Recommended Read: The Doctor Wears A Stetson by Anne Marie Novark

You were wondering when I’d finally get around to reviewing a romance
novel, weren’t you? Fear not – I may read rather widely, but romance in
its many forms does make up the bulk of my library.

As for The Doctor Wears a Stetson
by Anne Marie Novark – I’m kind of kicking myself for not picking up
one of her books earlier, to be honest. I don’t know Anne, but she’s a
member of a forum I lurk around and occasionally post on, and it was
there that I clicked on one of the books in her signature at random. I
was looking for a good romance novel, and she has a *ton* of them out,
so I grabbed this one and started reading. 
Cowboy
stories are always fun – I have a hard time writing them because I’m
too cynical (and I prefer the fictional version over many of the cowboys
I’ve met in real life). But I love to read ’em, being a Montana girl,
and this one certainly didn’t disappoint. It takes place in a small
town, where life happens much like you’d expect it to, aside from the
sports car that the town’s prodigal son drives into town one night. What
eventually happens to the car…well, that just cracked me up, but
suffice it to say, our awkward heroine (Jessie) has a lot to do with it.
And it’s not what you’re thinking, it’s far better. 
There’s
also an…issue that Jessie has to deal with that stems mainly from a
lack of education (as well as fear), and I like how that particular part
of the book was dealt with as well. 
Overall,
the story is a pretty basic small town “second chance at love” tale that
is sweet, poignant and a little sad in spots. It’s the characters that
make it excellent – normal people who have sort of lost their way, and
need each other to find it again.  If you’re looking for a nice, quick,
romantic read, don’t hesitate to pick this one up. I’ll be looking into
more of Anne’s work very shortly myself.


I’m not a
professional reviewer, I don’t accept offerings direct from writers or
publishing houses (so don’t email asking me to review your book – that’s an
excellent way to ensure I never read it), and there’s a very good chance
I know the authors of over half the books I’ll recommend, so my opinion
is likely biased on any given day. This is just me telling you about a
great book I recently read. Nothing more, nothing less.