alexiachantel's review
3.0
Have you ever tried to be someone your not? Or pretended to be another person, keeping your true self hidden? There is danger there, because after a while your real self will kick down the door, grab a shot, and refuse to be locked up again.
Sarah goes through a traumatizing event, it scars her and she hasn’t recovered yet. Then in walks Lane, the confident cowboy who takes a second look at her and decides he wants her. Who is she to say no to that? Oh yeah, she works for his brother.
It is fun to see how quickly and completely Lane falls for Sarah. He has his life figured out, he knows what he enjoys and wants. And though he didn’t see wanting a woman like Sarah he doesn’t fight it and goes all in. Sarah on the other hand has some self preservation hangups, she just needs a good man to make her dance again and see herself through new eyes.
Cowboy Crazy is more than just a light romance, it is really a story about finding yourself and letting your mind heal. Yes there are some hot summer nights between these two, and the way they butt heads makes the sparks fly. Kennedy has written an emotional book with some spurs and broncos thrown in for fun.
Review to be posted at Reading Between the Wines.
Sarah goes through a traumatizing event, it scars her and she hasn’t recovered yet. Then in walks Lane, the confident cowboy who takes a second look at her and decides he wants her. Who is she to say no to that? Oh yeah, she works for his brother.
It is fun to see how quickly and completely Lane falls for Sarah. He has his life figured out, he knows what he enjoys and wants. And though he didn’t see wanting a woman like Sarah he doesn’t fight it and goes all in. Sarah on the other hand has some self preservation hangups, she just needs a good man to make her dance again and see herself through new eyes.
Cowboy Crazy is more than just a light romance, it is really a story about finding yourself and letting your mind heal. Yes there are some hot summer nights between these two, and the way they butt heads makes the sparks fly. Kennedy has written an emotional book with some spurs and broncos thrown in for fun.
Review to be posted at Reading Between the Wines.
lisajo85's review
5.0
Joanne Kennedy strikes gold again with her latest release, COWBOY CRAZY. This novel is fun, sexy and wildly entertaining. Western romance fans should not pass this up!
Sarah Landon has spent her whole life trying to escape her past. Still running from the small town that broke her spirit when she was young, Sarah now plays the role of a successful, independent businesswoman. Working for Carrigan Corporation in Casper, Wyoming has been a dream come true until she becomes associated with an oil drilling project set in the place she thought she left behind forever. When her boss Eric Carrigan asks her to spend time with his brother Lane and convince him to agree to the drilling project, her perfect job is no longer the escape from her former life. Lane makes Sarah remember all the best things about her small town life and has a smile that drives her wild. Sarah would be crazy to fall in love with a cowboy like Lane, but going a little crazy may be exactly what she needs.
COWBOY CRAZY by Joanne Kennedy is a fabulously fun and stunningly sexy novel. It has plenty to love and nothing to hate. This lighthearted story features great characters in a lively literary world you never want to leave and for very good reasons. The plot is very light on drama, which is a plus for die hard romance fans because it gives you an opportunity to focus on a great couple. Reading about their developing romance is addictive and spellbinding. Once you become enraptured in their story you don't want to put the book down.
Sarah was a heroine I could really relate to. It was interesting to experience Sarah's conflict and reluctance, yet understand the ease with which she fit back into the small-town persona. She had some annoying qualities, but they were used perfectly in this story. Her relationship with Lane made all her bad qualities seem cute. She relaxed more and didn't have to be the person she was pretending to be. She was a very likable heroine when she was just being herself. It's really another great aspect of the novel's focus...Sarah's journey to becoming her real self again and it is a fun, crazy adventure.
A contemporary western romance is nothing without a sexy cowboy and Ms Kennedy has certainly hit the mark with Lane Carrigan. He has an honest, down-to-earth charm that was the perfect means to tear down Sarah's faux professional personality. One thing that stood out for me was Lane's gentle persistence. He was always so sure of himself and knew what was going on between him and Sarah long before she did. Yet his best quality was his selflessness. There was hardly a time in this novel when he was not thinking about someone else's happiness. Truly, his character is a great guy and it showed in many ways.
Joanne Kennedy has a knack for making contemporary romance fun and creating couples like Lane and Sarah that have great chemistry. Great chemistry that added a lot to their passionate romance and provided sweet moments that made your heart flutter. Still, it is not all romance and flowers. COWBOY CRAZY is also very funny! It's such a light and wonderfully enjoyable read with a large cast of endearing characters. Characters that make you laugh and smile. It was so thrilling to read a novel where there is limited suspenseful drama yet never a dull moment.
So if I haven't convinced you yet, set aside a few hours or an afternoon to read Joanne Kennedy's latest COWBOY CRAZY. With a sexy cowboy, a spirited heroine and small town antics, you just can't lose. Honestly, you would be crazy to pass this novel up!
Lisa Jo @ The Romance Reviews
shadowmaster13's review
2.0
Sarah suffers from inconsistent characterization, and the book suffers fro a form of lazy-writing. If I'm supposed to think a character (Lane) is all about competition you have to show me, if Gloria's meant to be a gold-digger why should I be happy about her drunkenly spilling Sarah's secrets and hooking up with her boss? No, really why?
cocktailsandbooks1's review
4.0
I haven't read that many cowboy romance books, but I have to say I loved, loved, loved Lane Carrigan.
Having grown up with money and being shipped of to boarding school, Lane Carrigan longs for the type of life he had for two weeks each summer when he visited his grandfather's ranch in Two Shot, Wyoming. He's left the cooperate raiding to his younger brother and instead rides in the bull riding tour and he wants to leave little Two Shot just the way it is. Unfortunately, his little brother has other ideas.
Sarah Landon has run from her past and the poverty she grew up with in Two Shot. She got a scholarship to Vassar and worked hard to create an image of someone who was cultured. Unfortunately, when her boss sends wants her to deal with his older brother who's out to put a wrench in their oil drilling plans, Sarah's forced right back into the past she tries to stay away from.
I love, in my books anyway, a man who knows what he wants and goes after it. Lane Carrigan is such a man. While Sarah isn't the type of woman he's normally attracted to, he doesn't fight what he feels. There is something about Sarah he knows calls to him. Unfortunately, Sarah fights what's happening between them the entire time. While it frustrates Lane, he never gives up on her. Instead he tries to find ways to prove to Sarah that what they have it worth trying and fighting for.
While Sarah frustrated me, I could understand why she was running from Lane. It wasn't so much Lane, but what he represented, that caused her to run. She was a rodeo girl who lost it all when her step-father died. Being with Lane tended to reopen those old wounds. What frustrated me was not dealing with what happened in her past and understanding that the past wasn't necessarily going to repeat itself.
This was my first Joanne Kennedy book, but I look forward to more from her and hope we have another sexy cowboy waiting in the wings.
Having grown up with money and being shipped of to boarding school, Lane Carrigan longs for the type of life he had for two weeks each summer when he visited his grandfather's ranch in Two Shot, Wyoming. He's left the cooperate raiding to his younger brother and instead rides in the bull riding tour and he wants to leave little Two Shot just the way it is. Unfortunately, his little brother has other ideas.
Sarah Landon has run from her past and the poverty she grew up with in Two Shot. She got a scholarship to Vassar and worked hard to create an image of someone who was cultured. Unfortunately, when her boss sends wants her to deal with his older brother who's out to put a wrench in their oil drilling plans, Sarah's forced right back into the past she tries to stay away from.
I love, in my books anyway, a man who knows what he wants and goes after it. Lane Carrigan is such a man. While Sarah isn't the type of woman he's normally attracted to, he doesn't fight what he feels. There is something about Sarah he knows calls to him. Unfortunately, Sarah fights what's happening between them the entire time. While it frustrates Lane, he never gives up on her. Instead he tries to find ways to prove to Sarah that what they have it worth trying and fighting for.
While Sarah frustrated me, I could understand why she was running from Lane. It wasn't so much Lane, but what he represented, that caused her to run. She was a rodeo girl who lost it all when her step-father died. Being with Lane tended to reopen those old wounds. What frustrated me was not dealing with what happened in her past and understanding that the past wasn't necessarily going to repeat itself.
This was my first Joanne Kennedy book, but I look forward to more from her and hope we have another sexy cowboy waiting in the wings.
blodeuedd's review
3.0
A bit of cowboy loving, I should not say little. These two sure wanted each other at once and went for it. The trouble was the loving part, the passion was easy ;)
Sarah, I could understand her. Who wants to live in a dying town and with memories like that, so she left and created a new persona. Someone successful and from a good background, but she never lied. She is what Lane should be, but again also re-invented himself and threw away he privileged rich boy and tried his best to become a rancher and a cowboy. So they are opposites, however you look at it. But then does Sarah really want to be all prissy?
After having read 2 other books by her I did expect a bit of drama or something, but this was not that kind of book. This was all about the romance. Sarah struggles with her attraction as he is her boss's brother. And Lane really wants her. But she puts up quite the fight, good for her, he should work for it.
There is also a bit about her getting over something in the past and going back home. The town she never wanted to see again. She does have a few issues to deal with.
Conclusion:
All in all making this a sweet (and passionate) cowboy romance. Boy meets girl, the oldest story in the world, and just as lovely as always.
Sarah, I could understand her. Who wants to live in a dying town and with memories like that, so she left and created a new persona. Someone successful and from a good background, but she never lied. She is what Lane should be, but again also re-invented himself and threw away he privileged rich boy and tried his best to become a rancher and a cowboy. So they are opposites, however you look at it. But then does Sarah really want to be all prissy?
After having read 2 other books by her I did expect a bit of drama or something, but this was not that kind of book. This was all about the romance. Sarah struggles with her attraction as he is her boss's brother. And Lane really wants her. But she puts up quite the fight, good for her, he should work for it.
There is also a bit about her getting over something in the past and going back home. The town she never wanted to see again. She does have a few issues to deal with.
Conclusion:
All in all making this a sweet (and passionate) cowboy romance. Boy meets girl, the oldest story in the world, and just as lovely as always.
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