Review: White Collar Cowboy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2014
White Collar Cowboy is a novella in a the new Shadow Maverick Ranch by Parker Kincade. The story opens to Lauren Delgado who is in a right state of shock after being downsized from a job that she was successful at for twelve years. Physically upset by the instant life change that was forced upon her, Lauren's roiling nerves force her into a bout of dry heaves. As she's trying to get herself together in her office bathroom, Lauren hears a voice that has haunted her intimate fantasies. Gavin Mathis *sigh*. Gavin is a man that she has respected and lusted after for a very long and she's shaken by his presence because of her frazzled state. She doesn't want anyone to see her that way, much less him. But Gavin will not be deterred. When he sees Lauren, his heart cracks open with sympathy and guilt. He knows the "why" behind her downsizing and he can't bear to see her so torn up. So, he tries to buoy her spirits by inviting her to his beach house to re-energize herself and figure out what to do with her life next. Lauren is at first resistant to what she feels is Gavin's pity but relents when she recognizes that she needs to take a break from life as she's known it. A serendipitous sequence of events places Gavin and Lauren at the house together and passion explodes in an instant. Gavin and Lauren are able to give in to their restrained desires and enjoy intimacy in a way that leaves them panting. But Gavin has a secret that threatens to tear the couple apart before they even begin.White Collar Cowboy is short, sweet, and sexy. In spite of being a novella-lengthed book, the story felt complete and was utterly engaging. I liked Gavin and Lauren quite a bit and the interaction between them. Once they were able to be in a relaxed environment, neither of them were as staid as they first appeared in the story. Their relaxed demeanors made the story light and fun and the banter between them was sexy-sweet. Although the reader only sees glimpses of the Mathis family through Gavin's eyes, I was totally sold on them, and I'm looking forward to reading their stories.Parker Kincade is a wonderful writer and has the ability to immediately pull the reader into her story and enrapture them from beginning to end. My only complaint with this story was that it was TOO. SHORT. I wanted more Gavin! *YUM*