Unbridled Cowboy (Four Corners Ranch, #1)

by Maisey Yates

[Nadz@Totally Addicted to Reading]

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Unbridled Cowboy by Maisey Yates is book one in the Four Corners Ranch series. In her latest novel, Yates delivered a story about healing, forgiveness, love, and personal growth. 

What happens when your occasional sex partner becomes pregnant and saddles you with the baby? Place an advertisement in the newspaper seeking a wife and mother for the child. What do you do when you discover your fiancée cheating on you with your best-friend and business partner? Respond to the advertisement and abandon one’s life in the city and move to Oregon.

Unbridled Cowboy introduces unapologetic player Sawyer Bennett. Sawyer has no interest in a committed relationship and neither does he desire to be a father. However, when his casual hook-up got pregnant and wanted nothing to do with the baby, he chose to raise the child on his own. When the situation became overwhelming, he placed an advertisement in the newspaper seeking a willing female to be his wife and mother to his baby girl. 

Evelyn Moore is a successful businesswoman who was on the verge of marrying the love of her life, or so she thought. Then she discovered that the man she planned to spend the rest of her life with was cheating on her. Sawyer’s advertisement came at the opportune time as she sees it as her chance to start over. So she departs New York City and shows up in Oregon. Not only does she fall in love with her new life, she also fell for Sawyer and his baby girl.

 Unbridled Cowboy had many interesting elements. First, we have a man who, despite his reluctance to be in a committed relationship or being a father, willingly stepping up to take on his new responsibility. As the story progresses, Sawyer’s past is revealed and the circumstances from which his phobia for commitment arose came to light. Another interesting revelation within this story had to do with his reason for stepping up to his responsibility with no hesitation. The revelation will break your heart.

Evelyn didn’t have an easy life growing up, so her success in the business world meant a lot to her. It was her biggest accomplishment to date, along with her upcoming marriage to her fiancée. Then she lost it all in one fell swoop because of betrayal from persons whom she trusted. Her move to Oregon saw her gaining more that she lost. She gained a family and trusted friends. She discovered unconditional love and repaired the broken relationship with her mom.

I enjoyed interacting with the secondary characters, the most intriguing one being Sawyer’s brother, Wolf. I am so looking forward to his story. 

The pacing was off. I am not sure if it was me or if the pacing was naturally slow. It took me a while to get through the story. At the moment where it appeared to be picking up; it ended. It had me wondering where was the rest of the story. I didn’t buy into the romance. The physical attraction was present, but the emotional connection was non-existent. 

Samantha Cook narrated. I enjoyed listening to her female voices, but was not a fan of her male voices. Notwithstanding my dislike of her male voices, I found her narration befitting of the story. This review was originally posted on Totally Addicted to Reading