Only a Cowboy Will Do: Includes a Bonus Novella

ONLY A COWBOY WILL DO is the third instalment in AJ Pine’s contemporary, adult MEADOW VALLEY romance series. This is thirty year old,rancher Colt Morgan, and forty year old farmer Jenna Owens’ story line. ONLY A COWBOY WILL DO can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Told from dual third person perspectives (Colt and Jenna) ONLY A COWBOY WILL follows Jenna on a two-week vacation to Meadow Valley, California, a vacation gifted from the nephews she raised as her own. Hitching a ride with rancher Colt Morgan, our couple never expected to be caught in a rain storm, having to spend the night together with another couple. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Colt and Jenna, and the potential fall-out as their time together comes to a close. Jenna Owens doesn’t date younger men. Having raised her three nephews after the death of their parents, Jenna has spent most of her time living on the farm, tending to the animals, and the nephews she loves but a two week vacation in Meadow Valley, California finds our heroine writing a ‘bucket list’ of things to do, a list Colt Morgan is more than willing to help her complete. Colt Morgan doesn’t do relationships having been burned in the past but something about Jenna draws Colt like a moth to a flame, and our hero is about to get burned when Jenna’s secrets are eventually revealed. The relationship between Jenna and Colt is slow to develop as neither one is looking for anything permanent but Jenna’s bucket list includes a short term fling, and Colt is a willing participant until his heart is lost the our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are implied and fade to black. We are reintroduced to Sam Callahan and Delaney Harper (My One and Only 2); Jenna’s nephews Jack, Luke and Walker Everett. ONLY A COWBOY WILL DO is a story of family and relationships, secrets and acceptance; romance and love. The premise is emotional and captivating; the romance is passionate; the characters are energetic and charismatic.

Only a Cowboy Will Do is a very enjoyable romance from A.J. Pine. It made me smile, swoon and also hurt for what our heroine has been through. Jenna is turning 40 and for many years her focus has been on making sure her nephews were raised properly after the death of their mother, her sister. She was happy to fill the void the best she could, but she definitely sacrificed because of it. To celebrate her big day, her nephews have given her a two week stay at a ranch to spend time on herself. With this in mind, she creates a "happy for now" list with seven things on it, including having a one-night stand, to help her focus just on her. Colt is headed back to his ranch and so he is taking Jenna with him since she's going to spend a couple of weeks there. With sparks flying, but Jenna feeling their age difference is too much, they set out on their journey only to be sidelined by a storm. Colt, Jenna and Lucy, Jenna's chicken, end up taking refuge from the storm at the farmhouse of a couple they happen upon. When they finally get to the ranch will they be able to fight the attraction they feel even though it's obvious what they are feeling? Is Colt the one to help her fulfill all of the items on her list? This book has a little of everything, which really helps it along. You have the instant attraction, banter, hilarious situations that made me laugh out loud and also a very serious issue that had to be worked through. I appreciated everything about the book and I'm excited to see what Pine provides for us next!

This book. I can barely think of words that would do it justice. I’ve been hoping for Jenna’s HEA ever since meeting her in the first Crossroads Ranch story and this book did not disappoint. She deserves all the happiness in the world and while there were some angsty bumps in the road to get there, this ending left the biggest smile on my face. Colt was everything and I can’t think of anyone better for him than Jenna Owens. I really didn’t want this book to end but I am hoping that the residents of Meadow Valley are in for their own HEAs!!