Has he found a match made in denim and diamonds?
Rancher Boone Dalton has felt on the outs with Bronco
Heights society since his family moved to town. Everyone sees them as rough
gamblers instead of as the wealthy ranchers they are! So when a family prank
lands him a makeover with Sofia Sanchez, he's determined to say “Hell no!”
Until one look at the sexy stylist has him wanting to say “I do!” Sofia has
designs on a career outside of Bronco, and she's not looking for a forever
cowboy. But what if her heart is telling her Boone might just be The One?
Good book. The book opens as Boone admits that he envies
his two brothers, who have found love. He's ready for a wife and family of his
own but finding the right woman has been difficult. He and his family have only
been in town a couple of years. His father bought their ranch after winning big
at gambling. Unfortunately, the established "money" ranchers seem to
look down on the newcomers, making Boone feel like he's on the outside looking
in. When his younger brothers put his name in for a makeover with a local stylist
as a prank, he's furious and determined to decline the offer.
Sofia works for a local boutique that will soon carry a menswear
line, and the owner comes up with the idea for a makeover to advertise it. As Sofia
reads over the entry letters, she's visited by local psychic Winona, who pulls
a random letter from the stack and tells her that's the one she should pick.
After reading it, Sofia agrees. That cowboy sounds like the perfect candidate
for a confidence-boosting intervention.
I had to laugh when Boone went into the boutique to turn
down the makeover in no uncertain terms. Instead, Sofia's beauty bowled him
over, and he decided to go along with it so he could get to know her better.
Sofia is equally entranced with Boone, who showed up in his work clothes,
straight from working with his horses. She sees a somewhat scruffy, slightly
shy man who she knows she can help. She has no idea that he's one of
"those" Daltons.
I liked watching Boone and Sofia get to know each other.
There are some sweet scenes between them before Boone's guilty feelings force
him to confess the truth. Sofia's anger and hurt are pretty intense at first,
but Boone eventually wins her over. Their feelings for each other grow, but
there are obstacles. Sofia has dreams of a career in fashion design and has
plans to go to New York. She's honest about those plans and that marriage is
not in her immediate future. But Boone made up his mind that she was the one
for him and proposed anyway. I felt as frustrated as Sofia did with the way he
didn't listen to her. Then when he tries to make it up to her, he digs himself
deeper into the hole of her frustration with him.
Sofia has some baggage of her own that makes her resist her
feelings for Boone. She is convinced that there is no way she can combine her
career and a family of her own. Like Boone, she didn't truly listen to his
point of view. It took an eye-opening conversation for her to realize the power
of compromise. Boone also received a reminder that setting the right priorities
makes a world of difference. I loved the ending and seeing both give a little
to find a way forward together. 
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