When a struggling mystery writer’s accidental house swap sends her to the ranch of a sexy bull rider with a murderer on his tail, the sassy city girl finds herself in the middle of a high stakes romantic murder mystery where it’s her own life and heart at risk. Bull riding is all Wyatt Parker has of the father who betrayed him, so when it’s stripped from him by an attempted murder, Wyatt will … Wyatt will stop at nothing to clear his name and reclaim the only thing that matters to him. But when a charming widow ruins his plans, he has to decide if he has been wrong all along about what really matters.
Mystery writer Noelle Wilder wants only one thing: to recover her equilibrium and find the creative spark inside her that died the day her life fell apart. The last thing she wants or needs is to get involved with a man, but when a rugged cowboy saves her from an Oregon flash flood, she discovers that her heart needs more healing than she realized.
Sparks fly when city girl meets rugged cowboy, but it takes a murder to make them both realize what they really want, and what they’re willing to risk to get it.
About the Author: New York Times and >USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Rowe is “contemporary romance at its best” (Bex ‘N’ Books). She’s the author of more than forty-five novels, and she’s a four-time nominee for the RITA® award, the highest award in romance fiction. As an award-winning author, Stephanie has been touching readers’ hearts and keeping them spellbound for more than a decade with her contemporary romances, romantic suspense, and paranormal romances. For more information on Stephanie and her books, visit her on the web at www.stephanierowe.com.
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ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!
Title: Her Rebel Cowboy
Series: Rodeo Knights
Author: Stephanie Rowe
Designation: Book 7 of Series, Novella, Standalone, No Cliffhanger, Originally Released As Part Of Multi-Author Rodeo Knights Collection #contemporary #romanticsuspense #oppositesattract #cowboyromance
My Rating: Five Captivating Stars*****
I’ve been a Stephanie Rowe fan for years and adore her always deeply moving and sensual prose. I think I own almost every book she’s ever published. Her Rebel Cowboy was originally released as part of the Rodeo Knights multi-author collection but was published separately in June 2017, but I somehow missed reading it – until now. And WOW, what a knockout! This story may be relatively short, but it packs one heck of an emotional punch. The official page count is shown at 114 pages, but this reviewer estimates the actual story length to be around 80 to 90 pages. Her Rebel Cowboy is a standalone, contemporary romantic suspense novella loosely connected and based in the same world as Rowe’s bestselling Wyoming Rebels Series, also featuring contemporary cowboy romance. So if you’ve read any of those, you may recognize a few names and faces! Rowe is a wonderfully gifted storyteller and skilled wordsmith, and her talent has never been more evident than in this emotionally packed short story. Her Rebel Cowboy is such a moving, opposites-attract, insta-love story, brimming with heartbreaking angst, engaging characters, emotional dialogue, heart-stopping danger, spine-tingling suspense, undeniable attraction, explosive passion, and heartwarming, tug at your heartstrings romance. The story was beautifully written with a third person omniscient narrative that brought tears to my eyes. There were so many things I loved about Her Rebel Cowboy, but my favorite component of this captivating tale was the characters. They were realistic, engaging, and wonderfully endearing. I was immediately smitten with handsome, smokin’ hot cowboy and bull rider Wyatt Parker, and kindhearted, city-girl mystery novelist Noelle Wilder completely captured my heart. Wyatt and Noelle were such lost, tortured souls, both suffering from loss and tragic events in their pasts. But when these two lonely, unlikely lovers meet, the attraction was immediate, powerful, undeniable, and beyond explanation. It was kismet, almost magical. I know some folks don’t believe in love at first sight, but I’m not one of them. I do believe it can happen, that two soulmates can meet and know instantly they’re meant for each other, because it happened to my parents. And they were gloriously happy for over 60 years, until they were separated by death, but only for a few short months. They died within 3 months of each other. So yeah, this story truly spoke to me. It was very realistic and reminded me so much of my mom and dad’s meeting and relationship. No spoilers from me, but I will say this… Beautiful, kind, brokenhearted mystery novelist with writer’s block, still grieving the death of her husband and searching for her lost muse-check! Handsome, cocky bull-riding champion, wrongly accused of cheating and recovering from a severe injury while desperately trying to overcome the ghosts of his past, clear his name, and reboot his career-check! A mysterious enemy who apparently wants Wyatt dead-check! Danger, drama, suspense, angst, and a puzzling murder attempt-check! Two broken hearts, two lost souls who’d given up on life, a couple of meddling friends, an unexpected house swap, a raging storm, an undeniable connection, and heartwarming romance- you bet! That and a whole lot more!
So, did I like this story? No, I loved it! Would I recommend it? You bet and I am. There are no explicit sex scenes but there is a lot of passion and sensuality. I actually didn’t notice there were no actual sex scenes until I sat down to write this review. You didn’t need the sex. You just felt the connection between Wyatt and Noelle. Will I read this author again? Abso-freakin-lutely! And finally, was I entertained? Completely! I was glued to my ereader as I chuckled, raged, fumed, shook my fists in anger, sniffled, snuffled, and outright ugly cried from the first page till the last! Fabulous entertainment and an awesome read!
A fun novella with some terrific characters – just wish it was longer!