Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Colorado Kid | 2000 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 2 | Two In The Saddle | 2000 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 3 | Boone’s Bounty | 2000 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 4 | That’s My Baby | 2000 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
The Three Cowboys and A Baby series is a four-book set from 2000 that puts cowboys in the role of unexpected caregivers. The Colorado Kid, Two In The Saddle, and Boone’s Bounty each focus on a different cowboy who finds himself responsible for a child, while That’s My Baby wraps up the interconnected storylines.
Thompson mines the situation for both comedy and tenderness. Cowboys who are confident on horseback and helpless with a diaper bag make for entertaining reading, and the contrast between rugged masculinity and domestic chaos gives each book its energy. The romantic subplots develop naturally as the men learn that accepting help, especially from the women in their lives, is not a sign of weakness.