Brenda Minton

The Rancher's Texas Match


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      A Rancher’s Mission

      As a volunteer at the Lone Star Cowboy League Boys Ranch, Tanner Barstow helps the troubled young residents turn their lives around. When a local rancher dies and leaves his large property to the boys ranch, Tanner finds himself spending a lot of time with Macy Swanson, whose orphaned nephew, Colby, lives at the ranch. Tanner’s attracted to the newcomer, but she doesn’t fit his plans. Macy longs to have Colby come home with her, but the former city girl worries she won’t be the mother he deserves. Can Tanner help her see that the future she and Colby need is right here—with him?

      Tears were streaming down Macy’s cheeks.

      She wasn’t his problem, Tanner reminded himself. But for the life of him, he couldn’t walk away from her.

      “I want to fix this all for Colby and I can’t,” she said. “He’s only seven. I have to find a way to help him get past his grief and his anger.” She covered her face with her hands. “I’m mad because I don’t know what to do for Colby.” Her eyes closed and she shook her head.

      “Macy?” he asked gently. He needed to let her continue, to talk it out.

      “There are days I wonder if Colby would be better off with someone else, with anyone but me. But I’m his family. We have each other.”

      “Yes,” he said, “and in the end, that matters.”

      “But what if I’m not a mom? What if I can’t do this?” She looked young standing there next to him, her green eyes troubled.

      He had to say just the right thing.

      * * *

      Lone Star Cowboy League: Boys Ranch

      Bighearted ranchers in small-town Texas

      The Rancher’s Texas Match by Brenda Minton,

      October 2016

      The Ranger’s Texas Proposal by Jessica Keller,

      November 2016

      The Nanny’s Texas Christmas by Lee Tobin McClain,

      December 2016

      The Cowboy’s Texas Family by Margaret Daley,

      January 2017

      The Doctor’s Texas Baby by Deb Kastner,

      February 2017

      The Rancher’s Texas Twins by Allie Pleiter,

      March 2017

      BRENDA MINTON lives in the Ozarks with her husband, children, cats, dogs and strays. She is a pastor’s wife, Sunday school teacher, coffee addict and sleep deprived. Not in that order. Her dream to be an author for Harlequin started somewhere in the pages of a romance novel about a young American woman stranded in a Spanish castle. Her dreams came true, and twenty-plus books later, she is an author hoping to inspire young girls to dream.

      The Rancher’s Texas Match

      Brenda Minton

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      Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to allow the world to corrupt you.

      —James 1:27

      Dedicated to the workers who tirelessly serve, helping children and families in need.

      Special thanks and acknowledgment to Brenda Minton for her contribution to the Lone Star Cowboy League: Boys Ranch miniseries.

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Introduction

       About the Author

       Title Page

       Bible Verse

       Dedication

       Acknowledgments

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Dear Reader

       Extract

       Copyright

       Chapter