SAVED BY THE COWBOY by A.J. Pine

Publisher:      Forever

Published:      2018

ISBN:      B07868VNZDGenre:     

Contemporary Romance

Format:     Print from Publisher

Reviewed by name and email address:  Gina  myreviewbooks@aol.com

 

THREE HEARTS

 

                                                                    

Olivia Belle is a runner.  No, not a race runner or a delivery runner.  She runs from commitment, specifically romantic commitment.  It’s not that she doesn’t believe in romance and true love—she’s seen it up close and personal with her grandmother and grandfather. But she’s also seen what happens when romance and love fade with her forever bickering parents.  So when her current squeeze gets down on one knee in the middle of his sister’s wedding, Olivia runs. Not just anywhere, but to the place where her grandparents met because that’s where she thinks she’ll find the answer of how to fall in love.

 

Sheriff Cash Hawkins is more than fond of his town. He grew up here and aside from going to school in New York, he’s stayed in Oak Bluff and that’s been just fine.  Just as fine is that the only two women in his life are his mother and his German Shepard Dixie. He sees his fair share of women, but burned once, he’s not open to it twice.  Not much happens in Oak Bluff and he’s not exactly pleased with his otherwise quiet Saturday night on patrol is disrupted by a speeder. In short order Olivia is in cuffs, arrested by Cash. But seriously, who captured who?

 

I normally don’t read novellas.  I always feel like something is missing, that characters turn out two dimensional and there isn’t time to get drawn into the story.  A.J. Pine’s SAVED BY THE COWBOY was a bonus read in one of R.C. Ryan’s books (The Cowboy Next Door) and since it was there I figured I’d give it a try. I’m also a fan of westerns and since the story takes place not far from my home, what’s not to like? Pine is a new to me author but I really liked her voice and am looking forward to her reading her again. 

 

The runaway bride theme has been done a few times, but Pine gives it a different twist since Olivia isn’t a bride and certainly doesn’t want to be one.  She’s a terrific character – spunky and witty and reads like someone you’d like to have as a friend. local police officer who seems to be falling for her.  And Cash….if you’re in need of a sigh and toe curling experience, he’s your guy.  

 

Pine tells a fun story in a short time. It was a perfect read to start…and finish…just before falling asleep.

 This is an objective review and not an endorsement of this book.

 

 

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