When unexpected visitors arrive at the Courtney Boardinghouse and claim the place belongs to them, Patience Courtney finds herself homeless and penniless. Having failed at so many things already in life, Patience is determined to find a way to survive and thrive.

When wealthy rancher, Spencer Wolcott, proposes a marriage of convenience, Patience accepts the arrangement. In exchange for a new home, she agrees to become the mother to Spencer’s precocious little girl so that he can manage his prosperous ranch.

As Patience falls in love with her new family, she learns Spencer has no intention of giving his heart away to any woman. With growing threats to the ranch, Spencer must decide what is truly important and whether he’ll allow himself to love again before it’s too late.

• Marriage of convenience
• Single father
• Grieving widower
• Homeless/penniless bride
• Precocious child
• Opposites attract

“This one’s worth rounding up.” —Booklist, on Falling for the Cowgirl

*All of the books in the Colorado Cowgirls series are sweet, closed-door romances with plenty of sizzle. The inspirational themes are light, and the romance is the main focus of the books.

Reviews for Convincing the Cowgirl

• Hannah: Amazing!! I’m glad I can enjoy a good romance book that makes you smile and even giggle like a school girl around her first crush but keeps things behind closed doors like they should be. 
• Paula: Fun and romance in the old West. One of my favorite tropes is a marriage of convenience but this one has a little twist of a mistaken bride. This may be my favorite the Colorado Cowgirls.
• Sylvia: Convincing the Cowgirl features sizzling but sweet romance and a lovely story of family and trust. I related to Patience in many ways, and I appreciated seeing her struggles represented in historical fiction.
• Margaret: Hedlund does a great job with misunderstandings, mishaps, and muddled perceptions. The characters are great, especially the 4 year old who leads everyone for a romp.
• Brandi: A marriage of convenience, rife with misunderstandings, scandal, and a rambunctious little girl create the perfect backdrop. Learning to love and learning to communicate allowed for so much growth, intimacy, and common ground. I adored [Spencer and Courtney] as characters as well as a couple and wholeheartedly recommend them all lovers of passionate, clean, romance.
• Jenessa: I LOVE marriage of convenience books and this was no exception!! Also opposites attract!! Patience was fun and quirky and a scatterbrain and Spencer was serious and focused and her complete opposite. I liked how they had to face their insecurities and fears and learn to love each other despite the fears.