When Emily Murphy walks into a bar and sees a sexy cowboy looking at her from under his hat, she knows she is in trouble. After having a couple of beers and making out with him on the pool table in the back room, she knows she is more than in trouble.Emily Murphy finds herself back in Valentine Valley, a mountain town she hasn’t been in since she was a little girl. Now that her mom has passed away, Emily has inherited a store on the main street of this town. Emily has decided now that she has [...]

A Town Called Valentine is the start of another "small town romance series". It seems like there are a lot of these around after the success of Robyn Carr's Virgin River series. I've grown weary of that series, started Emily March's Eternity Springs series and have grown weary of that series as well. Perhaps this is just me needing a change of genre, but I found this book to be just "more of the same".Emily Murphy has come to Valentine Valley, Colorado on the heels of a bad marriage/recent divor [...]

Nice story. The hero and heroine meet in a bar in small town Colorado, play some pool, and get all hot and bothered with each other. Then they both get irritated with themselves when she stops things from going further. Then her car won't start so he gives her a ride, except the place she's going is a ruin, so he takes her to his grandma's boarding house, and the story is off and running. He's a rancher who has problems with helping people too much. She's a recent divorcee who's trying to start [...]

I started off loving the vibe of the small town immediately. What can I say? I'm a sucker for small town romances. However, I fluctuated between liking and disliking the heroine. She was too hot and cold for my own taste. I did like the hero. Eventually I did feel the connection between them. I mostly enjoyed the secondary characters and I look forward to discovering what happens to them. Overall, not a bad start to a series.

Small town romance at it finest. draws you in with beautiful descriptions of the small town life of a romantic town . love the main character as well as all the town's people and the picture painted of ranch life!

Romance is in the air in a charming small town filled with engaging characters who convince you that happy-ever-afters are not just expected, they're inevitable. Add in some alluring cowboys, their irresistible families, plus some meddling old ladies, a bake-off and a rodeo — and you have the ingredients for one heck of a fun ride!Emily Murphy stops at a tavern intending to eat and be on her way. Nate Thalberg, one tall, long drink of water who Emily meets at the tavern, entices her into a gam [...]

A TOWN CALLED VALENTINE by Emma Cane01/12 – Avon, a division of HarperCollins PublishersWhy are making choices so difficult?Emily Murphy is free from her ex-husband and shedding the past to build a bright future. A few backward steps are required to do this, one of which is selling the building in Valentine Valley the town where her family is from. Emily led an eclectic lifestyle with her mother and rarely visited so why does this town feel like home. The unexpected need for some reconstructio [...]

Good book. I loved the small town atmosphere and all the quirky characters. I really liked Emily and the way she was taking control of her life. She planned to take a couple weeks and get her building ready to sell. She wasn't expecting it to be in as bad a shape as it was, and realized it was going to take longer than she thought. Nate is a really nice guy (sexy too) who is involved in many things around town. He offers to help Emily as she fixes up her place. It also gives them a chance to exp [...]

A Town Called Valentine is Emma Cane's debut novel. I must say. was an excellent start! Emily Murphy takes what she expects to be a relatively short trip from San Fransisco to Valentine Valley after her mother passes away to sell the store her mother owned. She'll sell the building and go back to San Fran to finish college and adopt a baby. Well, she arrives in town on a rainy night and she's hungry. She stops in a local bar/restaurant for a quick bite to eat. She doesn't expect to see a gorgeou [...]

This is a wonderfully uplifting debut romance. Emily is a newly divorced woman who has come to the town of Valentine to check-out and sell a recently inherited property. Her first night in town she runs into Nate and sparks immediately fly. However, neither of them want a relationship. This, of course, sets up the sexual tension between the two. There is a definate romance in this story that is very warm and "homey" and yet it is sey and exciting. I am looking forward to reading more from this a [...]

It was a heartwarming story about second chances. I enjoyed how Emily started growing on her journey of self-reliance and was able to move forward with her life. The fact that Nate was a handsome "Cowboy" was just icing on the cake. I can't wait to read more about Valentine Valley. Please keep them coming.

The charming beginning of Emma Cane's new series set in Valentine Valley, Colorado! This is a fun contemporary romance with great characters and a great story!

Kind of boring. Didn't feel the chemistry between the characters and it took me a week to finish which is not like me when it comes to romances.

I thought it was a great read. There are so many people involved. I hope she continues it with a series.

I found another great series! What a fun read, you can't help but fall in love with the people of Valentine!

After having her life fall apart (marriage and discovering she can't have children) Emily returns to her mother's hometown to sell a building she inherited and discovers another family secret that shakes her identity. However, her first night in town she meets a handsome cowboy who proves her heart still beats and might even be ready to love again.

Cute, sweet, happy ending!! Just what I needed!!

I am a sucker for small town romances and I have to say this one definitely hit the mark, it was engaging, heartwarming, and left me smiling! Highly recommend!

I started reading A Town Called Valentine on Valentine's Day because I thought it was an appropriate title. And to tell the truth, I really enjoyed the first half of the book. But then a series of small odd details started to irk me. By two thirds of the story I was almost ready to call it a day and I managed to stumble through the happily ever after just relieved the book was finally over. The romance between Nate and Emily is fairly predictable, but then, that happens in a lot of romance novel [...]

Emily has just recovered barely from a bitter marriage which ended in divorce, and has come to the small town Valentine to sell her mothers restaurant, when she encounters a sexy cowboy who makes her head spin with his kisses. Emily's plan is to fix the place enough to sell, then go to San Francisco to go back to college. Nate is a rancher, and his life is full of taking care of his responsibilities. When he sees a beautiful young woman, he is intrigued when they share a passionate encounter tha [...]

Emily Murphy returned to her mother’s hometown for one reason and one reason only. For a quick sale on the building willed to her. But as life often goes, another plan started to materialize. Nate Thalberg is a real ladies man. Not that any woman got past his ten date rule. Nate has wounds, and refuses to hurt another woman…or himself for that matter. Emily discovers something she never imagined. As her mother’s secret unravels, so does Emily’s heart. Nate learns to live life, and in the [...]

Emily Murphy decides to escape to Valentine, Colorado to move on from her old life and start a whole new one. Since Emily is just recently divorced she is hoping to sell the building her mother had left her so she is able to go to college, but that doesn’t even almost cover it. She is just about broke. Who said this was going to be as easy as she planned. Nate Thalberg, has always lived in Valentine and is the local cowboy who all the woman would love to get a hold of. Unfortunately for them h [...]

This was a new read for a more contemporary series than I've read in the last few years. I also don't think of myself as being cowboy related but Nate is written in such a way that you like him. His sex appeal is lost on me but his kindness and how much he loves his family seems sweet. The pressures he experiences seem real and I believe in him as a character. I don't really know anything about ranching so I don't know if it seems real or not. I thought that the ranch should have more workers th [...]

Received this ARC from Vine.Welcome to the Colorado Mountains. This debut novel is hopefully the beginning to many additional installments. Emily Murphy came to Valentine, Colorado to escape her past. Emily is recently divorced and hoping to quickly sale the building she inherited from her mother – she is going to use to the proceeds from the sale to fund her college tuition. However, she runs into problems at every turn; she has a meet and greet, make that meet-and-grope, session with a stra [...]

"A Town Called Valentine", by Emma Cane, has all the elements that make romance reads so enjoyable: sparks-fly romance, personal conflicts, problematic pasts, playfulness & passion, and family, friends, and fun. Emily Murphy returns to her mother's hometown of Valentine, Colorado for closure after her mother's death. Since her marriage and personal life fell apart in San Francisco, Emily is ready for a change. She doesn't count on a very up-close and personal encounter with a handsome cowboy [...]

Not too bad for a first book, but it had some storyline issues. One minute a character says this then the next minute it's something else. And the character wasn't lying or anything. The author just seemed to have forgotten what road she was going down with her story and the book just wasn't edited properly. Besides that problem, I liked the feel of the story and its setting. I seem to have this thing for small town-esque books with the whole everybody and their grandmother knows about you. Ha. [...]

Emily came back to the small town of Valentine to see her mothers store after she passes away. She meets Nate on her first night in town. A handsome cowboy she has issues with and seems to make a fool out of herself. All she wants to do is get the place fixed up after the last tenants destroyed it and get back to San Francisco. She wants to be independent after her divorce. She plans to adopt and be a single mother. Not wanting to be in town long she tries to stick to herself, but doesn't succee [...]

When Emily Murphy walks into a bar and sees a sexy cowboy looking at her from under his hat, she knows she is in trouble. After having a couple of beers and making out with him on the pool table in the back room, she knows she is more than in trouble.Emily Murphy finds herself back in Valentine Valley, a mountain town she hasn't been in since she was a little girl. Now that her mom has passed away, Emily has inherited a store on the main street of this town. Emily has decided now that she has di [...]

Welcome to Valentine Valley - where broken hearts come home to mend, and true love may lie just across the range . . . Emily Murphy never thought she'd return to her mom's rustic hometown in the Colorado Mountains. But after her marriage in San Francisco falls apart, leaving her penniless and heartsick, she returns to her old family home to find a new direction for her life. On her first night back, though, a steamy encounter with handsome rancher Nate Thalberg is not the fresh start she had in [...]