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dedkake's review against another edition
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Grief, Drug use, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual harassment, and Vomit
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent
the_novel_approach's review against another edition
4.0
Salvatore ‘Sal’ Lewis and Ryder Christensen thought they had a love for all time, but Ryder’s choices brought the relationship to an end. He made the honorable decision to take care of his daughter, and moved to New York City. He had a great job, but he has an addiction to gambling and got caught up with a loan shark. The tragedy that befalls his young daughter leaves Ryder with nothing. Seven years later, Ryder returns to his parents’ farm in Tryon, North Carolina, where he reconnects with old friends—and Sal. Even moving home, though, Ryder finds himself being threatened by the loan shark, Boss. He’s paid his dues and is trying to fight the Boss by himself and the danger, and chaos begins.
Sal works hard to keep his family ranch going, helping his grandparents and younger brother, Jason. Jason helps as much as he can with the horses, but he suffers from seizures from an equestrian accident. Sal has watched Jason go from bad days, when he needs a wheelchair, to good days where he can do without. Jason also has a steady companion in Petey, who’s with him at all times in case he has a seizure. Jason also is hiding a secret from Sal.
Lucky Cowboy is my first time reading Liz Borino, and I have to say she didn’t disappoint. This novel is very well written and touches on subjects such as asexuality and medicinal cannabis. I really liked the relationship she created between Sal and Ryder; their chemistry is not over done, and there’s honesty and understanding between them. Even Sal and Jason’s relationship has some tense moments, but they always bring the brotherly love and talk things out.
This plot was filled with suspense, danger, mystery, humor, and the usual suspects. There are great secondary characters, in Jason especially, as well as Ryder’s parents and Sal’s grandparents and, of course, Elle and Petey. This is a great start to a new series, with solid potential to move on with these entertaining characters. I liked how this novel ended, and all I can say is bring on the sequel!
Reviewed by Maryann for The Novel Approach
Sal works hard to keep his family ranch going, helping his grandparents and younger brother, Jason. Jason helps as much as he can with the horses, but he suffers from seizures from an equestrian accident. Sal has watched Jason go from bad days, when he needs a wheelchair, to good days where he can do without. Jason also has a steady companion in Petey, who’s with him at all times in case he has a seizure. Jason also is hiding a secret from Sal.
Lucky Cowboy is my first time reading Liz Borino, and I have to say she didn’t disappoint. This novel is very well written and touches on subjects such as asexuality and medicinal cannabis. I really liked the relationship she created between Sal and Ryder; their chemistry is not over done, and there’s honesty and understanding between them. Even Sal and Jason’s relationship has some tense moments, but they always bring the brotherly love and talk things out.
This plot was filled with suspense, danger, mystery, humor, and the usual suspects. There are great secondary characters, in Jason especially, as well as Ryder’s parents and Sal’s grandparents and, of course, Elle and Petey. This is a great start to a new series, with solid potential to move on with these entertaining characters. I liked how this novel ended, and all I can say is bring on the sequel!
Reviewed by Maryann for The Novel Approach
avid_reader_53's review against another edition
5.0
This is a wonderful second chance novel.
Ryder Christensen has lost his six year old little girl. She died one evening of a seizure in the bathtub, her baby-sister had fallen asleep. Now he has sold everything and moved back with his parents to pay off a large gambling debt he had from playing poker in New York.
Salvatore Lewis is back on his family horse farm, taking care of his brother and his grandparents. He had planned to spend his life with Ryder, until Ryder told him that he had a daughter from when they had been taking a break, he decided they were over. And he still loved him.
All of a sudden Ryder is back in Sal life, and his brother and a old high school friend are making him rethink the conversation he had six years ago. And rethink letting Ryder back into his life.
I love her work, and cowboys have a special place for me, so this book was a treat. It caught you from the first page and just kept you flipping pages until it was done. The ending was action packed and then sweet. The epilogue set the next book up very well.
Five stars for this book and looking fowarded to the next one. If you like modern day cowboys and m/m romances you will love this book.
Ryder Christensen has lost his six year old little girl. She died one evening of a seizure in the bathtub, her baby-sister had fallen asleep. Now he has sold everything and moved back with his parents to pay off a large gambling debt he had from playing poker in New York.
Salvatore Lewis is back on his family horse farm, taking care of his brother and his grandparents. He had planned to spend his life with Ryder, until Ryder told him that he had a daughter from when they had been taking a break, he decided they were over. And he still loved him.
All of a sudden Ryder is back in Sal life, and his brother and a old high school friend are making him rethink the conversation he had six years ago. And rethink letting Ryder back into his life.
I love her work, and cowboys have a special place for me, so this book was a treat. It caught you from the first page and just kept you flipping pages until it was done. The ending was action packed and then sweet. The epilogue set the next book up very well.
Five stars for this book and looking fowarded to the next one. If you like modern day cowboys and m/m romances you will love this book.
ktomp17's review against another edition
4.0
Ryder and Sal. They were together 7 or so years ago, but Ryder left when he got some girl pregnant when he and Sal were on a break. Lack of communication caused them to break up rather than work through it, and Ryder moved to the city with his daughter. Now years later, Ryder's daughter died when she was home with a babysitter. He comes back "home" where his parents and Sal are. There seem to be a bunch of other issues at play with a loan shark, but Ryder pays him off before leaving.
Sal and Ryder have their "what happened and why did we break up" conversation right away after seeing each other again. This was nice because there wasn't a lot of annoying dancing around each other avoidance. They agree to start off as friends and co-workers while they work things out, but they have both still been in love with the other through the years. I loved that both characters were asexual and it played a part in the story.
It was a good story, and I enjoyed the different twists and turns it took, but it felt at some parts that it was rushed and unfinished. Just when it was getting interesting, it all just finished. I feel like I need a little more information to feel like it is completelike is everything set with the loan shark? what happened after the poker game? what was the resolution from Gabby? . I'm looking forward to seeing what happens in book 2.
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Sal and Ryder have their "what happened and why did we break up" conversation right away after seeing each other again. This was nice because there wasn't a lot of annoying dancing around each other avoidance. They agree to start off as friends and co-workers while they work things out, but they have both still been in love with the other through the years. I loved that both characters were asexual and it played a part in the story.
It was a good story, and I enjoyed the different twists and turns it took, but it felt at some parts that it was rushed and unfinished. Just when it was getting interesting, it all just finished. I feel like I need a little more information to feel like it is complete
I am voluntarily reviewing an ARC provided by IndiGo Marketing & Design
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