HIS KIND OF COWGIRL
Karen Rock
Releasing March 1st, 2016
Harlequin: Heartwarming
Rating: 5 Stars
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Would he still love her…if he knew?
Tanner Hayes smashed Claire's life to pieces when he chose the rodeo over her ten years ago. And now he'd wrecked
her truck! Fantastic. She'd lost her husband, the family ranch was mired in debt, her father was recuperating from a stroke and her son was being bullied.
Why not throw a reckless bull rider into the mix?
her truck! Fantastic. She'd lost her husband, the family ranch was mired in debt, her father was recuperating from a stroke and her son was being bullied.
Why not throw a reckless bull rider into the mix?
All she'd wanted was a safe, stable life. But with Tanner back in town—and staying on her ranch—nothing was safe,
or under control. Not the feelings she'd fought so hard to forget. Not the son she was determined to protect. And certainly not her long-held secret…
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This story starts off with a very
sad event. Reminds the reader that not
every day is a happy one. It also shows
how tough it is to be a spouse of someone in the military. And it also shows how hard it is on the
children too.
Claire Shelton is a woman whose
day just doesn’t seem to be going well.
Tanner Hayes is a man with a reputation.
The day that they cross paths could have ended badly - something to
think about when you think of meeting up with an ex. Can we go back and continue on? Can we right any wrongs and come out happy at
the end? Who doesn’t like the thought of
a second chance at love?
This is one author that just
seems to have the right combination when it comes to getting her readers
involved in her stories. There’s no way
that you can’t help but develop feelings for her characters. The one that pulled at my heartstrings the most
is Claire’s son Jonathan. He steals each
scene he is in. I can identify with the
female character because on top of everything, she’s had to take care of a
parent. After learning about Tanner, I just may check out bull riding the next
time it comes on TV.
Another thing that this author is
good at is that she has just the right way of making sure that her scenes don’t
get too serious. I love a story that can
make you laugh and bring tears to your eyes.
It’s just one more way of getting the reader involved and a way of
keeping it a page-turner. The story also
speaks to us because you know that there are people out there that may actually
be going through what Claire is. The
only thing I’ll tell you about the ending is that it’s a happy one. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed if you
add both this book and the author to your library.
Everything happened at once and
in slow motion.
A crushing jolt shuddered
through the truck. Her wheels skidded sideways. She smacked against the window
when her pickup rolled down an embankment, as if punched by something large and
lethal. Glass rained deadly sharp. The earth tumbled around her, her truck in
spin cycle. When a massive tree loomed, the Chevy slammed into it then stilled.
Winded and stunned, she hung
upside-down in her lap belt, blood, metallic and warm, on her tongue, a rushing
sound whistling in her ears. Her heartbeat changed and grew slow and rolling in
darkness. Something hurt, a long way away. Then nothing.
“Ma’am. Ma’am. Are you all
right?” A man’s voice shouted, rousing her. She tried turning her head but pain
held it in place. When she opened her mouth, silent panic flew out.
“Hold on. I’m getting you out of
there.”
Acrid smoke pierced her
consciousness. She closed her eyes against the billowing grit.
This wasn’t happening. It was a
dream. No. A nightmare.
A tugging motion jerked her
right and left, followed by a ripping sound. Large hands halted her sudden
fall.
“Got you.”
Her rescuer cradled her against
his chest, his breaths heaving beneath her ear. After carrying her some
distance, he lowered her slowly to the ground. Grass scraped against her
stinging cheeks and she opened her eyes.
“What?” she croaked, then swiped
at the trickle leaking from her mouth. A man wearing a cowboy hat hunched over
her, his features blurred.
“You’ve been in an accident. We
have. Our trucks collided in the intersection.”
“My truck!” She bolted upright
and clutched the swirling ground.
An arm snaked around her back
and eased her down. “I called the dispatcher. The fire department’s on the
way.”
A wail sounded in the distance
and Claire wanted to shriek with it.
Her special day. Her
anniversary. Ruined. No. Demolished by this…this…
She squinted upward and focused. A dark
swirl of hair brushed across the tall man’s forehead; a light scar zigzagged
down his square jaw. Recognition zapped through her.
It couldn’t be…
“Tanner?”
“Hello, Claire.” His mouth went
up, just a fraction—the same ready-for-anything smile that had once undone her.
She closed her eyes, heart
thudding. Ten years since she’d vowed never to see him again…and now here he
stood, two for two in wrecking her life.
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Karen Rock is an award-winning YA and adult contemporary romance author. She holds a master's degree in English and was an ELA instructor beforebecoming a full-time writer. Currently she writes for Harlequin Blaze and Harlequin Heartwarming. Her novel, A LEAGUE OF HER OWN, won the 2015 National Excellence in Romance Fiction award in contemporary romance series and the 2015 Bookseller's Best award for contemporary romance, long.
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