{"id":26026,"date":"2020-07-31T07:49:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T11:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=26026"},"modified":"2022-10-12T20:17:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T20:17:44","slug":"review-the-rebellious-rancher-by-kate-pearce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/31\/review-the-rebellious-rancher-by-kate-pearce\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Rebellious Rancher by Kate Pearce"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-26026\" data-postid=\"26026\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-26026 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_2p4u100 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_weyu314 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ge5v184 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/the-rebellious-rancher-kate-pearce.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Rebellious Rancher by Kate Pearce\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Rebellious Rancher by Kate Pearce\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_brne110 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Attachment to the land, hard work, and community, sets the folks of Morgantown apart from the everyday, and always brings them back to the ranch\u2014where they might even find love . . . \u00a0 <\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After his father decides to leave the ranch to his older brother, usually calm, steadfast Ben Miller struggles to deal with his resentment. When he\u2019s invited to develop a trail riding experience on the Morgans\u2019 dude ranch, Ben jumps at the chance. Soon he\u2019s assigned a mysterious client, an actress whose family secretly wants her removed from influences in LA. Ben\u2019s determined to teach her to fend for herself. But he quickly discovers she\u2019s more than a pampered pretty face . . . \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Silver Meadow believes she\u2019s preparing for a serious dramatic role\u2014one that will free her from her controlling parents. She\u2019s certainly not going to be controlled by Ben, especially when he takes her out in the middle of nowhere to learn how to survive. Yet gradually, far from her cell phone, Silver begins to open up to him about her life\u2014and finds they have more in common than they thought. Soon a romance blossoms\u2014but can a jet-setting movie star and a homebody cowboy find the best of both worlds? . . . \u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_1rz7052 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_p45p006  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg?resize=146%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jul 28, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Millers of Morgan Valley<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>3<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Kensington<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Zebra Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ben<\/strong> is feeling out of sorts since his father left the ranch to his older brother. He is asked to do a ten-day trail with a client who would pay him a good sum of money. He needs to step away from the ranch for a moment to get his resentment and feelings together. He just doesn\u2019t anticipate the client being a famous actress.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Silver<\/strong> is an actress whose entire career has been spearheaded by her meddling father. Her entire family relies on her providing for them so Silver feels some sort of pressure. She wants to take the reins of her career but her father\u2019s controlling ways are hindering her. I went into this novel completely ready to get hate Silver but found myself admiring her strength. I really disliked her father and his antics. There is self discovery for Silver on this trail and growth.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of course the sex scenes are steamy. I didn\u2019t expect anything less from Ms. Pearce as I have read some of her steamier books. The connection between Silver and Ben is undeniably.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The one thing that I disliked was the manufactured drama where the couple got together and separated more than once. I wanted Silver to put her foot down much earlier in the story. She had shown so much growth. She took care of Ben when he got hurt on the trail and even took the lead to make sure they got to safety. She listened to the poison her father spewed once she returned back to Hollywood instead of trusting her gut. It almost as if she regressed.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, this is a cute cowboy story that is well written. I look forward to reading the other books in the series. 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When he\u2019s invited to develop a trail riding experience on the Morgans\u2019 dude ranch, Ben jumps at the chance. Soon he\u2019s assigned a mysterious client, an actress whose family secretly wants her removed from influences in LA. Ben\u2019s determined to teach her to fend for herself. But he quickly discovers she\u2019s more than a pampered pretty face . . . \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Silver Meadow believes she\u2019s preparing for a serious dramatic role\u2014one that will free her from her controlling parents. She\u2019s certainly not going to be controlled by Ben, especially when he takes her out in the middle of nowhere to learn how to survive. Yet gradually, far from her cell phone, Silver begins to open up to him about her life\u2014and finds they have more in common than they thought. Soon a romance blossoms\u2014but can a jet-setting movie star and a homebody cowboy find the best of both worlds? . . . \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jul 28, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Millers of Morgan Valley<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>3<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Kensington<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Zebra Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ben<\/strong> is feeling out of sorts since his father left the ranch to his older brother. He is asked to do a ten-day trail with a client who would pay him a good sum of money. He needs to step away from the ranch for a moment to get his resentment and feelings together. He just doesn\u2019t anticipate the client being a famous actress.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Silver<\/strong> is an actress whose entire career has been spearheaded by her meddling father. Her entire family relies on her providing for them so Silver feels some sort of pressure. She wants to take the reins of her career but her father\u2019s controlling ways are hindering her. I went into this novel completely ready to get hate Silver but found myself admiring her strength. I really disliked her father and his antics. There is self discovery for Silver on this trail and growth.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of course the sex scenes are steamy. I didn\u2019t expect anything less from Ms. Pearce as I have read some of her steamier books. The connection between Silver and Ben is undeniably.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The one thing that I disliked was the manufactured drama where the couple got together and separated more than once. I wanted Silver to put her foot down much earlier in the story. She had shown so much growth. She took care of Ben when he got hurt on the trail and even took the lead to make sure they got to safety. She listened to the poison her father spewed once she returned back to Hollywood instead of trusting her gut. It almost as if she regressed.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, this is a cute cowboy story that is well written. I look forward to reading the other books in the series. I highly recommended for fans of contemporary western stories.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3giku2S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-rebellious-rancher\/id1502296525?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-rebellious-rancher-kate-pearce\/1134434814?ean=9781420148282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-rebellious-rancher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Kate_Pearce_The_Rebellious_Rancher?id=Voq5DwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}