Last Cavanagh standing. Alexia always proclaimed herself as the unencumbered fun auntie, but now that all eight siblings are married, she’s feeling it. Not so pressured that she’ll date just to please her family, but she also can’t resist the cute but penniless drifter who needs a job. Happy Trails Stables, the business she owns with her sisters, needs a hand, right? Win, win.

Cody Willis’s dad lost the family ranch to creditors from his gambling addiction. His faith shattered, no home, no horse, no nothing keeps Cody from drifting north into Montana, looking for something, anything, to keep afloat. His new boss, Alexia Cavanagh, is everything he always wanted but can never have.

But when Cody misconstrues an honest effort of Alexia’s to right a wrong in his past, he overreacts and messes up their tentative connection. Alexia can get a horse’s cinch strap just right. Why can’t she finesse a relationship?

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About the Cavanagh Cowgirls Romance series!

If your sister doesn’t have your back, who does? The three Cavanagh cowgirls put their differences aside to open Happy Trails Riding Stables together, but there’s not much they agree on except this: romance was great for their six big brothers, but they don’t need that complication. All they need is Girl Power… and Jesus.

1. Take the Reins, Cowgirl (Emma)
2. Drop the Spurs, Cowgirl (Vivienne)
3. Cinch the Saddle, Cowgirl (Alexia)