The Last Chance Cowboy ~ Review

The Last Chance Cowboy 
Colorado Cowboys #5 
By Jody Hedlund 

 

This is the final book in the Colorado Cowboys series which has followed the McQuaid siblings as they sought a new life in Colorado. This is a story of mistaken identity, second chances, and new beginnings. In the previous books we were given glimpses of Dylan as he sank deeper into the life he allowed to trap him. But he has seemingly overcome his drinking and gambling issues. Dylan McQuaid was the prodigal son who had to leave when his actions placed him in danger but now he is back having gotten himself straightened out.  As the new sheriff of Fairplay, Colorado he aims to keep himself out of trouble and make his brothers proud. But everything is threatened when Catherine Remington comes to town with a baby she claims is his. 

Catherine is a woman of means whose midwifery skills put her in a wrong place/wrong time situation and she used the opportunity to deliver Dylan's son to him to remove herself from danger. Determined to be a better man, Dylan makes Catherine an offer. There's just one little problem - she's not the woman he thinks she is. But one thing leads to another and Catherine soon finds herself living a life she never expected to have. But could Colorado offer her the safe place she needs?

This book could be read as a standalone but it is better read as part of the series. But no matter how you read this book if you are a fan of Jody Hedlund's books you won't be disappointed in it. It is a historical romance that finds its heart in the family that takes center stage throughout the series. Family is there for you no matter what, even when you make a mess of everything they are there to support you as you start over, ready to offer you a helping hand.

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own.

About the Book:

As a midwife, Catherine Remington is successful in bringing new life into the world, but she's failed one too many times in finding true love. When she's accused of a murder she didn't commit, she's forced to flee and decides to run away to Colorado to honor a patient's dying wish to deliver a newborn infant to his father.

The repentant prodigal Dylan McQuaid is finally back in Fairplay. Elected as sheriff, he's doing his best to prove to the town he's a changed man and worthy of their trust. When a woman shows up with an infant son he didn't know he had, Dylan is left with only complicated choices on what to do next.

Having grown attached to Dylan's son, Catherine doesn't want to part ways with the infant, but what she doesn't bargain for is how easily she'll fall for the charming rogue, or how quickly her past will catch up with her and put their love and lives in danger.

Bestselling author Jody Hedlund brings her Colorado Cowboys series to an adventuresome close with this page-turning Western romance.