Ride 'Em Cowboy

By J.P. Bowie

When Royce Chandler first claps eyes on his father's ranch foreman, Parker Jones, it's lust mixed with dislike at first sight. It seems that Parker has nothing but disdain for the young law graduate. But all that changes when Parker is thrown from his horse and Royce accompanies him to the hospital.

What follows is a realisation of their mutual attraction, and a desire to spend the rest of their lives together; maybe get a ranch of their own. Then Royce's dad tells Parker that his son is about to turn down a juicy offer from a big law firm in Los Angeles. Parker knows the reason - him - and he takes strong action to convince Royce he's making a mistake by not taking the job.

But his actions tear the two men apart, leaving Royce to wonder, how could Parker's love for him have faded so suddenly?

Reader Advisory: This book is connected to Ride 'Em Again Cowboy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing
• Release date: Jul 28, 2008
• ISBN: 9781906590833

J.P. Bowie

J.P. Bowie: I was born and raised in Scotland. Moved to London and worked in several West End shows before immigrating to the United States. First port of call was Las Vegas where I worked backstage with the Siegfried and Roy Show at the Mirage Hotel as Head of Wardrobe for the legendary stars. Another move more recently took me and my husband Phil to San Diego where we intend to stay! Love sunny San Diego.

Reviews for Ride 'Em Cowboy

[pfodge-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great story. Looking forward to reading more from this author.

[serenayates · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This story has a lot of heart, is very sweet and has not one, but two cowboys as main characters. The way they were introduced, with Parker's accident, had me right there. What followed in terms of emotional ups and downs didn't let go of me, and the drama when the idiots, excuse my language, decided to have a truly stupid fight had me yelling at both of them. More so Parker than Royce, but still. Neither of them was very clever about it.

It's always a good sign, I think, when I get so involved in characters' lives that I start seeing them as real people. Parker was definitely that to me. Too much in love to see straight? Yep. In dire need of someone to give him a good talking to about his priorities? Definitely. Flawed? Totally! In short: the perfect guy to root for. He certainly needed someone on his side other than himself - he was his own worst enemy!

Royce is slightly more rational than Parker, but just as much in love. He has the additional complication of being a lawyer as well as a rancher's son, so the point when he might be tempted to take a different job was sort of predictable. But - that was not even his biggest problem. Having to watch him go through the effects of Parker's idiotic plan was heart wrenching. I suffered with him and was glad he liked his job enough to help him through the separation.

If you like sweet stories that take you on a rollercoaster of emotions, contain hot cowboys who are very much in love and don't mind a bit of suffering (okay, a lot of emotional torment) before the happy ending, you will probably like this book.

[jules0623 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Something about the MCs taking the time to look deep into each others eyes while waiting for an ambulance for a suspected broken back just rubbed me the wrong way. It seemed well written but it didn't grab me.