Review: A good read for those who love cowboy romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 4, 2014
I received this book not as an ARC, but got it free from the author in exchange for a review.****DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS*****It's taken me much longer than I anticipated to read this book. It's not a bad book, it's jut not in the usual category of things that I read and it just didn't leave me running off to read it.That being said, here's what the book is about.Rylan, the main female character, is an ex-cop. She lost her husband and her daughter in an accident and is looking for a change. She's hired to work at Paint River Ranch and goes there. She meets a man named Cole Haywood. He's the owner of the ranch. She's hired to clean and help around the ranch. The last thing that she ever expected was for Cole to have a young child, Birdie. Birdie is a lot for Rylan to handle. She's jealous of her, to an extent. She's reminded of the daughter she no longer has and she really wants nothing to do with her.However, Rylan is falling for Cole and she knows that means she has to accept everything about him, including his daughter. The book focuses on Rylan and her feelings and recovery from all she's experienced up to this point. Despite knowing he shouldn't, Cole fights his feelings and eventually he and Rylan start to have a romantic relationship. Birdie slowly wraps her fingers around Rylan's heart and Rylan learns that she can love Birdie and hold on to her daughter's memories, too.Near the end of the book, Rylan learns just how much Birdie means to her when an accident happens and she saves her. Cole gets upset, but upon learning exactly what happens, realizes he's wrong and goes after Rylan to say he's sorry and he loves her.The only reason I gave this book 4 stars is that it's just not the usual thing that I'd read. While I'm sure the rest of the series is awesome, I don't think that I'd read it. Cowboys and ranch life just don't really keep me interested. Sorry. Don't pass this book up if that's your thing, though. If you like Cowboy romance stories, you'll really like this.