Wildflowers have to be strong and resilient to bloom amid the rugged beauty of Wyoming – and so do the women.

"Melt your heart romance" -- Old Book Barn Gazette     

When fire ravages Wyoming mountains, fireweed is among the first plants to return, brightening a blighted area with the joy of its blooms. Small-town lawyer Taylor Anne Larsen faces the challenge of doing the same for the pain-ravaged heart and disbelieving soul of hunky but silent cowboy Cal Ruskoff. Armed with the same grace and grit as the wildflower fireweed, Taylor has allies in trying to bring Cal out from behind his walls -- a matchmaking friend, a Wyoming blizzard, high-octane mutual attraction, being snowbound, and a rescue dog who slips right past Cal's well-built defenses.

Recluse Cal might give in to passion temporarily for a sizzling New Year's Eve kiss. And he might not be able to forget that kiss and the way it felt to hold Taylor. But from behind the wall he's built around his past and his secrets, he know she is all that he can't ever let himself have. Not only for his sake, but for hers. He'll use all his weapons to keep her out. 

He'll need all those weapons and more when they're snowed in together on the ranch where he's foreman. Even the darned dog they insisted he adopt conspires to throw him and Taylor together. It's enough to make him threaten to give the pup back, if he'd go. But the dog's sticking. If the dog can, maybe . . . No. A woman's not a dog. Desire's one thing, but a woman like Taylor needs more than that. . . . Needs more than he has to give.

"These characters -- their dialogue, their fears, their complex personalities -- are very real. As a reader, I couldn't help fall under Cal's spell -- a good, troubled, mixed-up man who forces Taylor to confront some of her own demons, even as he refuses to face his own ... There's a lot of subtle -- and not so subtle -- humor here, the love scenes are at once tender and sizzling, and the emotions and fears of both characters wrap themselves around the reader's heart and don't let go." – 5* review

Celebrate this humor-laced and emotional wounded hero love story with a guaranteed HEA (Happily Ever After) between a hot cowboy who needs all the healing Taylor and the rescue puppy can give him. (And find out what Cal names the puppy to get under the skin of both Taylor and his matchmaking boss.)

Match Made in Wyoming is a slow burn, heart-warming standalone novel in the Wyoming Wildflowers contemporary romance series that centers around a small-town ranching community of family and friends where you'll feel you belong. If you like sizzling chemistry, believable characters, clever conspiracies "for their own good", and rugged, sexy cowboys, then you’ll love USA Today bestseller Patricia McLinn’s slow burn contemporary western story of finding your individual path to love.

Get all of the heartfelt Wyoming Wildflowers series!

Wyoming Wildflowers: The Beginning (Snowberry)

Almost a Bride (Indian Paintbrush) 

Match Made in Wyoming (Fireweed) 

My Heart Remembers (Bur Marigold) 

A New World

Jack’s Heart (Yellow Monkeyflower)

Rodeo Nights

Where Love Lives (Threadleaf Phacelia)

A Cowboy Wedding (Mixed bouquet )

Making Christmas (Pasque Flower)

 Reader reviews for the Wyoming Wildflowers stories:

"Great reason to believe in love still existing!"

 "Page turner, cute, funny. Can't wait to get the next in line."

"This is a great western story and would recommend you to read it. …I haven't found one of her books I don't like."

“Each one was totally different, characters were unique and totally believable!! Enjoy!!!

“Amazing and touching.”

"Smart, stubborn and irresistible."

“So enjoyable I couldn’t put it down until I finished it.”

“Excellent book! I read it straight in one whole day. Recommend it to anyone!” 

“Delightful!”

”Nothing short of heart consuming and thrilling. I've loved every one and feel like I know the people personally. I can't wait for the next installment.”

Match Made in Wyoming can be read as a standalone, or follow all the family and friends of the Slash-C ranch throughout the heart-stirring Wyoming Wildflowers series. It will appeal to readers of Catherina Maura, L. Steele, Melanie Harlow, and Janice Whiteaker. It's a heartwarming western romance with humor and open-door love scenes.