Review: Excellent contemporary western romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 14, 2013
I really loved this book, the first by this author. I give points for setting a country singer in Eastern Canada, and having roots and being discovered on Prince Edward Island. That is original. The only reason that Jordan even became a band singer was because of the boys in his band. He was a teacher who saw some talented young men headed down a bad road and he put himself out there to become physically and legally responsible for them, in essence he became their father. To keep them out of trouble and focus them on positive things they were good at, Jordan interested them in music, and and they were chart topping good once they got an agent.Unfortunately for Jordan, one of the things his agent got him locked into was a movie role as a cowboy. Jordan hadn't ridden anything but a plowhorse a few times when he was a child . His agent found Dr. Shelby, a veterinarian, specializing in large animals, who also trained horses with her brother on her small farm in New Brunswick, and had herself made it to the national equestrian finals. She offered Shelby a large amount of money to train Jordan how to ride, but Shelby refused to have anything to do with a "counterfeit cowboy". That is until her prize stallion was stolen and she couldn't count on his stud fees to keep the farm in the black. Reluctantly, she agreed to hire a new "hand" for the summer. Jordan was to be incognito as a hired hand and learn to ride after helping with chores.The strength of these two characters is wonderful. They both work so hard to reach their goals so that they can be sure other people have chances to reach their dreams. They take care of the people around them and jump right in when someone needs help. These were two characters worth knowing. The supporting characters added a lot of richness to the story as well. As a reader, you just want them to be together, but their lives are so far apart and they both have heavy obligations. I really recommend this story, you'll be pulling for Jordan and Shelby.Heat factor mild.