Welcome to Bad Boy Ranch . . . where bad is, oh, so good. Six men return to the boys’ ranch they spent one summer at as troubled teens. They’re all searching for different things: peace, family, forgiveness, redemption, hope, and faith. It will take the love of strong Texas women to heal these wounded hearts and make these bad, bad boys realize they’re good, good men.He’s a wild Texas whirlwind, … Texas whirlwind, trying to outrun his painful past.
She’s a sweet Lone Star cowgirl, with deep down-home roots.
Life in the fast lane is how bad boy Cru Cassidy escapes the aching memories of his childhood. Fast cars and fast women—not necessarily in that order—keep the sexy cowboy from caring or thinking too much. When a road trip has him passing through Simple, Texas, where he spent one summer on a boys’ ranch for troubled teens, he can’t help stopping in to see the two old cowboys who run it. When he sees the bad shape the cowboys and the Double Diamond Ranch are in, Cru knows he has to stay and help . . . and his job is made more enjoyable by the beautiful daughter of a neighboring rancher. He hopes to score a ride with the feisty redhead, but Penny is harder to catch than an unbroken filly. And when he discovers the soft heart under the womanly body, he soon starts to worry that he’ll be the one getting broken and tamed.
Penny Gardener has loved Cru almost as long as she’s loved the Texas ranch she calls home. Unfortunately, when they first met, she was an awkward thirteen-year-old—which explains why Cru fell for her pretty older sister instead of her. Since her family’s happiness has always been Penny’s priority, she tries to push her feelings aside. But when Cru returns and sets his devilish green eyes on her, she struggles to remember that he was her sister’s first love. Discovering his heartbreaking past will finally have her giving into her feelings and putting her own happiness first for a change. But will her love be enough to rope and heart-tie her bad boy? Or will he slip through her fingers like the elusive Texas wind?
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A drifter cowboy returns to visit hometown, but finds commitment and love.
I like the characters, I love the plot and everything about this book. Good job writer! If you have some great stories like this one, you can publish it on N0velStar, just submit your story to [email protected] or [email protected]
Loved it! Wonderful characters and interesting storyline. I can’t wait to read more of this series.
Bad boy to wonderful man once he understood why he was like he was. All it took was Penny and the love of the two old guys who helped him when he was a boy. There was much more to Cru than what he would admit in that he was so intent on helping the two old cowboys.
This was a fun, quick read. It’s promoted as a romance, but I liked that there are more dynamics underlying the romance side to give it just a bit more depth. I’m intrigued by Penny and her sister, so I would like to read the next book in the series to see what happens with Logan.
Very likeable characters. An enjoyable read, especially the ending.
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Emotional but great storyline!
Enjoyed the book greatly. Good characters. Could have been just as good without the f- bombs.
Good read. Really enjoyed.
04/11/2021 My heart sighs when a 13 year old girl crushes on a 15 year old boy who is gone that same summer. In “Taming of a Texas Bad Boy” (nook) the story takes place 15 years after Cru and Penny first met – and her crush is back. This is a good love story with angst and sadness and, yes, deep love.
I actually rate this story as 4-1/2 stars.
Uses the return to teen locale trope
I really enjoyed this story. She has issues with continuiing to be treated as a kid when she is effectively running the ranch. He has issues with being abandoned as a toddler while returning to the ranch where he first felt valued as an orphaned teen.
This has a small amount of well done steam. A good romance as each resolves their issues created by their histories.
A tad frustrated that the issues with boundaries and Devlin were left unresolved.
A great start to a new series! Cru and Penny have a love for each other that has lasted throughout time. Penny fell in love with Cru and the age of 13 and when he comes back to simple to check on his old friends they meet again. I nso excited to read the next book in this series. Katie Lane never disappoints. If you love cowboy books you will love this book!
Taming a Texas Bad Boy by Katie Lane is book number one in the Bad Boy Ranch series. This is Cru Cassidy and Penny “Pen” Gardener’s story.
When Cru was younger he spent a summer on the Double Diamond Ranch owned and run by brothers Chester and Lucas Diamond. Even though Cru’s time there was short the Diamond brothers made a life long impression on Cru.
Cru is back on Double Diamond Ranch and is attracted to Penny. Penny and Cru have a rough start since there are misunderstandings and unresolved things from their past. I really liked how Penny and Cru have compassion and how they cared for others. A fun, entertaining, and sexy read. I look forward to the next books in this series.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
When Cru Cassady was a troubled teenager he and several other young boys spent a summer at the Double Diamond Ranch with Chester and Lucas. During his time there Penny Gardener was a little 13 year old who had the biggest crush on Cru. She lived on the neighboring ranch with her father and sister. Many years later Cru visits Chester and Lucas on his way to California but little did he know his life was about to change big time. Penny needed to make changes in her life but the changes she thought she needed were much different than what she got.
This is a lovely story about two people and their journey to find each other.
I loved the humor as well as the sexiness between Cru and Penny. This is a lighthearted love story but it has such a strong plot. There are moments that are so sad for our hero, which has made him who he is, and how he looks at love and relationships. When it counts he really comes through for his friends and those he
cares about but when it comes to his heart he protects it without question. I wanted to shake Penny’s dad because he just couldn’t see what was in front of him regarding his two daughters. Chester and Lucas were so funny and they added LOL fun throughout the story.
I love this author’s stories where there is a town full of secondary characters that are as easy to fall in love with as the hero and heroine. The story telling draws you right in from the first until the last page. Simple, Texas is a place you want to live and the people in the town sound like wonderful friends. Taming A Texas Bad Boy is the first in this series and I look forward to going along on the journey of happy ever after with the other guys from the Double Diamond Ranch.
After a rough start to getting familiar with each other again Penny and Cru had a rough road to roam to find their final HEA – love this first book in Katie’s new series that I read a beta version and freely leave my review!
It looks like the Double Diamond Ranch in Simple, Texas is going to be the setting for some awesome stories from author Katie Lane. The first book in her new Bad Boy Ranch series is Taming A Texas Cowboy. This is a great beginning. Cru Cassidy spent a summer on the ranch when he was a teen and that summer made a big difference in his life. Now it is payback time in this story. Add in Penny Gardener to help him and his life really got better. So did Penny’s life as she had a crush on Cru that long ago summer. This is a heartwarming story with great characters. I loved it!
Loving this series. I read Bad Boy Ranch Books 1 and 2 in the same day. Love the characters. I am a fan of Katie Lane and her stories!