Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses

Katrina Emmel

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Book cover for Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses

Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses

Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses

Katrina Emmel

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Description

A swoon-worthy YA rivals-to-lovers romance between a Nebraskan cowboy and California girl, thrust together on the Oregon Trail.

Anything's possible under a prairie sky...

Riley Thomas is feeling stuck--she's moved from California to Nebraska, she's on a weeklong Oregon Trail family bonding excursion, and her luggage is lost. There's no one her age on the trip except a tall, dark and irksome cowboy who wrongly assumes she has zero ability to handle the great outdoors. She can't wait for this misery to end--even though going "home" isn't even possible anymore.

Lone wolf Colton Walker loves the simpler life of the plains and his family's tourism business that helps protect them. He's a stand-up guy--not a love 'em and leave 'em type like his rival, Jake. And he knows better than to take his chances with a prairie princess like Riley.

But Riley's got more sense than Colton thinks--and he's not nearly as inflexible as he seems. And under a wide prairie sky of puffy clouds and bright stars, everything comes into focus--including a cowboy's heart.

Katrina Emmel's Near Misses and Cowboy Kisses will take you on a sweeping journey across the American prairie . . . once you love a boy in a Stetson, you'll never be the same.

About the Author

Katrina Emmel grew up in New Hampshire, moved to the Midwest for graduate school, and continued traveling westward until she reached the Pacific. Now a SoCal resident, Katrina lives in an active household with her husband, two children, father-in-law, and their twin beagles, Doc Holiday and Wyatt Earp. In addition to writing fiction, she loves science, crafts, making up silly songs for her kids, and supporting monarch conservation by planting lots of milkweed. Near Misses and Cowboy Kisses is her debut novel.

Critical Reviews

Praise for Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses

"Near Misses and Cowboy Kisses is a delightful and romantic romp that will lasso your heart and never let go!"--Kristy Boyce, bestselling author of Dungeons and Drama

"A sweet, slow-burn romance with a swoon-y payoff."--Kirkus Reviews

"Well-worn romance tropes delivered via tightly paced writing teeming with sunshiny vibes make this a swoony and uplifting read."--Publishers Weekly

"A fun setting and a couple who readers will root for make this a great light romance selection."--School Library Journal

Publishing Information

Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Pub date: 2024-07-23
Length: 288 pages

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