IN
THE COWBOW’S ARMS
By
Vicki Lewis Thompson
May
23, 2017
$5.75
US; 224 pages
ISBN:
978-0-373-62352-5
Blurb:
Matt
Forrest was born to be an actor, but grew up at Thunder Mountain
Ranch as a cowboy. So when things go haywire after shooting his first
Hollywood movie, he retreats to his childhood home where he knows his
parents and foster brothers can help him figure out what he really
wants out of life.
But
PR agent, Geena Lysander, isn’t about to lose one of her best new
clients—so she follows him. And things get complicated because
she’s attracted to Matt, and not just for his handsome, movie-star
good looks. As she gets to know the man behind the cowboy, their
professional relationship becomes passionately personal. Could Matt’s
next big role be as Geena’s leading man?
Review: I have read Vicki Lewis Thompson for ages. We're talking, I've read her books since she wrote for the Temptation line. (That's a very long time) This is her first special edition, because the Blaze line is going away. (sniffle sniffle). Her books are always hot and sexy. As I haven't been a fan of that heat level lately, I was kind of glad to find that toned down for this imprint.
I liked that Matt was an actor. It made things different, as I'm used to harlequin novels being billionaire mogels or sheikh's. Geena is is PR, whose job is keeping him out of trouble, which he has managed to do, because of the leading lady on his first film, who has it in for him since he turned down her advances.
The romance between Geena and Matt takes off pretty quickly once she joins him on his family ranch. (Maybe a little too quickly if you like a little reality in your romance, but this is harlequin and love happens that fast in these books)
What I liked about Matt was his character. He was an actor, which isn't a usual occupation, but he was also a cowboy with a very strong moral compass. I loved the Thunder Mountain Brotherhood and the closeness between the "brothers." It really is what family is about.
The only thing that kept this from being an over the top fabulous read are a lot of the issues that got wrapped up too neatly at the end. (The original issue and another issue with his birth mother) I really felt that a book that had its plot rooted in a scandal should have had some confrontation of something with the troublemaker actress that started it all.
The romance between Geena and Matt takes off pretty quickly once she joins him on his family ranch. (Maybe a little too quickly if you like a little reality in your romance, but this is harlequin and love happens that fast in these books)
What I liked about Matt was his character. He was an actor, which isn't a usual occupation, but he was also a cowboy with a very strong moral compass. I loved the Thunder Mountain Brotherhood and the closeness between the "brothers." It really is what family is about.
The only thing that kept this from being an over the top fabulous read are a lot of the issues that got wrapped up too neatly at the end. (The original issue and another issue with his birth mother) I really felt that a book that had its plot rooted in a scandal should have had some confrontation of something with the troublemaker actress that started it all.
This was still a fast fun and sexy read. Vicki doesn't disappoint.
Rating: 4 flowers
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