"Colorado Cowboy" by C.C. Coburn took me by surprise. It hit the ground running with a touching and emotional story line and a reunion romance that packed a wallop! Luke O'Malley is a true Alpha Male, and it takes a very special woman to soften his rough edges. His unhappy marriage gifted him with three young daughters whom he loves very much. After years of being manipulated by his selfish ex-wife, Luke has his hands full with running his Colorado ranch and being a father to three young ladies very much in need of a woman's caring ways. When a judge from New York contacts him and informs him that he has a teenaged son by a woman from his past, Luke is stunned. Megan Montgomery still stirs Luke's passions. When she walks into the courtroom, it is the first time he has seen her in over fifteen years. They had met when she was on a break from college and was staying at the ski-lodge where Luke was an instructor. Megan had been young, innocent, and lovely, and Luke had fallen hard and fast. Megan had given him her heart and her trust. Due to the behind the scenes contrivances of the woman who would later become his wife, Luke lost Megan, never knowing that she was carrying his child. Seeing Megan and the young man, Cody, who is undeniably his son makes Luke feel many different emotions. The one thing that he is sure of is that he wants his family all together. The judge orders joint custody, and part of that custody order is that Megan and Cody move to Colorado to be near Luke. The only way that Cody will agree is if his father marries his mother. Forced into a marriage of convenience, Megan agrees, and the judge marries them on the spot. This is a fiery, raw, and deeply-felt reunion romance. No easy answers, but real desires and conflicts. This was the third book in C.C. Coburn's "The O'Malley Men Series". The first two books in the series were "Colorado Christmas" and "The Sheriff and the Baby". A fourth book is planned, and I can't wait to read the entire series. ( )