❤ 1880s Wyoming Territory ❤A young lady seeking a peculiar kind of husband. A ranch full of cowhands who have long adored her from a distance. A foreman who's got his hands full ... and his heart on the line ...Sophie Vandercook leaves her post as an instructor at an Academy for Young Ladies in St. Louis, and heads to the OS Ranch in Wyoming Territory with a plan. It seems the perfect place, since her older half-brother is employed there. There's just one thing in her way – the ranch's foreman, Nate Abbott.Nate has a ranch to run, a vital roundup to get through, and a bunkhouse full of cowhands smitten from afar with a young lady they all consider Our Sophie. So there's no time – or reason – to consider exactly what her letters might be stirring in him. Then Sophie arrives in Wyoming.Secrets tumble, problems multiply, and the OS outfit is turned on its head wondering if Sophie will wed a cowboy?Praise for Courting a Cowboy"I fell in love with Nate and Sophie, and all their stubbornness. As well as all the supporting characters!! I was truly sad when the book was over. It's full of fun, adventure, danger, laughter, and a few tears." --5*"Humorous twists in this story of a young woman who finally realizes who she will marry. Fun read." --5*"What a beautifully written novel. Wonderful characters and story line and a fantastic ending but the best part is that it was funny. Don't miss it." --5*"Sophie will steal your heart like she does all the men in the book. And you'll be waiting anxiously to see how Nate falls for her after trying hard to resist his fate."--5*More western historical romance from Patricia McLinn:Widow WomanTry Wyoming-set contemporary romance by Patricia McLinnWyoming Wildflowers seriesWyoming Wildflowers: The Beginning (Snowberry)Almost a Bride (Indian Paintbrush)Match Made in Wyoming (Fireweed)My Heart Remembers (Bur Marigold)A New WorldJack's Heart (Yellow Monkeyflower)Rodeo NightsWhere Love Lives (Threadleaf Phacelia)A Cowboy Wedding (Mixed bouquet)Making Christmas (Pasque Flower)Helping love find a wayCharacters from A Place Called Home, Bardville, and Wyoming Wildflowers series join forces to plant love.The Wyoming Marriage AssociationFirst Date: DivorceSecond Start: FamilyBardville, Wyoming seriesA Stranger in the FamilyA Stranger to LoveThe Rancher Meets His MatchA Place Called Home seriesLost and Found GroomAt the Heart's CommandHidden in a Heartbeat