Never Love a Cowboy (Rogues in Texas, #2)
Lorraine Heath
"I would not make a good husband. I do, however, make an excellent lover..."Harrison Bainbridge, the second son of an English earl, left his home seeking a scandal-free life away from society's stuffy restraints. Then he arrives in Texas, never expecting that a sassy saloon-keeper's daughter would capture his eye. With her outspoken ways and flashing eyes, Jessye Kane is more than tempting. But although she is willing to be his partner in a daring business venture, she is unwilling to take the passion he offers.Jessye knows that noble-born Harrison isn't for the likes of her, but beneath his devil-may-care exterior, she senses a deeper vulnerability. Then he's suddenly injured, risking his life to save her from mortal danger. And Jessye vows to do anything to make him whole again--forcing this rugged scoundrel who claims he has no heart to take the greatest risk of all...on love.
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0 0"Never Love a Cowboy" is the second in Lorraine Heath's "Rogues in Texas" series, which sees three Englishmen sent to the US to make their fortunes. The first was a five star read for me, so I had high hopes for this one, and it did not disappoint!
The hero, Harry, and his friend, Kit, decide to start a cattle business. Saloon worker, Jessye, agrees to fund it with her savings, on the condition that she join their cattle drive north to watch over her investment. Thus begins and epic adventure with no shortage of passion or peril.
I loved the dialogue between Harry and Jessye, and the way in which Lorraine effortlessly wove titbits of history into the story. Both the main characters are rather tortured, with tragedies in their pasts, and Jessye's emotions were particularly raw on the page. Their Happily Ever After is incredibly hard fought, but it's beautiful when you get there.
I cannot wait to read Kit's romance in "Never Marry a Cowboy" - and to start on the next generation in "The Outlaw and the Lady", which we may or may not be deep diving on the Blushing Bookshelf podcast soon... ;)
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