Monday, July 14, 2014

(R) Runaway Cowboy by Keira Cole


Runaway Cowboy (The Bonifay Family, #2)













Rebecca Bonifay is the youngest member of the Bonifay clan and runs the ranch and her own horse rescue operation.  When Jesse, a cowboy drifter, saves Rebecca from her ex-boyfriend, she wants to repay him.  And when Jesse is injured, she just knows that having him recuperate at her farm is just what he needs... and just what she wants.  She wants Jesse to be her first but he wants to keep her at bay, which is difficult since they are both working on helping an abused horse recover.

As their passions grow between them, Jesse beings to wonder if he will be able to stick around for Rebecca.  After being so damaged in his past, he thinks he isn't worthy of someone like Rebecca.  From the beginning, he had told her that he wouldn't be sticking around and that he would leave her one day, hoping against hope that it would guard both their hearts.  When he finally does leave, a tragedy strikes.  Has Rebecca healed Jesse's heart enough to know that he's the only man for her and that he can be by her side always?

I so wanted to love this book!  As someone who does animal rescue (horses and dogs), I could certainly connect with Rebecca on a personal level.  But I didn't love this book but I did like it.  I really loved seeing Jesse and Rebecca's love grow as they worked together to help a damaged horse gain love and trust of people again.  But I felt like something was missing.  Rebecca went so quickly from saying, "I want him to be my first" and that's it to being in love with him that I just felt like the development of feelings was missing.  It was touched on but never explored.  However, I LOVED Jesse.  Watching Jesse grow emotionally through his love of horses and his feelings for Rebecca was wonderful to read.  Their passions cannot be denied and when they finally come together, its fireworks.  Overall, a good read and an author I would like to see more of.

An ARC was provided by NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

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