GRR Reviews CAPTURING THE COWBOY'S HEART by Lindsey Brookes

Capturing Cowboy's Heart is "reporter against guy who wants privacy" trope but deftly mixed with "cowboys" and later, a conspiracy.

Lacy Dalton needed the interview with ex-rodeo champ Cade Tyler to help her care for her Alzheimer-suffering grandma in a nursing home. The problem is, Cade never talked to reporters. Ever... except whoever on the phone did agree... So when she showed up at the Flying J ranch, she was surprised at the outright refusal, only to realize that it was Cade's partner, Burke who agreed. Cade lost his career when a bull threw him years back, and he dedicated himself to raise champion bulls. He lost his wife in a car accident two years ago, and media made it sound as if they had a fight (they didn't). He withdrew from the world, and the Flying J ranch was barely hanging on. When Lacy offered to help out in exchange for the story, Cade was not in a position to refuse, but also wondered how much help can a city girl be. And over the course of next several days, Lacy managed to get into all sorts of hijinx, from jumping into the bullpen to rescue a kitten (that didn't need rescuing) to speeding down a country road without her license, then tried to bribe the sheriff, then sang enough songs that drove sheriff up the wall, but also managed to capture Cade's attention, even though he'll deny it. But Flying J is going down because someone was sabotaging the place, from downed fences to slashed tires... Who was doing so?

I think the discovery was a bit too... easy, but it was a nice tie-back to the beginning. The idea of FMC's ONLY future was in getting one interview almost made no sense, but it sort of did within the context.


Category: Contemporary / Western

Primary Plot: City Girl Tried to Work On a Ranch for Story; Stumbled Into a Conspiracy

Tropes: different worlds, cowboy, ranch, reporter,

Overall Rating: 4/5