Donna Grant

A dashing cowboy gets his second chance at romance in A Cowboy Kind Of Love, the next book in the Heart of Texas> series by New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant. Who wants to rodeo again? Jace Wilder has been rebuilding his life since the love of his life, Taryn, up and left town unexpectedly. But when she mysteriously returns, Jace’s dependable world comes crashing down. Taryn is hiding a dangerous secret, and no matter how hard he tries, Jace can’t stay away—especially when Taryn is at risk. And especially when the attraction he thought he’d buried long ago is back and hotter than ever. Will he be able to trust Taryn again? Taryn Hillman’s world fell apart one horrifying night, and it’s never been the same since. When she sees a small chance at untangling herself, she takes it, though it means returning to Clearview—and seeing Jace again. But when he vows to protect her, will Taryn take a chance, and this time, never let him go? “A captivating romance novel with a sexy cowboy making this perfect for anyone who loves a steamy romantic read.”—Fresh Fiction on My Favorite Cowboy

A Cowboy Kind of Love

A Cowboy Kind of Love was a very interesting romance. While its not my favorite of the series, it was delightful and really enjoyed finally getting to Jace's book. The set up was so different than I expected it to be but really was endeared by such a conflicting set up for the heroine. She is really in the tough spot and liked seeing a morally grey heroine, those just aren't that common in this type of romance. There is plenty of suspense elemented within the plot and with Donna Grant, you know that the plot will have some unique twists and it most definitely did. I did NOT expect the reveal in the third act, that completely turned my world upside down. It was the last thing I would have expected Donna Grant to write but definitely appreciate what she was doing here. It really added much more complexity to the plot than you would even expect. We get plenty of friendship vibes between all the characters involved although I totally think Grant could have done a couple more books to this series. And the romance was really interesting, the heroine really had to work with Jace to redeem herself as she wronged him and its definitely deserved. While she was in a bad spot, she wronged him in the procecss and respected that Donna Grant had her go through the motions of redeeming herself and that Jace didn't just jump up and immediately believe her or forgive her so easily, she really had to work at it to yearn that forgiveness.

Overall I had a fun time with this one and now need to decide where to go with this author's massive backlist.

Lover of Romance 

A Cowboy Kind of Love was a very interesting romance. While its not my favorite of the series, it was delightful and really enjoyed finally getting to Jace's book. The set up was so different than I expected it to be but really was endeared by such a conflicting set up for the heroine. She is really in the tough spot and liked seeing a morally grey heroine, those just aren't that common in this type of romance. There is plenty of suspense elemented within the plot and with Donna Grant, you know that the plot will have some unique twists and it most definitely did. I did NOT expect the reveal in the third act, that completely turned my world upside down. It was the last thing I would have expected Donna Grant to write but definitely appreciate what she was doing here. It really added much more complexity to the plot than you would even expect. We get plenty of friendship vibes between all the characters involved although I totally think Grant could have done a couple more books to this series. And the romance was really interesting, the heroine really had to work with Jace to redeem herself as she wronged him and its definitely deserved. While she was in a bad spot, she wronged him in the procecss and respected that Donna Grant had her go through the motions of redeeming herself and that Jace didn't just jump up and immediately believe her or forgive her so easily, she really had to work at it to yearn that forgiveness.

Overall I had a fun time with this one and now need to decide where to go with this author's massive backlist.

When I requested 🎧︎A Cowboy Kind of Love for, I did not know it was the sixth novel in the Heart of Texas series. Fortunately, it works well as a standalone. However, now that I have been introduced to this world, and its characters, I have an intense need to read the previous books in the series. In this installment, readers are treated to a second chance romance filled with suspense and passion. 

🎧︎A Cowboy Kind of Love is Jace Wilder and Taryn Hillman’s story. At the start of the story, Jace is struggling with a broken heart. The love of his life left town without saying goodbye, and he had no means of contacting her. Since then, he’s been drinking himself into oblivion, trying to numb the pain. The situation worsened whenever an anniversary of an event in their relationship came around. At the point when he recognizes he needs to take control of his life and move on, Taryn returns. The explanation she provides for her sudden disappearance has Jace scrambling to help her.

Taryn left with her family five years ago for an unknown location in the middle of the night. She returned to Clearview, Texas, seeking help to escape her hellish life of the past five years. She didn’t intend for Jace to get involved, but circumstances caused her to seek his help to escape the hellish situation, which will place them and their friends in danger.

Tarryn’s heart was in the right place regarding her family. Loyal to a fault where they are concerned, but her blind loyalty placed her in a precarious position. Even when things stared her in the face, she held on, hoping for a change for the better.

The chemistry between Jace and Tarryn sizzled and popped. They made a great team. Their romance felt authentic. Despite the years apart, they easily picked up from where they left off. Their feelings for each other never faded. Although it surprised me that Jace never once questioned the veracity of Tarryn’s story concerning the reason for her disappearance.

I loved the bonds of friendship portrayed in the story. Jace friends never hesitated to offer their help to Tarryn, despite the danger involved. This fast-paced and engaging story kept me on my toes. The story delivered lots of suspense and jaw dropping twists. One of those twists shocked me beyond belief.

Rebecca Estrella did a great job in narrating 🎧︎A Cowboy Kind of Love. The story features a vast array of characters and she handled them well. I loved her male and female voices and how well her tone captured the scenes, especially the emotional ones. This is my first time listening to her and I would definitely listen to her again. 

🎧︎A Cowboy Kind of Love was a satisfying  read. Its a story that takes the reader on a journey of suspense and a second chance love story. Perfect for fans of cowboy romance. 

Totally Addicted to Reading

When I requested 🎧︎A Cowboy Kind of Love for, I did not know it was the sixth novel in the Heart of Texas series. Fortunately, it works well as a standalone. However, now that I have been introduced to this world, and its characters, I have an intense need to read the previous books in the series. In this installment, readers are treated to a second chance romance filled with suspense and passion. 

🎧︎A Cowboy Kind of Love is Jace Wilder and Taryn Hillman’s story. At the start of the story, Jace is struggling with a broken heart. The love of his life left town without saying goodbye, and he had no means of contacting her. Since then, he’s been drinking himself into oblivion, trying to numb the pain. The situation worsened whenever an anniversary of an event in their relationship came around. At the point when he recognizes he needs to take control of his life and move on, Taryn returns. The explanation she provides for her sudden disappearance has Jace scrambling to help her.

Taryn left with her family five years ago for an unknown location in the middle of the night. She returned to Clearview, Texas, seeking help to escape her hellish life of the past five years. She didn’t intend for Jace to get involved, but circumstances caused her to seek his help to escape the hellish situation, which will place them and their friends in danger.

Tarryn’s heart was in the right place regarding her family. Loyal to a fault where they are concerned, but her blind loyalty placed her in a precarious position. Even when things stared her in the face, she held on, hoping for a change for the better.

The chemistry between Jace and Tarryn sizzled and popped. They made a great team. Their romance felt authentic. Despite the years apart, they easily picked up from where they left off. Their feelings for each other never faded. Although it surprised me that Jace never once questioned the veracity of Tarryn’s story concerning the reason for her disappearance.

I loved the bonds of friendship portrayed in the story. Jace friends never hesitated to offer their help to Tarryn, despite the danger involved. This fast-paced and engaging story kept me on my toes. The story delivered lots of suspense and jaw dropping twists. One of those twists shocked me beyond belief.

Rebecca Estrella did a great job in narrating 🎧︎A Cowboy Kind of Love. The story features a vast array of characters and she handled them well. I loved her male and female voices and how well her tone captured the scenes, especially the emotional ones. This is my first time listening to her and I would definitely listen to her again. 

🎧︎A Cowboy Kind of Love was a satisfying  read. Its a story that takes the reader on a journey of suspense and a second chance love story. Perfect for fans of cowboy romance. 

Nathalie Wong

A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

A Cowboy Kind of Love is a story written by Donna Grant and the sixth book to the Heart of Texas Series. A contemporary novel with a few suspense aspects to it

It has been five years and Jace Wilder is still struggling to get over his lost love who suddenly left town with nothing but a short message. During his drunken haze, he sees her but he later thinks it was just his imagination. Again, while he was driving, he believes he saw her in the car that passes him by…

Taryn Hillman is back in town but she is trouble and needs help. She goes to Jace but seeing him in his drunken state, she changes her mind because she does not want to put him in danger. Luckily, on the off chance that it is truly Taryn, he looks for her. Knowing the truth about why Taryn left, Jace does all he can to save her from trouble.

This story involves two people who love each other but were separated due to certain circumstances as well as friendships, and loyalty.

I would recommend this book to fans of the Heart of Texas series as well as those who like contemporary romance novels with a bit of suspense. You may or may not want to read the other books first since the main characters from those novels make an appearance in this one. There are some unexpected surprises that will leave readers jaw dropped. Looking forward to reading the next one!

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Nicola Sarah Brooks

Jace is a wounded cowboy. Not on the outside but his heart has been broken since Taryn disappeared out of his life. He's tried to move on but no-one seems to be able to crack through his shell. He is seeing her everywhere in their town but then realises that she is actually back! He wants another chance to get right whatever went wrong last time but Taryn may have brought more than herself back to town.

Taryn had no option to flee, her life was in danger and she wasn't going to bring Jace into her mess. 
 He would have ridden through hell for her and she didn't want him to get hurt. She ran out of options and had to come home. He may be the perfect solution to her problems now. His military career has given him experience and strategies that she could sure use now. But can they just partner up and then part again once the danger is gone or is this cowboy determined to rope this woman forever?

Plenty of twists and turns and a taut storyline. The characters are engaging and charismatic. The love between them still as intense now as it was the first time around, so that should stand them in good stead for their HEA. Completely lost myself in cowboy country!

Jolie

I know that I have mentioned this in the past, but I enjoy reading cowboy/western romances. Something about a cowboy gives me shivers. I also like reading military romances. They can have an ex or current military, and I will read it. So when I read the blurb for A Cowboy Kind of Love, I knew I needed to read it.

Donna Grant is also one of my favorite romance authors. I have devoured all of her romances (regular and fantasy). So, when I saw that she had written another book in the Heart of Texas series, again, I knew I needed to read it.

Now, you would figure that I would have been head over heels for A Cowboy Kind of Love by what I wrote in the previous two paragraphs. Yeah, let’s talk about that.

I had a hard time getting into the book. I have no real reason why I had such a hard time with that, but I did. In turn, my not being able to get into the book translated into me not reading it. It took me a few days to get through it.

I didn’t care for the main characters. I was not too fond of Taryn for a good majority of the book and downright disliked her initially. As for Jace, he didn’t push my buttons as a leading man at first. But after the middle of the book, he pushed those buttons.

The storyline was engaging. Taryn and her family were kidnapped by the leader of a massive drug cartel. After watching her brother and father murdered in front of her, she offered to work for him to pay off their debt. Like I said, interesting.

The flow of the book was good, for the most part. There were times where it lagged (mainly in the middle). I also believe that deviating from the dual storylines messed with the flow too. It was fine when the book was switching from Taryn to Jace and back again. But throw in 3-4 other POV’s, and it did get distracting.

The romance angle of the book was a little “eh.” It didn’t scream Instalove, but it was close. I didn’t give it the Instalove tag because of the history between Jace and Taryn. They dated for two years, and he was about to propose when she disappeared.

The sex scenes, which generally are hot in any Donna Grant book, came across as tepid. Jace and Taryn didn’t do it for me. There was no build-up, no accidental touches, nothing. It was Taryn showing up at Jace’s house, saying her piece, and then they banged. Set on repeat for the rest of the book.

The suspense angle of the book was terrific. The author dragged it out until I was screaming. Talk about keeping me on edge. There was also a couple of twists that made me shriek when they were revealed. One is what happened to Taryn’s sister, and the other was Brick. Not saying much more, but I wasn’t expecting either one of those secondary storylines to turn out the way they did.

The end of A Cowboy Kind of Love was busy. There was so much going on that I did have a hard time following it. Once it settled down, I was dumbstruck (see above). The author did wrap up Taryn and Jace’s storyline, and she also teased at the next romance (a possible book 7??).

I wasn’t a big fan of A Cowboy Kind of Love. I was not too fond of the main female lead. I did like the storyline and thought the suspense angle was fantastic!!

I would recommend A Cowboy Kind of Love to anyone over the age of 21. There is sex and violence. Jace has flashbacks/nightmares of when he was a POW. Taryn was kidnapped, seperated from her sister, and forced to work off her deceased father and brother’s debt. She was also forced to watch when her father and brother were executed.

Chantale

Well, I have been a huge fan of Donna Grant for years now so of course, I just had to read A Cowboy Kind of Love.

First off I have to say this is book 6 in the Heart of Texas series but you can read them as standalone. 

I absolutely loved this book. I love the main characters and I love seeing some of the characters from previous books in the series. I do love the suspense in this book. I just couldn't put the book down and you know what? I didn't want to put it down because I enjoyed it so much. 

I do recommend this book.

A Cowboy Kind of Love

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