The Cowboy Who Stole My Heart by Melinda Carroll

The Cowboy Who Stole My Heart (Wyle Away Ranch, #3)

by Melinda Carroll

Only two things stand between Skye and the life she craves: a priceless necklace and a hot cowboy. Not necessarily in that order.

Skye Stanton enjoys catering for Aunt Judy’s reception center about as much as she likes sour milk and day-old sushi. But she’s trapped as long as Judy holds Grandma’s trust money hostage. So when Skye learns her family may have the rights to a stolen heirloom necklace, she hatches a plan to track down the jewels in exchange for sweet freedom.

For Dillon Wyle, the necklace doesn’t just represent money—it symbolizes loyalty, family, and the mother he tragically lost years ago. Dillon intends to protect that legacy, even if he must fight against the beautiful woman with the sexy smile who shows up at the ranch claiming the necklace for her own.

Skye asserts the jewels were stolen; Dillon insists they were a gift. Only one can be right. And when their relationship turns romantic, the two of them realize there’s more at stake than just the necklace—their hearts, their history, and both families' futures end up on the line.

The Cowboy Who Stole My Heart is the third book in the Wyle Away Ranch series of feel-good, laugh-out-loud romantic comedies about five brothers who each find their happily ever after. If you like clean reads about star-crossed lovers, tradition, and of course hot cowboys, then you’ll love this novel. This can be read as a stand-alone but better in the series—and no cliff-hangers allowed!

Reviewed by ladygrey on

3 of 5 stars

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A sweet addition to the series. It's the little things, though, in a series like this that get me. Near the beginning Dillon is thinking about how his mom was the last one to touch the necklace, but he's already acknowledged that Kitty work it when they eloped so…. his mom totally wasn't the last one to touch it or wear and it and he knows that. Also the first two books say they have 38,000 acres but this one says 120 - big difference.

Skye is mostly a decent character, but every now and then she's a jump to conclusions and run away before anyone can explain anything characters.

Dillon is particularly amusing when he's turning her words against her and somehow she's more adorable when he's doing that too.

The ending was sweet. Expected but still satisfying. Except for the little discrepancies it's pretty good.

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  • 16 June, 2022: Started reading
  • 16 June, 2022: Finished reading
  • 17 June, 2022: Reviewed