Joe Cassidy is one of the top bullfighter in the rodeo scene, but a fight with his boss' son and noble intentions misinterpreted forced him to get away from his toxic boss whom he felt too much loyalty due to 15 years rise from nothing. When a temporary position (just 3 rodeos, a few weeks of work at most) opened up, it was the perfect opportunity for him to get away and cool down. Violet Jacobs is fearless, the only female pick-up man in rodeo, but she was too busy to have a life, having to deal with the Jacob family rodeo show, care for the cattle, the horses, and her 5-year old son (from a one-night stand). When her senior bullfighter went down for good, she had to hire a replacement, and she got Joe Cassidy instead. who came loaded with his own baggage. Joe did not plan to stay around, but Violet was everything he never knew he wanted, including that crazy family. If he can only convince her that he's the one she wanted as well.
The rodeo scenes are excellent, though I admit being an ex-Texan had something to do with understanding more than the lay-person. The fine mess of a family is rather endearing. The cast of characters is quite large, but they are also setting up for subsequent books in the series. The pace was a little on the slow side, and the "darkest hour" was not quite clearly defined, but the grand gesture was pretty obvious, and the ending sweet. If you like cowboys and rodeo, you should like this book
Category: Contemporary // Western
Primary Plot: A champion bullfighter had to walk away from his toxic job and took up a temporary position elsewhere, and fell for the single mom who's also the head of the small family rodeo.
Overall Rating: 4/5
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