Cowboy Country is a collection / anthology of five Western romances. Some of these are funny, some of these are poignant, some of there are sad and nostalgic, and some of these are suspenseful. As it is, I'll have to give you five separate reviews, and an overall score.
NOTE: kindle version is "out of print", and so's the paper version?!
Trouble with a Cowboy by Sandy Sullivan -- Jacie Hawkins is an 18-wheeler trucker who also do barrel races and was just stopping for the night in Nowhere OK on her way to Las Vegas. Tucker Marshall is stranded in the same town when his driver wrecked his rig carrying him and his prize bucking bull not far from town and he needed to get to Las Vegas for the National Finals Rodeo ASAP. Match made in heaven, right? Except Jacie never wanted to depend on anyone (not even her secret will make her compromise on that), and she's liking Tucker way too much while the pair made their way to Las Vegas... Can she walk away? Will he let her?
Fun push-pull, as it's sort of billionaire meets ingenue, albeit cowboy style. 4/5
The Bronco Boys: Sterling by Julienne -- Sterling and Regina planned their lives together... Then he broke up with her then left for Afghanistan as an Army Ranger because he can't bear to see her widowed... And she didn't tell her about their baby Silver. Now he's back, with PTSD and a bad migraine, and wanted to get back to the way he ran things, but she's all grown up and wanted to be equal partner in a marriage... Can they finally get back together for the sake of their daughter?
A bit too angst-y, and the two Sterling and Regina are way too hard-headed and emotionally-driven. But the kid there and the family balanced it out. 3/5
Last Chance Cowboy by Lilly Christine: Jessie O'Rourke and Wyatt Callanbach had a history all the way back in high school, when Jessie was homecoming queen, and Wyatt... was the man she gave her V-card to, but their lives diverged. She went to the city and became an attorney who helps at-risk youth, while Wyatt... stayed at the ranch and became relatively rich... and she needed his help to keep the program running... but what about things between them?
Not feeling too much for this story. 3/5
Love's Everlasting Song by RaeAnne Hadley -- Rebecca Gordon never realized how far her marriage had gone until she walked in on her husband with another woman. She kicked him out and decided to concentrate on her ranch and her horse show. She wanted to use the best music, and a song by superstar Luke Grayson caught her attention. She tried to license the music but was given the runaround, so she flew down to LA to meet him personally. In the meanwhile, Luke Grayson, tired of the barbie dolls of LA, found a DVD of a horsewoman using his music in a horse show, and intrigued, he agreed to the meeting. The sparks were instantaneous, but Rebecca had no attention to spare except to prepare for her horse show. Then her ex turned stalker...
Decent romantic suspense, I like the transition even though the plot was pretty standard. 4/5
Ride a Falling Star by D'Ann Lindun -- Ava was a Vegas Showgirl, and when she saw something she shouldn't have, she had to run for her life. Jumping into the cowboy's truck was pure happenstance, but probably the luckiest moment of her life... For he was Levi Callahan, champion saddle-bronc rider, and he lost his girlfriend years ago to a crazed stalker, and he will not let anything happen to this girl. But they are up against son of a Vegas mobsters with reach almost anywhere...
Too many unresolved threads in this one (what about the sheriff?) but the suspense is nice. 4/5
Category: N/A, collection
Primary Plot: N/A , collection
Tropes: various
Overall Rating: 4/5
No comments:
Post a Comment