GRR Reviews Cowboy Crazy (The Dalton Boys Book 1) by Em Petrova

At only 100 pages long, "Cowboy Crazy" relied on some trope (including a corny one) to move the plot along, but it was an enjoyable one.

Hank Dalton received an ultimatum... Get married to inherit part of the family ranch... Or get left with nothing. Hank, the oldest, loved to run the ranch, but living two hours from civilization limits his choice of women. When his four brothers left for the city to pick up some girls, he chose to stay home... and got to rescue a stranded motorist... Charlotte Halton. Charlie was almost killed when her crazy BF drugged her and burned her apartment down, leaving her scarred both inside and out. She decided for a fresh start... and getting stranded in Paradise Valley in the middle of cattle country wasn't part of her plan... but it just may be Hank's luck. Hank knew it was fate that delivered a woman to him, but she's skittish. Can Hank help her find a new start? Or will she run away again?

I personally don't like "run away to sort my feeling" endings, but there's a grand gesture to mitigate that, so at least that's good.

Category: Contemporary / Western

Primary Plot: Cowboy who needed to marry rescued a woman on the run; can they have a happily-ever-after?

Tropes: woman in peril, protector, scars, fish out of water, weird will

Overall Rating:  4/5