Hometown Cowboy (Rocky Mountain Riders)

by Sara Richardson

Lance has always put his family first. After his brothers left town, he took over running their bull ranch in Topaz Falls, Colorado. Following in their father's footsteps, Lance became a legendary bull rider. But the sport has taken a toll on him. Lance knows his career is coming to an end -- and he wants to go out on top. With the world finals weeks away, he's devoting all his time and energy to training. So when his ailing father requires more help than Lance can give him, he's forced to strike a deal with the local--not to mention sexy--veterinarian.

Jessa Mae Love agrees to helps look after his father for a couple weeks and he'll provide her with the money she needs to save her animal rescue. It's the perfect solution to her woes but when sparks start to fly, Jessa finds it hard to keep her feelings for Lance strictly professional - especially when she moves to the ranch. As their feelings grow deeper, Jessa knows she wants more than just a business arrangement - but she's terrified of his lifestyle and the thought of losing him. Now Jessa must decide if being with Lance is worth the risk of losing it all in one heartbreaking instant...

• ISBN10: 1455540757
• ISBN13: 9781455540754
• Publish Date: 28 February 2017
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 6 August 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Forever
• Format: Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
• Pages: 368
• Language: English

Reviews

[Stephanie]

This review was originally posted on Once Upon a ChapterI received this book for free from NetGalley, Personal Collection in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.





I picked up Hometown Cowboy by Sara Richardson because I'm trying to keep my Netgalley ratio as close to 100% as possible. That includes going through my backlist of review titles. What I found was a sweet contemporary romance. Don't let that fool you though! Richardson could spike the heat in this story with no warning whatsoever!

I enjoyed Hometown Cowboy. I started it on my commute between states and set it aside for awhile. It really took some time to get going for me. I liked Jessa enough but there were just times when I would roll my eyes at her a bit. I can't really describe it. She certainly wasn't "too stupid to live" but she was just a little less together than I typically like to see heroines. I think part of that is that she wanted someone.....anyone really to love her and give her a happily ever after. The bar was kind of low for candidacy.

Then there is Lance. He embodies everything a "typical cowboy" is which is to say dumb as a fence post when it comes to pesky things like emotions. For the most part I found this to be tolerable. I liked Lance enough but to be completely honest I felt like he didn't have much of a personality or story. I had to look up his name to write this review and I finished the book only a few days ago. Now Lucas (Lance's brother).....he's a different story. I'm actually kind of excited for his book.

The shining star in Hometown Cowboy for me was Luis. I apparently have a thing for lonely old men. Nothing will zing my heart faster and I have no idea why. None. It's weird, I know. There were a few other secondary characters that I enjoyed and I am looking forward to seeing them in future books.

There are some things that Richardson addresses in Hometown Cowboy and I can't really go into it with much detail without spoiling the two biggest plot points. What I will say is that I felt they were dealt with without much fanfare. I found that to be anti-climatic. The story builds up these two pseudo-mysteries and then when they are discussed it just seemed so blasé.

In the end Hometown Cowboy by Sara Richardson was a sweet contemporary romance. I enjoyed it but the only reason I'm really going to continue the series is because I'm curious about the remainder of the brothers.