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A Western with romantic elements
Coop Malloy receives a telegram that his sister and brother-in-law have died and his ten-year-old niece is on her way to Texas to live with him. Still reeling from the loss of his sister, he receives another shock when his childhood friend Randa Lockhart steps off the stage with his niece Kallie. He’s stunned to see that the little pigtailed nuisance that tagged after him, and his best friend, years ago has turned into a beautiful young woman. Randa and Kallie have barely settled in when Coop finds buffalo hunter Marvin Doolin beating the local blacksmith within an inch of his life for laming his horse. Coop steps in and when the buffalo hunter tries to kill him, shoots him. Now Doolin’s four brothers are out to even the score. When they go after Randa, they cross the line. They’re about to find out that there’s nothing Coop won’t do, and no one he won’t track down to protect the two females that have burrowed hard and fast into his heart.

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"The scenes with the wild mustangs and proud, willful white stallion were my favorites. They were written so well my pulse pounded with their racing hooves, and fear at the loss of freedom. The action is intense, the romance sweet, the setting beautiful." ~ Jacquie Biggar, USA Today Best-Selling Author

"Highly recommended for western and romance fans." ~ Sally Cronin, Smorgasbord Blog Magazine

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07VT1VXDL
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 14, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 344 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 281 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #179,081 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,434 in Western & Frontier Romance eBooks
- #3,988 in Western & Frontier Romance

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Sandra, who also writes as S. Cox, is a vegetarian, animal lover and avid gardener. She lives with her husband, their dog and several cats in sunny North Carolina.

An award-winning author, her stories consist of all things Western and more.

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She spent a number of years in the Midwest chasing down good Southern BBQ. By the time she moved to North Carolina where Southern BBQ is practically a staple, she’d become a vegetarian.

Pineapple is a must-have on pizza, along with black olives and onions.

She loves pumpkin waffles. Pumpkin cream cheese, not so much.

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Wow!, If you love horses and the West, you just have to read this!

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2024

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Sandra Cox delivered again, a truly amazing story! I couldn’t put it down, and I couldn’t read fast enough! So full of heart, strength and grit. The characters are real and a hoot! True west where the land is big and the sky is endless, the stars even more spectacular. Perhaps why the people live big, with more boldness, more character, more depth and heart. You can’t help it!

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Beauty of the past

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2021

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A great book, and because I did not read the blurb, I did not know what to expect.
At first it appeared to be a romance, then it became historical and about family, smelly buffalo hunters attacking the protagonists, and back to romance. Call it half romance and half historical, and the plot propelled usually by the romance. There is plenty of action, with pistols and fists, and background on horse ranching, and even more background on how the characters entertain themselves. My favorite: Coosie; the cook and old guy who keeps everything together.

Best scene: when the once in a life-time wild stallion tried to keep his harem of mares from being taken by the cowboys, was magnificent. What happened to him afterwards was hard to read, but strong and telling on many levels.

The language was on point, colorful and matches the time period. When speaking of Kallie the 11 yr old, "she had a heart so big....surprised such a small body could hold it."

My only complaint: early on very little scene descriptions, and none of the beauty of the land until about a third of the way into the book. Then the words were poetic and grand. This book is recommended for those who love to read of a romantic time, and romance.

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Love Cox’s books!

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024

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I do love your writing, Ms. Cox. What a great historical western romance! Rang every bell and then some. I read well into the night and then grabbed a cup of coffee and my kindle in the morning. So, so good.

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Jacqui Murray

Guns, ranches, killers, and possible ove--what could be better

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2019

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In Sandra Cox's latest romantic Western, TumbleStar (2019), Coop Malloy agrees to take his niece Kallie to live on his ranch when her parents die. Accompanying her on the long stagecoach is a childhood friend of Coop's, Rand, but she is no longer the child he remembers, always underfoot when Coop and her brother were playing. She's a fully blossomed woman which has Coop re-evaluating his opinions of her. When he finds out she too has nowhere to go, he invites her also to live on his ranch. Even before they start for home, Coop kills a man who is beating a burly blacksmith to death for something that didn't deserve the death penalty. Though it was self-defense, his brothers don't see it that way and Coop also takes the blacksmith to his ranch. That's when the trouble starts with the dead man's determined to avenge their brother regardless of his part in his own death Protecting his niece and childhood friend while fighting off these would-be killers turns more complicated than Coop had expected.

I love Westerns but even knowing that, this book wrapped me in its magic almost immediately, each page more compelling. Here are a few examples;

"The youth’s thin shoulders went back and his chin came up. Defiance and concern for his mother battled on his features. His body quivered with tension. Silence stretched between them. Concern won out. He gave a clipped nod."

"The Indians don’t want us because of our white blood and the whites don’t want us because of my Indian blood and her association with them.” The boy’s forehead wrinkled and his eyebrows arched, bewilderment shown in his eyes. “Maybe I’m colorblind.”

If you’ve read Cox's other Westerns, you will love this. If this is your first of her collection, be prepared to purchase the rest.

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Melissa A.

A Delightful Read!

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2021

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If you love romance and westerns, this book if a winner in both areas. The story of Randa and Coop, not to mention several interesting side-characters, truly makes this a delightful read. I fell in love with both main characters, which is always a must when reading romance.
The writing is excellent! The author does a superb job of telling the story in an unique way and keeping the reader's attention. I couldn't wait to finish the book and look forward to reading her other western romances. Also, as a side note, Tall, Dark and Deadly is also a great read if you are into vampires and a forbidden love found in wanting something that you know you shouldn't, and being drawn to it anyway.

Kudos, Mrs. Cox! Another excellent story.

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Kay Manning

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Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2020

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Loved Ms. Cox’s way of writing. She has a casual way of making conversation between her characters that sounds very normal and brings you into the story. This was my first book and loved the story, was wonderful!

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2023

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The characters were good & I enjoyed getting to know them. But…the end for me was too abrupt. I felt the story was only halfway through & it was the end. An epilogue is always special, it really pulls everything together.
I’m not big on a lot of sex in the books I read, but it took too long for the couple to get together. They had nothing but a suspenseful (maybe) relationship until the end. Also 27 for a woman who is beautiful to not married back then. I do a lot of genealogy research and most woman married very young. Their was very little said why she never was in a relationship prior to coming to Texas. I would have liked to know more about her.
I do always love history & appreciate authors doing their research before they write a book. Ms Cox did do her research.

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2023

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Add the music in your mind as you read, and you have a perfect western melodrama complete with its own villain and dastardly deeds. Tumblestar is a fun, action packed western. The addition of young niece Kellie added the sugar and spice to the story and every western absolutely needs a Coosie to keep life on the straight and narrow at the ranch. Beware that meat cleaver! Excellent storytelling as we have come to expect from a Sandra Cox novel. 5 stars

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