Caught Up in a Cowboy
Cowboys of Creedence • Book 1
by Jennie Marts
Why You'll Love This
A hockey-playing cowboy comes home humbled, and the girl he left behind has a secret that changes everything.
- Great if you want: small-town second-chance romance with a single-mom twist
- The experience: warm and breezy — comfort reading with real emotional stakes
- The writing: Marts keeps the banter sharp and the tension sweetly slow-burning
- Skip if: secret-baby tropes make you roll your eyes
About This Book
When a professional hockey player comes home to a Colorado ranch town nursing his wounds, he expects rest — not a collision with the high school sweetheart he never quite got over. Quinn Rivers has spent years building a life without Rockford James, and she has very good reasons to keep it that way. What follows is a second-chance romance with real emotional weight: two people who never fully let go of each other, now forced to reckon with what was left unsaid, what changed, and whether the timing can ever actually be right.
Jennie Marts writes with warmth and a light comic touch that keeps the pages turning without undercutting the story's genuine heart. The small-town Colorado setting feels lived-in rather than decorative, and the dynamic between Rock and Quinn earns its tension through specificity — these are characters with actual history and credible reasons to hesitate. The blend of humor, longing, and family stakes gives the book a satisfying emotional range, making it the kind of romance that feels like both comfort and investment at once.