Saved by the Cowboy

This quick novella was a great addition to this series. I'm not usually one for insta-love stories but it just absolutely works with this book! Cash is the sheriff of Oak Bluff. When he pulls over a woman speeding through his town in a gown with no ID, he should have known that Olivia would shake him up. Olivia is running to Oak Bluff to find the letters her grandfather wrote to her grandmother during their epic love story. These two embark on their own epic love story and while this story is short, I loved the evolution that took place for them in their brief time. Cash's book has made me super excited for book two in this series!! *This is my voluntary review of an advanced reader copy*

3.75 stars-- SAVED BY THE COWBOY is instalment 1.5 in AJ Pine’s contemporary, adult CROSSROADS RANCH romance series. This is Oak Bluff’s sheriff Cash Hawkins, and San Francisco events planner Olivia Belle’s storyline. SAVED BY THE COWBOY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalment is revealed where necessary. Told from dual third person perspectives (Olivia and Cash) SAVED BY THE COWBOY follows the building relationship between Oak Bluff’s sheriff Cash Hawkins, and San Francisco events planner Olivia Belle. A quiet Saturday night found Cash Hawkins stopping a speeding car with the most beautiful bridesmaid he has ever seen. A broken glass slipper, and a twisted ankle found Cash hoping for his own happily ever after but happily ever afters were meant for fairy tales and never real life. Olivia Belle was running from quite possibly the biggest mistake of her life in the hopes of finding her grandparent’s love letters in the small town of Oak Bluff, California, where her grandmother was born and raised. Meeting Sheriff Cash Hawkins sent Olivia into a tail-spin of possibilities, a tail-spin that started with a marriage proposal from a man back home. The relationship between Olivia and Cash is quick to develop as Olivia battles her attraction to Cash knowing her time in Oak Bluff is drawing to an end. Cash wants something more than a one-night stand but Olivia is quick to point out that she has responsibilities back home. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text. The colorful secondary and supporting characters include many of the people who live and work in Oak Bluff. We are introduced to Cash’s mother Lucinda; recently divorced pastry chef Lily Green, and rancher Luke Everett. Lily and Luke’s story line is next in TOUGH LUCK COWBOY. SAVED BY THE COWBOY is a quick read; a sweet and sexy romance; a fun and flirty love story that is a bit of a departure from the ‘cowboy’ scenario. The premise is spirited; the romance is enchanting; the characters are feisty and adorable.

Cash Hawkins is content with his ranch, dog , and small town life until Olivia Belle crashes into town . Good page turning story in this Crossroad Ranch series book. Will be looking up the rest of the series. Ebook from Netgalley and publishers with thanks. Opinions are entirely my own.