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Rodeo legend, actor and stuntman Yakima Canutt blazed a trail as a champion bronco buster and rode to fame as a collaborator with John Wayne, who claimed to borrow his on-screen persona from Canutt's real one. This memoir, as told to John Crawford, relates Canutt's years on the rodeo circuit, his roles in silent westerns, and his craftsmanship in movie stunts on such epics as Stagecoach and Ben-Hur, as well as his family life and friendships. ... Read more

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Wild Ride presents a fascinating history of rodeo from its rugged beginnings in Mexico to today's professional circuits. This book captures the mystique of the cowboy and his place in Western folklore, from the early days when groups of cowboys from neighboring ranches met to settle arguments over who was the best at performing ranching tasks to the multimillion-dollar prizes and endorsements awarded to today's professionals all over the world including Canada, Brazil, and Australia.

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Describes the work that cowboys do and how events at a rodeo evolved as a test of cowboys' skills. ... Read more

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After years of traveling around the state watching the bigger kids compete, Lacey experiences the thrill of riding in her first rodeo. ... Read more

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Injured out of the army, soldier Dillon Farraday is stunned to discover he's a dad. He can handle a battlefield--but not a bouncing baby boy!

Rodeo queen Colleen Applegate is the only one who can show him the ropes. When Dillon's son was left on her porch, she became stand-in mom to the boy. Now Dillon's got three weeks to pass daddy school with flying colors....

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Born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1902, Nudie Cohn built an impeccable reputation as one of the most sought after clothiers in Los Angeles... all on a few sparkly G-strings.Nudie the Rodeo Tailor tells the unbelievable story of Nudie and Bobbie Cohn and the legendary fashion legacy they created.

Nudie Cohn's first store (Nudie's for the Ladies, New York City) featured those famous and lavishly ornamented G-strings and stage costumes, and allowed him to build a reputation as a master tailor with a taste for the flashy.After a few years, Nudie turned his attention to making western clothing, and became the first person to incorporate rhinestones into cowboy dress. It was the $10,000 gold suit that Nudie made for Elvis Presley that rocketed Nudie to stardom and cemented his status in fashion history; Nudie would go on to design clothing for Dale Evans and Roy Rogers, Elton John, Gene Autry, John Wayne, John Lennon, Steve McQueen, Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, and the rock groups America and the Flying Burrito Brothers. Nudie blurred the boundaries of fashion and cast a far-reaching influence over the clothing worn in country music, rock music, movies, and television.

Nudie the Rodeo Tailor chronicles the life of the man who epitomizes the American Dream itself, with an amazing selection of photographs of suits, clothing, accessories, and of Nudie himself with the hundreds of clients and friends he made through the years. Nudie the Rodeo Tailor is the most comprehensive and handsome book on Nudie Cohn and his clothing ever created-a long overdue testament to his spirit and talent.

Jamie Lee Nudie was born to Barbara Cohn and Sun Studio-sensation Jimmy Wilson in North Hollywood, California. The granddaughter of Nudie and Bobbie grew up in Nudie's Rodeo Tailors, greeting the stars and clientele with the same friendly persona. Jamie is a mother of three children living in the San Fernando Valley, caring for her grandmother Bobbie Nudie and working on many projects pertaining to the Nudie legacy.

Mary Lynn Cabrall was born in Castro Valley, California, and has always dreamed of becoming a cowgirl. She learned leather tooling, and her interest in vintage clothing led her to start mimicking Nudie suits. Mary Lynn later acquired a sixty-year-old chain-stitch embroidery machine, and she took up the art of machine embroidery. Today Mary Lynn and Jamie Lee work to re-create the Nudie magic. Leatherwork, silverwork, embroidery, rhinestones, and the best rodeo tailoring money can buy can be still be ordered from Nudie's Rodeo Tailors.Amazon.com Review
One of the most beloved figures in country music (non-musicdivision), Nudie Cohn was born a million metaphoric miles from thebirthplace of the hillbilly sound. His remarkable journey--from tailor'sapprentice in his birthplace of Kiev, Russia, to America's undisputed kingof Western wear--is lovingly documented in Nudie: The Rodeo Tailor by authors Jamie Lee Nudie (his granddaughter) and Mary Lynn Cabrall. More pictorial celebration than detailed biography, the book wisely lets thephotos of his famous friends and his splendid suits tell the story; theaccompanying text is light and breezy, providing a mere overview ofCohn's life and travels. An incredible range of actors and musiciansappear, usually donning Nudie's one-of-a-kind creations. Supposedly thefirst tailor to add rhinestones to a Western suit, Nudie was asflamboyant as his gloriously embroidered, superbly studded garments.Like many immigrants to the States, this Russian-born Jew was clearlyfascinated by the more mythic aspects of Americana--Hollywood, cowboys,and western music--and eventually became a unique part of Americanahimself. --Marc Greilsamer ... Read more

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very cool book
This is a great conversation piece, it has some really great info and classic photos in it. Got to love Nudie Suits!

The Best on The Best
Leave this on your coffee table and it will be picked up. Nudie's name gets their attention, but then his work keeps them looking. Some may label his work as kitsch. I contend Nudie was a great American artist.

This book is worthy of the man. Nicely laid out. Die-cut on the front. A great gift or addition to your library. ... Read more

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The true sweat-and-dirt tale of the feisty cowboy-child who became the most famous black rodeo performer who ever lived. Includes a note about the history of the black West and a bibliography.
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Probably no other black cowboy has been as celebrated as BillPickett. A rodeo star, he has been honored with a postage stamp andhas been the subject of a handful of books, including Bill Pickett, Bulldogger: TheBiography of a Black Cowboy and Guts: Legendary Black RodeoCowboy Bill Pickett. Add to that list the children's bookBill Pickett: Rodeo Ridin' Cowboy by Andrea Pinkney. No matterhow you feel about rodeo, it's hard not to admire Pickett, who wasknown to bring an unruly steer to its knees by taking a bite out ofthe animal's upper lip. ... Read more

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Great Book
This is a great book especially if your doing a cowboy theme.My students loved the book!! ... Read more

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When Alison's parents split up, her mother announces that they will move, with her cousin Becky, to a small town out West. Alison is mortified at the thought of abandoning the glamour of New York until she meets Sara, a barrel-racing champion, who is trying to save her ranch from financial ruin. As Alison basks in her newly discovered rodeo talents, Becky struggles to train the wild horse Shadow and find out more about Sara's mysterious brother, Sam. With the Calgary Stampede fast approaching, they are all anxious to take part, but an accident threatens their plans. But was it really an accident? Together they must overcome their differences to find out the truth.

Rodeo Horse is the fifth book in the exciting Mustang Mountain Series featuring three teenagers. Each book is an exciting read filled with stories of friendship, adventure, and intrigue. SHARON SIAMON is the highly successful author of many juvenile fiction titles published in North America, England, and Norway. ... Read more

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[Siren Menage Amour: Menage a Trois Romance, M/F/M]

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Great little story
I give this story 4.5 because it left me wanting more. A longer story would have explored the romance between Tiana and Cody, and we would have seen what happened to Reb.But even with these small complaints, I enjoyed this installment of the Midnight Cowboys trilogy very much.

4 Hearts from TRS!
This story is one intense and compact tale of sexual adventure and chemistry. While I found the characters to be interesting I would've loved to have learned more about them and their past. In this fast paced read, the sexual tension is high and never goes down. The tension is guaranteed to keep the reader on her toes, anxious as to what is going to happen between these three. Confusion and misunderstandings cause all kinds of twists and turns in this story that is sure to keep the reader's attention. If that wasn't enough, the heat that is created by all the smoking hot sex is sure to keep the reader enthralled. If you are looking for a short story with interesting characters, loads of sexual heat, and enough twists and turns to keep you interested, this is a book you should read. - Jacquelyn R. Ward

4.5 Stars for Midnight Rodeo
Cowboys, a strong and independent business woman, a private rodeo, hot seduction, good characterization, and Midnight Rodeo ranks up there with some of my favorites for the year. Midnight Rodeo gets 4.5 stars from this reviewer and Luxie Ryder a much higher rank. She would've earned five stars and then some if she'd followed through with a longer story. This is one book I didn't want to see end and would've read straight through in one sitting be it 10,000 words or 100,000 words. Charming interludes, lovely characters and a nice touch for those creative character names. Luxie Ryder you're a success with this new e-story hit.

Great story!
I read this story in E-book form from the publisher's website. This is a sexy, fun read that lived up to the many 4 and 5 star ratings I have seen for it both here, and at Siren Publishing.I have become a bit of a fan of Ms Ryder.

As Whipped Cream reviews said: Ms. Ryder writes intelligent and discerning characters that the reader can relate to. I liked that although Reb and Cody shared everything, they respected each other. It's very infrequent that you find characters that are loyal to each other and to the feelings of the prospective partner - Talia. This short was a breath of fresh air in that respect. As heroes, Reb and Cody personified the alpha male: strong, devoted, and darned sexy. When they made decisions, they stuck to them. On contrast, Talia made an excellent heroine. She stood up for what she wanted and made it on her own. She embodied the human independent spirit. And the love scenes... whoa! Very hot and tastefully written. I couldn't tear my eyes away.

If you want a steamy read for a cool night, Midnight Rodeo is the short story for you. I give this one 5 cherries.

Lame!
Wow, this story was so boring. I skimmed so much I think I finished it in 10 minutes just so it would be over. ... Read more

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Haynes Manuals 47017 Isuzu Rodeo,Amigo 89-02 ... Read more

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rodeo manual
thank you the manual came in great condition and when promised. :) great seller

Haynes manual for Isuzu Rodeo
This book proved very helpful in performing a recent clutch replacement.It contains alot of useful information on correct sequence of removal and kept us on track for the replacement.We have also used the book to help with a custom stereo installation.

A very helpful book.

Usually helpful, though not always
This manual has guided me through a number of repairs over the past few years, however it is certainly _not_ a replacement for a factory service manual.The underlying problem with this manual is that it tries to cover too many different vehicles, and while it attempts to address the nuances of each model, it invariably leaves quite a bit to be desired.

I have a 1991 Isuzu Rodeo 3.1L V6, a model which is not covered too well. The pictures in the manual don't usually help, since they are irrelevant to my vehicle.Especially with regard to the engine.My particular year's engine might as well not exist according to this manual.Just recently my water pump went out on me, and replacing it was entirely different from that described in this manual.The picture of the 3.1L engine in the Haynes Manual was not mine!(this is just one example of when i've been let down).

Though an experienced DIYer or mechanic will know how to fix most things in his car, this manual was little help aside of general auto repair information.Indeed, I learned a lot simply by "flying blind" into much of my auto repair, making the manual irrelevant.

The conclusion: Call Isuzu (Helm publications, I think) and order their service manual, which I haven't done yet, but I plan on doing.I'm pretty sure that will be vehicle specific and should be much more detailed/helpful for your particular vehicle.When you call, they might ask you for 2 different versions UCR or UCR/S.I *think* the standard ROdeo is the UCR version, UCR/S I believe is for the Rodeo Sport (amigo?)].

Fairly thorough, lacks diagrams...
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A Former Rodeo QueenJosie Turner spends her days at the local dog grooming shop pampering the pooches of Angel Springs, Texas. When rodeo season rolls around again, the townfolk are excited about who their new Rodeo Queen might be. Josie, on the other hand, finds herself reminded all too often about a night she'd just as soon forget.A Former Rodeo CowboyLuke Anderson lived for three things - riding, roping and rodeos. Until the day he met Josie Turner, the girl who gave his life meaning, and whose heart he was destined to break. Now, ten years later, he returns to Angel Springs to find the town hasn't changed much, but the girl he left behind has become a stranger he hardly recognizes. What, he wonders, will she think of him, and the man he's become?A Rodeo WeekendDetermined to break through the wall Josie has erected around her heart, Luke must face his demons while at the same time helping Josie overcome hers. With the whole town cheering them on, can Luke mend Josie's heart and can one rodeo weekend help them both find redemption? ... Read more

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Another great from Teri Wilson!!
A summer day by the pool with a great romance written by Teri Wilson--life is fabulous!
She makes her characters come alive and grab your heart strings!
If you haven't read Rodeo Redemption--Give yourself a treat and read it!
Thanks Teri for another fantastic read!!!!!!!!!

A Hometown Feel
Luke Anderson left Josie Turner at the altar after the most spectacular proposal Angel Springs had ever seen.No one in town would ever forget it and they weren't about to let Josie forget, even after ten years.Luke left without a word or an explanation and Josie isn't close to forgetting or forgiving...until Luke returns to Angel Springs.Then Luke and Josie both get a lesson in God's healing love.

This is the first book in the Rodeo Royalty series and I can't wait for the next two!Terri Wilson perfectly captures the feel of home town America. Add to that humor, a flair for good emotional development, two adorable pugs and you have the perfect mixture for a great book!

Charming and Romantic
What a lovely story...

Ms. Wilson has a way with weaving endearing characters with a page-turning plot line.You will be swept up in the love story and heartbreak of Luke and Josie from the first page.I dare you to try to put this one down!

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a fresh and heart-warming take on the road to healing.You will certainly not be disappointed.

Mary Manners
Mended Heart

Romantic Hero
Teri Wilson has a fantastic way with characters. If you love a really romantic hero, this book is for you. With symbolism taken from the love story of Josephine and Napoleon, I think Josie and Luke's story is even more romantic.
Many spiritual insights are woven into this cool love story that will speak to your own heart. I recommend this book to anyone who has ever been hurt or broken and needs healing. With so many levels to this story I recommend it to females from 12 to 80.

Lovely & Endearing
I have high expectations in the books I read - Ms. Wilson met all of them in this lovely and endearing story that shows true love ALWAYS wins!

Kudos Teri!

Pamela S Thibodeaux
Author Of A Hero for Jessica
"Inspirational with an Edge!"
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Rodeo in America celebrates a great national pastime and tradition. Taking the reader "behind the chutes," Wayne Wooden and Gavin Ehringer reveal the essential character of rodeo culture today and show why it retains such a strong hold on the American imagination.

As the authors detail, contemporary rodeo has evolved into a much publicized big-time phenomenon even as it strives to stay close to its fundamental cowboy roots. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) now sanctions 750 to 800 annual rodeos worth more than $22 million in prize money, attended by nearly 20 million spectators, and watched by millions more on ESPN and TNN. The National Finals Rodeo (NFR) alone offers more than $2 million in prize money and is attended by 170,000 spectators every December in Las Vegas.

Filled with telling anecdotes and insightful observations, the authors highlight rodeo's glamour and glory, hazards and hardships, while clarifying its many dimensions as sport, profession, business, community event, family tradition, and pop cultural icon. Bareback and bull riders, calf ropers and steer wrestlers, barrel racers and saddle bronc busters, bullfighters and arena clowns, stock breeders and local organizers, judges and journalists, the famous and aspiring, winners and losers--all are given their due in a work that reflects the enormous allure and demands of rodeo life.

Based on research and interviews conducted at the National Finals, as well as at rodeos large and small in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Cheyenne, Calgary, Dodge City, Pendleton, and Prescott, among many others, Rodeo in America provides an entertaining and highly readable guide for aficionados and novices alike. ... Read more

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The true rodeo book
I just recently dicovered this book and boy was I surprised. Personally, I found this book very helpful for the fact that I am a bullrider myself and found the information within it's pages very useful and insightful. It explains the origins of rodeo to the very way to play the game! With in-depth pages on Saddle Bronc Riding, Bareback Riding, Bullriding, Barrel-Racing, and almost every other rodeo event, I don't think you'll find a clearer perspective on rodeo unless you started riding! Please take it from me, for the best book on rodeo, look to "Rodeo In America"

An Overview from the Inside
Personal quotes from current and former rodeo participants enliven this look at one of America's oldest sports.Using the results of a questionnaire, you learn how they think of their lives and their jobs.The authors delve into the good and bad of rodeo, from the financial cost tothe medical woes, from the exclusion of women to the changes in the sport,from rodeo history to its possible future.If you're interested in rodeo,you should get this book.... ... Read more

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Hold on to your cowboy hats and prepare for a wild read! In this book, you'll learn all about the bucking horses, lively livestock, and daring riders of the rodeo world. You'll read about roping, riding, racing, wrestling, and more! You'll also discover the breeds of rodeo horses, how riders handle and care for their animals, and how cattle herding became a rough-and-tumble sport. ... Read more

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To the fan, the rodeo cowboy is the distinctly American embodiment of the romantic Old West. But to the young men who live the profession, the realities are modest pay, continuous travel, and the constant threat of injury. While he was the Denver bureau chief of the New York Times, Dirk Johnson spent a year on the professional rodeo circuit with cowboys, watching them try to hang on to bucking horses and Brahma bulls-and to wives and livelihoods that seemed only one fall away from disappearing. Biting the Dust covers the circuit's biggest events in Denver, the capital of the New West, to small towns on the Great Plains like McCook, Nebraska, where rodeo continues to thrive even as the population shrinks. Johnson takes the reader beyond sentimental visions of the rodeo cowboy and the American West and provides an unforgettable and authentic story of the rodeo today.

Dirk Johnson is the Chicago bureau chief for Newsweek magazine and a five-time winner of the New York Times Publisher's Award. ... Read more

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Flashes In Time

Many years ago, a young man struggling with the decision of whether or not to 'Rodeo' for real in Mesquite, Texas, stopped by.I gave him a copy of 'Biting the Dust.'He opted to join the military, accepting a commission to train in bomb disarmament.Reality doesn't seem to fall far from the tree.

Reading this book has been suggested as a poetical excursion. Likely because Johnson took the time to walk, ride, sit, talk and watch these modern-day cowpokes that Willie Nelson sang so well about.

Catching glimpses of what makes a boy become a man, and what makes a man plumb the depths of his soul to find what he's really made of is worth the journey into this work.

Readers may be cautioned that one young boy doesn't make it to adulthood. The 'Our Father...' finishes that chapter.

This is a true story, with tough as leather riders looking for one more dish to wash, waiting for that next climb into the shoot with an animal that has already shoved their face into the limelit dust, probably just to do it again.

Patience as a virtue is magnified as the reader confronts the reality that every effort blessed will encompass a full eight seconds.

A book about dedicating your life to eight seconds loses it's absurdity in the face of prophecies that will fulfill in the twinkling of an eye.

From eternity they're all in the past.They're all life-changing events.They're all flashes in time.Care to ride?

TL Farley,
author,

When Now Becomes Too Late,
{The Imminence of the Rapture}

Distant Reaches,
{God's unseen Hand}

Student not sucking up.
For the record, I should confess that I am currently in a course taught by Dirk Johnson at Northern Illinois University. My review, however, will not affect my grade (probably.) This is a lovely little book, true in both its telling and in its honest portrayal of rodeo cowboys. You will not want to put it down as you trail several of its featured characters, as they pursue fame and fortune in one year on the rodeo circuit.
Many years ago while seeking my urban fortune in Houston, Texas I attended the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. There, I watched drugstore cowboys (Rexall Rangers) costumed in expensively hand-tooled ostrich boots and Resistol cowboy hats venture down from their high rise offices in day jobs pursuing oil leases to look at REAL cows and horses. This book is NOT about John Travolta pursuing Debra Winger while clutching a Lone Star longneck.
This is a book for people interested in looking behind the scenes at real modern cowboys, living a hardscrabble hand-to-mouth existence in pursuit of dreams. This is what old time NASCAR used to look like before people started painting their cars and clothing with Tide branding and STP decals. These are real people, flesh and blood characters you will care about and root for, as they launch themselves into a dusty ring, to survive 8 seconds atop a furious 2000 pound beast, intent solely on dislodging the denim-clad interloper perched on its back.
Read this book and you will learn a lot about rodeo, about hard luck athletes pursuing their future using the only skills they know. It is a tale of heartbreak and heroism, competition and camaraderie, full of authentic detail and real life drama.
Even if you don't much care for rodeo, aren't taking an NIU creative non-fiction class or don't know a bronco from a baquette, read this book and hold on for a wild ride. I promise you will find honesty in its pages and learn the story of what it means to live like a real cowboy daredevil. Hat and boots not required.

True stories of rodeo life
I was blown away by this book for 2 reasons: 1. I have rodeoed before and knew exactly what these guys (and families) go through; and 2) Dirk Johnson did not sugar coat anything, he did not make them out to be something they're not, nor did he "sell out" their stories as real life stories are done so many times in the entertainment industry.It's great to see that people actually take an interest in their lifestyle, profession, job or whatever you choose to call it.I highly recommend this book for the person who doesn't know the 1st thing about rodeo or for a veteran of the sport/profession.

TRUE TO LIFE
A BOOK FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE CHUTES AND THOSE WHO LONG TO

if you want to know why...
I became intrigued with rodeo, 10/93, while dating a PRCA steerwrestler.PRCA cowboys earn less than you or I, get injured beyond repair, with no health insurance to pay the bills...heck..they often die doing what theylove.I wanted to know "why" they pursue this lifestyle.So...Isearched for anything I could find to get a better understanding. Ihappened upon Dirk Johnson doing a local TV interview, prior to the GrandNationals (10/95), and wrote down the name of his book.It's out of print,but, if you can get a copy it's worth it. I now know more about"why" they do what they do, and I've also had the opportunity tochat with the some of the cowboys Dirk followed for his book.They arewonderful and so is this book.I've read it several times, and if I couldjust get it back from my friend MB, I'll read it again! ... Read more

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Jack Morgan came home to the Morgans' Texas ranch on urgent family business--not to get roped into marriage. But he's finding it impossible to steer clear of his attraction to angelic Cricket Jasper. Now the virtuous deacon is pregnant...with triplets!

The sexy rodeo rider has always been in Cricket's secret prayers. But she never dreamed she'd be having Jack's babies! She knows the firstborn Morgan son came home to make things right with his estranged father. Now he's about to become a father.

What will it take to make a family man out of this wandering rover? Because if three babies and the love of a good woman aren't enough to settle down this lonesome cowboy, nothing will be!

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Not what I expected.
This book was not what I expected.It was a bit dreary.Instead of being humorous and entertaining, I felt it was just another book about people living up to their responsibilies.

Loving the sensitive cowboy...
Im a sucker for a book with a cowboy in it. The book did not disappoint me. I felt for the heroine because she wanted to be so strong by staying away from someone who she thought would disappoint her, but in the end, i hope you warm up to all the characters like i did. i read this book before the others, now i wanna go back and read them too. I was a fan of Tina Leonard from her Cowboys by the Dozens series and i wasnt let down this time...

intriguing contemporary romance
With his father is in the Union Junction Hospital in need of a kidney transplant, rodeo star Jack Morgan returns home to the family ranch after being away for a decade due to an estrangement between them.The bronco riding champion and his dad have argued over his working the ranch vs. bronco busting.

Jack and Cricket Jasper, a deacon, meet for the first time in several years at the hospital.They are attracted to one another and enjoy an incredible night together.However, when she becomes pregnant carrying triplets, he offers to marry her.Shockingly Cricket refuses.She has loved Jack ever since she was a little girl, but assumes he wants to wed her now for the sake of their children; and besides she wants him to end his rodeo career before he gets hurt.Meanwhile Jack's dad offers him a million dollars if he remains on the ranch for one year.Jack has some decisions to make starting with convincing doubting Cricket he loves her.

This is an intriguing contemporary romance starring a lead protagonist who is at a point in his life when he must choose.The plot is thin as it does not explore deep enough inside his head how pulled Jack is.Still fans will enjoy his efforts to reconcile with his dad, his brother, and the woman he loves carrying his offspring.

Harriet Klausner
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