Review: Glad I found this new author!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 21, 2012
Barbara Elsborg is a new author for me, and I can say that I truly enjoyed this book Cowboys Down and look forward to reading more stories by Ms. Elsborg. Our story begins with an over achieving Englishman, Jasper, who is traveling to Wyoming ranch in order to take a holiday and overcome his horseback riding. When Jasper meets the ranch owner's son, Calum, at the airport, there is instant attraction on both their parts, but they fight it.Jasper's time in Wyoming starts off a little rocky and continues to go downhill, but Calum proves to be a bright spot in his rough road. Jasper is only scheduled to be at the ranch for a week, but with all the drama that happens it feels a bit more like a year. We discover much about the pair of Jasper and Calum as the book unfolds and their partnership is a great pairing. One surprise we learn is that Calum is a great artist, but doesn't share his work with others. However, he shows Jasper his work on a whim and Jasper is captivated. (It is because of this that I often wish the cover artist was able to read a book. It would have been great to see a rendition of the piece Cowboys Down on the cover, but I digress.)There is some mystery and intrigue about what is going on at the ranch and why Jasper seems to be the target. After some fighting, trust issues and lack of communication, our couple eventually gets their happily ever after (HEA) and I was so glad for that. There is a lot of detail I don't want to go into because it would spoil this read, but this book is worth investing the reading time if you like M/M, hunky cowboys, flamboyant agents and cute doggie friends.