Review – A Real Cowboy by Sarah M. Anderson

A Real Cowboy made me realize that I would really love to see the wide open spaces of Montana, especially during a blizzard and hopefully with a hot cowboy like J.R. Bradley to keep me warm! ~ Kitty, Guilty Pleasures

Description:
Producer Thalia Thorne’s career is on the line. She’s promised to lure James Robert Bradley back to the limelight, no matter what it takes. But once in Montana, she sees that J.R. has built a new life for himself—as a real-life cowboy—and Thalia finds it hard to resist the man he’s become….Then a blizzard strikes. Suddenly they’re alone, with only body heat to keep them warm. When the snow melts, she’ll have to choose: go back to the big city—or sacrifice everything for the man she can’t let go.

 

 

 

 

 

A Real Cowboy was a fun, light, easy to read book that had me grinning ear to ear throughout. It was fun watching the transformation of Thalia from Producer to Friend to Lover and even more fun watching J.R. fight his feelings and finally accepting them.

What starts out as a simple trip to Montana to lure James Robert Bradley back to the big screen and possibly another Oscar nomination turns into an eye-opening, oh-my-God what am I doing here scene for Thalia Thorne. What should have been a simple negotiation has turned into her almost freezing to death and being shot for trespassing on private land. But, she won’t give up … Minnie Red Horse has given her an open invitation and she is going to take advantage of it. If not to convince J.R. Bradley to come back to Hollywood with her but at least to figure out how to salvage her reputation and her job. Her past has put her in a precarious position and James Robert Bradley is her only saving grace. But, can she go through with it once she learns about his life, see how and why he feels the way he does about Hollywood, after falling in love with him during the blizzard?

J.R. Bradley knows trouble when he sees it. It’s been years since he’s laid eyes on Hollywood and he has no intentions of going back. No matter how beautiful the woman is, no matter how much persuasion she has, no matter how much she understands him. But, something about Thalia Thorne has him squirming in his pants and his mind. There’s just something different about her that he feels he could trust her to an extent. Hell, she knows all about him – who he was and who he wants to be now. All he has to do is make it through the Blizzard and she’ll be off to Hollywood without him. He has no idea how to handle the Thalia that appears during the blizzard. The down-to-earth, Oklahoma bred girl that enjoyed mucking the stalls and spending time with the horses; cooking with Minnie and laughing with Hoss. He’s fallen in love and can’t bear to think of her leaving him. Especially after the nights that she’s spent in his bed, talking, loving and just being. He’s going back to Hollywood, not happily, but for her, he will. What happens when he gets there just proves that he was right to not want to go back. He felt betrayed, belittled and now has more trouble than he ever asked for and he’s lost Thalia.

I really enjoyed reading A Real Cowboy but there were parts of the book that seemed a little disconnected. There was talk about how J.R.’s mother died and him being implicated but nothing was ever revealed. It was a little difficult watching Thalia go from teasing and sultry to indignant. There was a scene in a bar where J.R. came to her rescue and, instead of being grateful, she lashed out at him and blamed him for the whole scene. Sorry, that didn’t make much sense to me – it would have been a perfect time to let their feelings go to a new level; instead it had him sitting in his pick-up truck watching the house where Thalia was staying making sure “Big Dog” didn’t come looking for her. But, overall, the book satisfied me … the sex was hot, J.R. was hotter, the descriptions of the scenery was beautiful and well, it made me realize that I would really love to see the wide open spaces of Montana, especially during a blizzard and, hopefully with a hot cowboy like J.R. Bradley to keep me warm!

3.5 Stars