A Cowboy's Touch: A Sweet Cowboy Romance (A Big Sky Romance) Paperback – March 27, 2011

Loved this book. Couldn't put it down. Denise is a smooth writer always pulling you into the next page with Christian views embedded into her story.

This was my first solo read by Denise Hunter. In the past, I had read her contributions to the Smitten series.Abigail works for her mother at a struggling magazine. When she starts having problems with hypertension and headaches, she is sent to the middle of nowhere in Montana and told to rest. While she's there, she's supposed to be checking in on her great aunt to see if she has the faculties to remain alone in her house.Wade is hiding from his past. When his daughter's nanny backs out at the last minute, he's left with finding someone else in two days to watch her for the summer. Meeting Abigail seems to be the perfect solution, but he discovers that she's making her way past the wall that he erected around his heart when his wife died mysteriously. He was a big name in the rodeo world back then, now he's a quiet rancher out in the middle of nowhere.When Abigail finds out who he is, she feels like God has given her the opportunity to save her mother's magazine. She begins her snooping, but what starts out as the perfect story soon turns into a crisis. How can she betray these people that have been so nice to her? And what about her feelings for Wade? She doesn't really believe that Wade had anything to do with his wife's death, but hides from Wade what she's up to. I found myself cringing at some of her decisions.The second book is called The Accidental Bride and follows Shay, someone we get a few glimpses of in this book. Book 3 is The Trouble with Cowboys and is about Dylan, another person we meet in this book. Overall, I liked the book and look forward to reading more from this author.

The setting of Moose Creek, Montana, is as much a character in this book as Abigail Jones, a writer and workaholic sent to Moose Creek to keep an eye on her aging Aunt Lucy for a few months. In addition, Abigail may be able to resolve some health issues (headaches, palpitations, etc.) caused by her work schedule during the visit. Abby is immediately introduced to Wade Ryan, father of Maddy Ryan, who attaches herself to Abby to solve the mystery of who stole her bike, which, as an investigative writer, Abby agrees to do. Abby also investigates the mystery surrounding Wade, a former Texas rodeo star who went into hiding at Moose Creek. The revelations brought about this discovery and Abby's subsequent article will save her mother's publication from bankruptcy. In a plot point that seems contrived, Abby winds up living in Wade's house and serving as Maddy's nanny while investigating the mystery surrounding the cowboy. Although Wade seems closed and sometimes taciturn, Abby manages to get him to open up, and Abby begins to realize her feelings for him.There are many parts of this novel that seem out of place for Moose Creek, such as Abby living in the same house with Wade and his daughter without raising anyone's eyebrow of propriety, and Wade's discovery of the article that Abby is writing. Still, Denise Hunter manages to write a very sweet romance that you hope will turn out well with all hearts intact.

I like Denise Hunter as an author. She never disappoints. This story was a great story. I hope you like it, too.

This is a well written and engaging book. The characters are believable and draw you into their lives. I felt sympathy and heart ache for them. The descriptions of the people and the scenery are perfect. They create a picture without being over the top (unlike Sir Walter Scott's descriptions). I would highly recommend this book to anyone. It is the first in a series but works well as a stand alone. In fact, I started with the second book and didn't know it was series till I looked up the Author (because I was so impressed with the second one in the series, "The Accidental Bride"). There is a subtle Christian POV to the novels if that bothers you -- don't read them. I, personally, felt it was not layered on too thick and enjoyed it.

This was such a wonderful book, I loved traveling to the charming town of Moose Creek with Abigail, Wade, sweet Maddie, and colorful Aunt Lucy and her dolls. Such a wonderful love story, and also Christian- I felt like this book brought me closer to God. Loved it- just what I needed. Thanks Denise, I am on to The Trouble With Cowboys now, and almost halfway through. Also just ordered The Accidental Bride. I love how the characters grow on you throughout the stories. Like in The Trouble With Cowboys, I have come to love stubborn Annie, she is so strong in caring for Sierra and Ryder and has such a passion for horses, and already loved Dylan from A Cowboy's Touch. I really hope there are more in this series -A Big Sky Romance. Now if only Moose Creek were real... along with either a Wade or a Dylan cowboy to go along with it! :)

I liked the idea of this book and I liked the writing style. I loved Wade, but I didn’t really like Abigail. She was really selfish and should never have thought about writing an article. She used Wade and played with his feelings. She only started trying to get close to him for her article. Her family even encouraged her to do it. He deserved more and I definitely wasn’t rooting for them as a couple. If the article wasn’t a plot point, I would have LOVED this book. I will continue with the series because I am interested in Shay’s story.

Wow! Such a good story! Loved the characters, the story line and the location sounds amazing! This book was written well!