Customer Reviews

The Lady and the Cowboy

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THE LADY AND THE COWBOY is an excellent story and a pleasureable read no matter what the reading level. I have read this book twice and each time I finished it with a heartfelt sigh of contentment.

I am proud to see such quality writing aimed at new readers, as it will surely be read over and over.

I totally enjoyed this book. The characters are drawn so well, and the feel of the West at the turn of century comes alive. You will be transported to another time as Miss Caroline Trask leaves the comfort of NY city for her beloved home in Wyoming. She meets the handsome hero named Raven who has loved her for years, since he corresponded to Caroline on behalf of her father. Read the book and enjoy!!!

There are many adults who are learning to read, and until recently, there were few books written to appeal to this special group. Now, there is THE LADY AND THE COWBOY, and it fulfills its promise well.

THE LADY AND THE COWBOY is a sweet, heart-warming romance about young Miss Caroline Trask of 1880 New York City, and Raven, a lonely Wyoming rancher and Caroline's father's friend.

All Caroline has wanted to do since she was 11 years old is return home to Wyoming Territory to be with her father, but since her mother died, her father wants her safely away from the hardships of frontier life. For seven years Caroline has only had her father's letters. Then she receives one that makes her fear for her father's health, so she leaves her post as governness and travels home to the Lazy Circle T ranch. There, she meets Raven--her father's friend, and the only person who is there to offer comfort--for Caroline learns her father died the week before.

Raven, a kind man, is her comfort until she receives another blow--her father has left the Lacy Circle T to Raven.

THE LADY AND THE COWBOY is a sweet romance that is touching and uplifting, skillfully written for the new adult reader. It is especially appealing to women and anyone who loves romance, and I strongly recommend it for a young teen as well.

Happy reading!

this is a simple, sweet Western Romance with the expected outcome. It was a "short" story and I love happy endings. It had less editorial errors in it than some of the Kindle books.

To begin with, this really should not be marketed as a book. It is not a novel. It is not a novella. It is a short story that took me less than 20 minutes to read over my lunch hour. On top of that (or perhaps because of that) there is very little character development. To call the two main characters "hero" and "heroine" would imbue them by implication with some actual personality, which would completely mislead the potential reader, since they have none other than their identities as the "lady" and the "cowboy". There are no significant supporting characters.

The romance consists of the hero thinking about how the heroine was a sweet pretty lady, and the heroine thinking that the hero was a handsome, strapping cowboy who made her feel safe. There is some kissing, and nothing more.

Reading the product description, this book is listed as good for "new adult readers" and young adults. Perhaps it would work for a new adult reader. However, young adults are capable of understanding, and relishing, complex dialogue, interesting characters and genuine conflict, and this short story falls short of all of those things by any reasonable measure. In addition, the the fact that it is a short story should have been clearly disclosed to potential purchasers. I do not recommend this book.

Two stars.