traditionally interpreted！ Ever！ Although， I've come to realise it is now the "mainstream" Protestant view on this） and， instead， the unhappy older couple subplot would have been resolved。 （hide spoiler）]The audiobook of this is available on Youtube - I'll add the link when I can - （as are all the other books in this series and more） if y Good fluffy story than entertained without being shallow。（view spoiler）[I'd have prefered if the divorce subplot was not there （not how the Bible has ever been traditionally interpreted！ Ever！ Although， I've come to realise it is now the "mainstream" Protestant view on this） and， instead， the unhappy older couple subplot would have been resolved。 （hide spoiler）]The audiobook of this is available on Youtube - I'll add the link when I can - （as are all the other books in this series and more） if you want to check it out。 。。。more
Karen Brasher
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Cowboy Falling HardWhat another great book by this author。 Dwight is a baseball player who was smitten by Orchid while visiting his friend。 The problem is she refuses to date her。 He even tries to initiate matchmaking by the Piece Makers but they refuse him。 How will he ever win her heart if she refuses to get to know him？
Margie
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It was good to return to North Dakota and the Baldwin family。 Orchid is fortunate that Dwight has more patience than probably many would give him credit for having。 To patiently wait and periodically ask her out is really unbelievable。 He really was clueless on how to win her attention。 Granted Orchid is different from many， if not most， women。 Thank goodness Miss Charlene took pity on him。 This story has Jessie Gussman’s usual flair for strong characters of faith， humor （sign up for her newsle It was good to return to North Dakota and the Baldwin family。 Orchid is fortunate that Dwight has more patience than probably many would give him credit for having。 To patiently wait and periodically ask her out is really unbelievable。 He really was clueless on how to win her attention。 Granted Orchid is different from many， if not most， women。 Thank goodness Miss Charlene took pity on him。 This story has Jessie Gussman’s usual flair for strong characters of faith， humor （sign up for her newsletters if you like humor）， romance and friend and family ties that are unbreakable。 I loved this story and look forward to more stories of the Piece Makers and the Baldwin family and friends。 。。。more
Bonny Rambarran
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WOW - a pro baseball player wants to date her！They start to talk — and he so much wants to impress her all he does is tell her about himself。 Well that just turned her off！！！ Fortunately a lady in town straitened him out 。 。 。 。and he began to get to know her。 He REALLY likes her 。 。 。 。 and he is willing to get to know her 。 。 。 。this is a great book that will make you think about how you treat your “better half”！！！ I received a copy of this book from the publisher。 All thoughts and comments ar WOW - a pro baseball player wants to date her！They start to talk — and he so much wants to impress her all he does is tell her about himself。 Well that just turned her off！！！ Fortunately a lady in town straitened him out 。 。 。 。and he began to get to know her。 He REALLY likes her 。 。 。 。 and he is willing to get to know her 。 。 。 。this is a great book that will make you think about how you treat your “better half”！！！ I received a copy of this book from the publisher。 All thoughts and comments are my own。 。。。more
Marty Moore
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What do you do when you really like someone but， they won't give you a chance？ Get help from the Matchmakers of course。Orchid Baldwin， thought Dwight Eckenrode， was stuck on himself， so she wasn't impressed。 Every time they saw each other， he bragged about all he had， how good he was， the glitz and glamor in his life， as well as material things that he had。 That wasn't what she wanted。Dwight was bumbling and babbling around Orchid。 He wanted her to know he could take care of her and that he real What do you do when you really like someone but， they won't give you a chance？ Get help from the Matchmakers of course。Orchid Baldwin， thought Dwight Eckenrode， was stuck on himself， so she wasn't impressed。 Every time they saw each other， he bragged about all he had， how good he was， the glitz and glamor in his life， as well as material things that he had。 That wasn't what she wanted。Dwight was bumbling and babbling around Orchid。 He wanted her to know he could take care of her and that he really liked her。 He was drawn to her like a moth to a light。 In desperation， he went to the ladies at the church to see if their matchmaking skills could work for him。I loved the story and characters， but， I really enjoyed the message that was written into the story。 I really enjoyed reading this story。 。。。more
Sandy
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Never judge another unless what others to judge you。It is pretty clear that Dwight needs help and the fact that the Piece Makers didn’t step in and help was kind of sad and not what I expected。 It seems it took a knock on the door from God for Charlene to realize that he needs help。 I do understand how Orchid and the Piece Markers feeling toward Dwight they just forgot that everyone has flaws and insecurities。 Orchid， Lavender， and Daphne were really true friends to Katie。 What they did could ha Never judge another unless what others to judge you。It is pretty clear that Dwight needs help and the fact that the Piece Makers didn’t step in and help was kind of sad and not what I expected。 It seems it took a knock on the door from God for Charlene to realize that he needs help。 I do understand how Orchid and the Piece Markers feeling toward Dwight they just forgot that everyone has flaws and insecurities。 Orchid， Lavender， and Daphne were really true friends to Katie。 What they did could have backfired， but what Katie did was amazing。 The book ends well for Dwight and Orchid but there are still some unanswered questions like what about Powell and what was Katie going to do？ I cannot wait to find out。 I did receive a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it。 。。。more
Valerie Cleveland
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A great love story。 I love Jessie Gussman's characters。 They persevere and rely on the Lord。 A great love story。 I love Jessie Gussman's characters。 They persevere and rely on the Lord。 。。。more
JimandLissa Paxton
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Orchid and Dwights story is so sweet！ One thing I so appreciate about Jessie’s books is there are nuggets of faith and truth。 Things like getting along with your spouse。 So much common sense and grace。 The piece makers are an added gem。 How often in society today want to marginalize the “elderly”。 Jessie’s books encourage and want readers to be better as well。
Glenda
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Dwight has got it bad but doesn’t realize he is coming across like a braggart！ Orchid wants nothing to do with him。 But Dwight knows when he needs help and Miss Charlene delivers😁。 Watch how Dwight takes the advice of an older woman to heart。 Orchid starts seeing someone that isn’t what she thought。 I loved Dwight’s persistence and his willing heart。 Orchid is hard to convince but…。 Read this wonderful story to see where things go with them。 Jessie has written another book that kept me up way pa Dwight has got it bad but doesn’t realize he is coming across like a braggart！ Orchid wants nothing to do with him。 But Dwight knows when he needs help and Miss Charlene delivers😁。 Watch how Dwight takes the advice of an older woman to heart。 Orchid starts seeing someone that isn’t what she thought。 I loved Dwight’s persistence and his willing heart。 Orchid is hard to convince but…。 Read this wonderful story to see where things go with them。 Jessie has written another book that kept me up way past my bedtime as I could not put it down ❤️ 。。。more
Michal Sullivan
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I loved this country romance about Dwight and Orchid falling in love as he perseveres despite her refusals。 Enjoy！
Mary Jane McLeod
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Really Great Christain Series I love this series， getting to know the characters and their stories。 This is a Christain series that toches my heart and makes think。 I love how the couples come together as Christain's with God as the center。 Jessie Gussman always make me think。 I really enjoyed Dwight and Orchid's story and can't wait to read the next book in the series。 Really Great Christain Series I love this series， getting to know the characters and their stories。 This is a Christain series that toches my heart and makes think。 I love how the couples come together as Christain's with God as the center。 Jessie Gussman always make me think。 I really enjoyed Dwight and Orchid's story and can't wait to read the next book in the series。 。。。more
Denice
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I loved， loved this story。 This is a book about Dwight who had been trying to get Orchid to go on a date with him for a long time。 I felt like the conversations that they had about marriage and what needed to happen to have a great marriage or relationship were spot on， so many great conversations in this book， it is just a beautiful book， full of love， faith and true friendships， and of course the sweet Peace Makers helping love to succeed。
Amy Petrowich
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Just when I think I’ve read it all， Jessie pulls out a bunch of surprises Opposites attract， unless they repel each other！ Dwight has met the girl of his dreams， but he’s turning their relationship （if you can call it that） into a nightmare！I loved the attraction and conflict in this book。 It was great to watch the light bulbs go off in Dwight’s head。 The supporting characters almost stole the show， but Jessie makes sure the hero and heroine shine！
Kitty Elder
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Each of Jessie’s books can be read as a stand alone book， but many of the stories interconnect。 This is a great book to read on it’s own， but even better if you have read the previous books in the series。 Dwight has been trying for a year and a half to get a date with Orchid， but she keeps turning him down。 He doesn’t understand why。。。he’s rich and a famous baseball player， so how can she not be interested in him。 But a late night conversation with Charlene convicts him that a good relationship Each of Jessie’s books can be read as a stand alone book， but many of the stories interconnect。 This is a great book to read on it’s own， but even better if you have read the previous books in the series。 Dwight has been trying for a year and a half to get a date with Orchid， but she keeps turning him down。 He doesn’t understand why。。。he’s rich and a famous baseball player， so how can she not be interested in him。 But a late night conversation with Charlene convicts him that a good relationship puts the other person first。 Can he learn that and put it into practice enough to win Orchid over？ There are a number of plot twists in this book that will keep the reader on their toes and leave them ready for the next book in the series。A big thank you to the author for providing an ARC copy for me to proof and review。 。。。more
Lana Burton
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Jessie just keeps on giving us these 5 star books！ I loved this latest one about a pro-baseball player and a sweet country girl， who he falls head over heels in love over。 But， he has a problem…he feels like he needs to sell himself to her to help her see what a bargain she’d be getting if she’d take him as her husband and she is totally turned off by him for being so totally narcissistic！ Lol They finally， with a little help from the piece-makers， understand how to communicate with each other a Jessie just keeps on giving us these 5 star books！ I loved this latest one about a pro-baseball player and a sweet country girl， who he falls head over heels in love over。 But， he has a problem…he feels like he needs to sell himself to her to help her see what a bargain she’d be getting if she’d take him as her husband and she is totally turned off by him for being so totally narcissistic！ Lol They finally， with a little help from the piece-makers， understand how to communicate with each other and they both fall hard for each other， just by being who they are， working together side by side。 This book made me laugh out loud， and cry a little， too。 My husband would walk in and ask what I was grinning about， and I’d say “I’m reading one of Jessie’s books”， and he’d nod his head and grin， and say “Oh， okay” lol。 Y’all really need to get this one！ I mean this guy is retiring from pro-baseball for the love of his life！！！ ♥️🤗🥰。 I was given a copy of this book for my honest review。 。。。more
Michaela
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I loved the theme lesson in this one。 I can’t wait to teach my kids to view relationships this way。 Especially when they get old enough to want romantic relationships。 It’s such a common sense， fundamental thing， that… doesn’t “exist” much anymore？ Probably because we are all in a “me first” age。 It was a nice， laid back read。I received an ARC of this book and am voluntarily leaving an honest review。
Lady M。
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This was a fairly short read， and in a way things happened fast， but in a way， they didn't。 I know that doesn't make sense， but Dwight and Orchid spent a lot of real quality time together in a short period of time， but it was unconventional， and I enjoyed that。 So not what you normally see in a romance。 The next couple of books are looking pretty interesting too， can't wait！ This was a fairly short read， and in a way things happened fast， but in a way， they didn't。 I know that doesn't make sense， but Dwight and Orchid spent a lot of real quality time together in a short period of time， but it was unconventional， and I enjoyed that。 So not what you normally see in a romance。 The next couple of books are looking pretty interesting too， can't wait！ 。。。more
Charlotte
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This was a great story showing how first impression are not always accurate， especially when the other person is trying to impress them。 It illustrates that you should always be yourself and that a marriage starts best with friendship first and God as your foundation。
Nancy
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I just loved this story and this whole series。 This is a great small hometown story that takes place in North Dakota。 Each book could be read as a stand alone story。 Many of the people that live there are being matched up by the Piece Makers。 They are a group of Senior ladies who like to quilt and have successfully matched quite a few of the single people in their town。 But now famous pro-baseball player， Dwight Eckenrode， wants their help in making a match with Orchid Baldwin。 He's been trying I just loved this story and this whole series。 This is a great small hometown story that takes place in North Dakota。 Each book could be read as a stand alone story。 Many of the people that live there are being matched up by the Piece Makers。 They are a group of Senior ladies who like to quilt and have successfully matched quite a few of the single people in their town。 But now famous pro-baseball player， Dwight Eckenrode， wants their help in making a match with Orchid Baldwin。 He's been trying to get her attention for quite a few months but she doesn't seem interested in him。 The Piece Makers don't want to help him because they believe that he will take Orchid away from the town。So when Orchid agrees to go on a date with him， he plans to make it very special。 He thought it was a wonderful date but to his surprise， she didn't want to see him again。 Not understanding what he did wrong- one of the Piece Makers gives him some advice on how to approach Orchid。 Dwight is not to proud to take her advice and begins to make the changes she suggested。Orchid Baldwin knows that Dwight is interested in her but she has a hard time being around someone who only talks about himself。 After their date， she knew she had to tell him that it wouldn't work out between them even though there was something about him that drew her。 When he begins to change the way he acts around her- she begins to see that she misunderstood his actions。 When he shares with her his past- she understands that he believed he had to make people accept him。Dwight and Orchid may just be a perfect match with a little helpful encouragement from the Piece Makers。I received a copy of this book from the author and this is my honest unbiased review。 。。。more
Rebmay
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This book offers a sweet， clean and inspiring romance。 It also offers lessons on marriage and other relationships。 Dwight is a professional baseball player who has found the woman he believes is his future。 For the past eighteen months he has shown up in Sweet Water whenever he could to watch her from afar， talking himself up and occasionally asking for a date。 Unfortunately， the woman he fancies， Orchid， has refused all of his attempts to ask her on a date。 Now he has even asked the Piece Maker This book offers a sweet， clean and inspiring romance。 It also offers lessons on marriage and other relationships。 Dwight is a professional baseball player who has found the woman he believes is his future。 For the past eighteen months he has shown up in Sweet Water whenever he could to watch her from afar， talking himself up and occasionally asking for a date。 Unfortunately， the woman he fancies， Orchid， has refused all of his attempts to ask her on a date。 Now he has even asked the Piece Makers， the town’s matchmakers for help。 Orchid is a no-nonsense， hardworking woman with a big heart and fierce loyalty to family， friends and her community。 She finds Dwight to be likeable， but rather full of himself。 All her conversations with him involve him highlighting his baseball career， his travels and his accomplishments。 He doesn’t seem to be interested in her life or her interests at all。 She guesses that he is trying to show her that he is worthy of her， but when she finally agrees to a date， it shows her clearly that they are not suited to each other。 He never considered asking where she would like to go， monopolized the conversation again and couldn’t see that she was uncomfortable with his choice of a location for their date。 Dwight is not one to give up。 He is earnest， sincere and clearly values Orchid’s qualities and character。 He wants to learn how to be the man that she would want to have in her life， by her side。 It is Charlene， a Piece Maker who has had her own epiphany with God， who guides him onto another course that will lead to the successful courtship of Orchid。 Both Dwight and Orchid learn that marriage cannot work if both partners are not thinking in terms of what the other wants or needs， how to serve each other and how to keep God and his teachings centremost。 This author has once again given her readers a story with thoughts to ponder and lessons to take to heart。 I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review。 。。。more
Cathy R Morgan
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As a famous baseballer， Dwight is used to the idea that he can get the attention of any girl he wants。 The only problem is that the one girl he does want isn't interested。 Orchid might be interested in Dwight if he'd stop boasting all the time， though she'd never admit it。 When Dwight humbles himself to go to the Piece Makers， Charlene gives him some helpful tips that make him change his approach - but will it be enough to finally get - and keep - Orchid's attention， or has he already missed the As a famous baseballer， Dwight is used to the idea that he can get the attention of any girl he wants。 The only problem is that the one girl he does want isn't interested。 Orchid might be interested in Dwight if he'd stop boasting all the time， though she'd never admit it。 When Dwight humbles himself to go to the Piece Makers， Charlene gives him some helpful tips that make him change his approach - but will it be enough to finally get - and keep - Orchid's attention， or has he already missed the boat？I think that as far as the Piece Makers' role in the match is concerned， this is my favourite book so far。 While their scheming and antics in many of the other books have been amusing in various ways， I think part of me objected to such meddling。 This is completely above-board and also very low-key。 I also really appreciated Charlene's willingness to accept when she's been wrong and to apologise - a great reminder。 Of course， watching Dwight learn to think of others rather than trying to prove himself worthy was amazing too， and I was glad to see them end up happily together。 All in all， a great story， with some lovely inspirational and thought-provoking messages。 Recommended。Note that I received a complimentary copy of the book from NetGalley。 I was not required to write a positive review and this is my considered opinion of the book。 。。。more
Sandy
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Loved watching the main characters grow。Dwight wanted Orchid but went about it all wrong。 After some advice from the chief piece maker， he began thinking about relationships differently。 But could he convince Orchid he had changed？ Loved watching them work out their relationship through both tough times and normal times through discussion， communication and support。 Received ARC and this is my honest review。
Leis Phinney
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