Review: Enjoyed the book, but needs editing!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 20, 2013
As someone who has been involved in rodeo and pick up riding in particular, I loved the story line of this book! At first I could see Abbie's logic and the reasoning behind her break up with Chase. Their lives were heading in different directions and she chose school and her future career over the cowboy.After being reunited while Abbie is working undercover, the two could not ignore their feelings and fell back into a relationship. For me this is where my dislike for Abbie begun. She was selfish and although it was plain to see to EVERYONE that she was a much better cowgirl than she was a Deputy Marshal, she would not give up her job in order to live a life (her dream life) with the man she had loved for the past 8 years. I was just about ready to strangle her, as she argued the same limp, weak argument for the umpteenth time! Ugh! I got to the stage where I almost hoped she didn't end up getting the guy because I didn't feel she deserved him.Anyway, apart from my frustration with the main character, I loved all of the other characters. The plot kept me engrossed and I loved the incorporation of the rodeo into the undercover operation. There were numerous typos and final line editing issues throughout, which really distracted me; however the overall story was good enough that I wanted to keep reading.I would have liked to have seen an Epilogue that wrapped up some of the things mentioned throughout the story that were never resolved, such as National Finals, weddings and the purchase (or not) of horses. It seemed strange to focus so much on these things and then not share the outcomes with readers.All in all a good book. With a decent edit it would be a fantastic book, but worth the read none-the-less.