Cowboy Brave: Longhorn Canyon, Book 3

Sparks fly when an activities director at a retirement center falls for a sweet-talking cowboy in Brown’s fun third Longhorn Canyon contemporary (after Cowboy Honor). Emily Baker, senior activities director at the Oakview Retirement Center in Bowie, Tex., takes a group of seniors known as the Fab Five to spend a week at the Longhorn Canyon ranch. Emily is unprepared for her attraction to Justin Maguire, whose family owns the ranch, as she watches over the Fab Five during their week of absurd antics (including skinny-dipping and strip poker). The allure of Justin’s kisses intensifies Emily’s attraction to him, but she is reluctant to get involved with him, knowing his penchant for one-night stands. When Emily and the seniors return to their normal routine at the retirement center, the seniors keep in touch with the friends they made while at the ranch as they plot to foster a relationship between Justin and Emily. Sizzling romance between believable characters is the mainstay of this whimsical novel, which is enhanced by plenty of romantic yearning. Agent: Erin Niumata, Folio Literary. (Jan.)