Kindle: 428 pages
Publisher: Forever
Publication date: 28 April 2013
ISBN13: 9781455515196
FIRST LOVE BURNS HOTTER
Rainbow
Valley, Texas, has always been a refuge for animals, and Shannon North,
director of the local shelter, intends to keep it that way. But with
donations drying up and more pets in need of a loving home than ever
before, Shannon’s beginning to fear she’s not the savior the shelter
needs. When a tall, dark, and handsome cowboy from her past comes to the
rescue, she knows that accepting his help may come with a high price:
her heart.THE SECOND TIME AROUND
Bad boy Luke
Dawson shook the dust from this little town off his boots years ago. He
walked away from everything…except the memory of the one night of
passion he shared with Shannon. Now, a few wins away from becoming the
world bull-riding champion, Luke’s headed for fame and fortune. But then
a crisis calls him back to Rainbow Valley, and Luke is reunited with
the good girl who stole–and broke–his heart. As their rekindled
relationship deepens into desire, old secrets resurface, and Luke must
choose between the future he’s always dreamed of and the only woman he’s
ever loved.
Small Town Romance in Texas ~This was so wonderful! I loved it so much!
It’s the first book in a series called Rainbow Valley. I can’t fault
it at all, it’s all kinds of awesome! I don’t have enough chick lit
under my belt to know what’s formulaic and what’s not but I think if all
of them were this kind of perfect I’d have no problem with that and
could read them all day long. I’ll definitely be looking out for any and
all cowboy romance books from now on.
I tried to make it last as long as I could while at the same time
wrestling with the urge to race to the last page to see how it ended. I
just ate up every word.
It’s got a tortured and troubled Rodeo
hero (cowboy Luke *swoon*) who shares history with the reluctant heroine
(Shannon) who runs the animal shelter, a deluded dentist who also hopes
to snag the heroine, an overbearing mother and a kitchy sister who
sells found treasures on ebay, a few quirky gal pals and some rescued
animals in desperate need of new, loving, forever homes. Did I mention
the cowboy? It’s just so good! I barely know where to begin to explain
how much I loved it. I can’t put it into words… It’s romantic and
funny, sad and touching, exciting and inspiring. It’s got it all.
The
little side stories are so cute too and I really hope there’s another
story in the pipeline for Russell the dentist I’d love to know how he
gets on. To begin with I just wanted him to get lost and grow a pair but
by the end I was rooting for him and I hope he gets a story of his own.
It’s
just a really, really good story which has been written really, really
well. I’ll maybe let my thoughts settle and see if I can come up with a
more coherent review, at the moment I’m just too gushy and fangirly over
it to string a decent sentence together.
My only small gripe is
with the ending, it seemed rushed. I wanted to know every little detail
but the last chapter was ‘this happened’ and then ‘this happened’, The
End. What was there was good, but I felt I was being hurried to the exit
door with a firm hand on my elbow.
I’m desperate to read the
follow on book(s) and I will. Soon!
SUCH a great read!