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Cowboy, Cross My Heart: A Western Romance Novel by Donna Grant
2 reviews
yeehawwlovesbooks78's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I will say that this book has some sexual assault and if you don't do well with that, this book is not for you. The ending is what really gave this book a high rating. The relationship between Brice and Naomi was absolutely stunning to see.
Brice Harper is a rodeo cowboy along with his brother Caleb Harper. Both of them compete in the rodeo career and Naomi has a best friend who is a rodeo queen named Whitney Nolan. Naomi Pierce has flown back into her hometown of Texas to film her best friend in the rodeo. Trial and error happen and while she is filming Naomi figures her best friend is not telling her something since she has been fishy all night. Naomi tries and tries to get whatever is going on out of her mouth but she won't speak up. Whitney refuses to tell her best friend because if she does, she knows her best friend will get attacked if she ends up saying the names of this nasty group of men who goes around raping, and forcing women to do things they don't want to do. Well Naomi ends up getting herself risked when she gets attacked while she is taking pictures of the rodeo so she can print off for her friend Whitney. Naomi Pierce holds the best barrel racing time in the rodeo career and she left Texas to see more of the world outside rodeo. Well while she is watching her best friend compete, and she tells herself she is not going to get wrapped up with a cowboy... Whitney is determined to get her best friend with a cowboy to get her to move back to Texas.
Naomi didn't leave rodeo because she left her best friend behind which is what Whitney Nolan thought all along. Well Naomi's father had passed away and she moved to Washington DC to take photography and get away from that career. She didn't realize that things were fishy until Whitney's chaperone was acting strange around her and wouldn't let Whitney hang out with her unless she was right there. Naomi had got attacked and broke her camera and the attackers wouldn't let her see pictures of their faces but Whitney said throughout the book that she has all the proof she needs to capture these men who have power and are running the rodeo doing things to girls but threatening them by telling them they will get killed if they say anything.
Brice Harper ends up helping Naomi and giving her a place to stay since her rental car has been broken into and attackers are now after her since she got herself involved with Whitney. Whitney has been hiding this news for a while because she didn't want anyone to find out what these men were doing to her but Naomi doesn't realize that forcing her best friend to say something will get her attacked which it did. Naomi was pushed from the rodeo stands into the arena while an event was going on and she almost got herself trampled on by horses. Brice took her to his family's house so she would be protected and they could all have a meeting in which Whitney promised she would say what is going on. Well Whitney never knew that her chaperone was in contact with these men the whole time and was telling them what she was doing.
Whitney snuck out in the barn to say what was going on but her chaperone never fell asleep in the house and called Raymond who was head of the group to spy on her. Well the next morning when they left to head back to the rodeo grounds, Whitney, Cooper, and Shannon (Whitney's chaperone) were killed in a car accident and Whitney and Cooper had been taken to the hospital in critical condition. Whitney's chaperone was killed on the impact. Naomi and Brice both guessed that since the word has been out about the group, they have been secretly hiring other people to do their dirty work and Naomi is not going to let these men kill her or her family/friends. She will do whatever it takes for them to get charged with several counts of sexual assault.
Brice and Naomi end up falling for each other and Naomi has made a decision that she doesn't want to go back to Washington and wants to move back to Texas to be closer to her family and friends as well as her boyfriend Brice Harper. Throughout the book the relationship between them grows and Brice has gone above and beyond to protect her and make sure nothing happens to her. Totally was not expecting the group to team work and get back and this group of men so quick. They were after Naomi but they got their asses kicked when Brice and Caleb showed up ready to attack at their own new farm house with 300 acres where Brice was keeping Naomi safe!
Loved every bit of this book!!!!!!
Brice Harper is a rodeo cowboy along with his brother Caleb Harper. Both of them compete in the rodeo career and Naomi has a best friend who is a rodeo queen named Whitney Nolan. Naomi Pierce has flown back into her hometown of Texas to film her best friend in the rodeo. Trial and error happen and while she is filming Naomi figures her best friend is not telling her something since she has been fishy all night. Naomi tries and tries to get whatever is going on out of her mouth but she won't speak up. Whitney refuses to tell her best friend because if she does, she knows her best friend will get attacked if she ends up saying the names of this nasty group of men who goes around raping, and forcing women to do things they don't want to do. Well Naomi ends up getting herself risked when she gets attacked while she is taking pictures of the rodeo so she can print off for her friend Whitney. Naomi Pierce holds the best barrel racing time in the rodeo career and she left Texas to see more of the world outside rodeo. Well while she is watching her best friend compete, and she tells herself she is not going to get wrapped up with a cowboy... Whitney is determined to get her best friend with a cowboy to get her to move back to Texas.
Naomi didn't leave rodeo because she left her best friend behind which is what Whitney Nolan thought all along. Well Naomi's father had passed away and she moved to Washington DC to take photography and get away from that career. She didn't realize that things were fishy until Whitney's chaperone was acting strange around her and wouldn't let Whitney hang out with her unless she was right there. Naomi had got attacked and broke her camera and the attackers wouldn't let her see pictures of their faces but Whitney said throughout the book that she has all the proof she needs to capture these men who have power and are running the rodeo doing things to girls but threatening them by telling them they will get killed if they say anything.
Brice Harper ends up helping Naomi and giving her a place to stay since her rental car has been broken into and attackers are now after her since she got herself involved with Whitney. Whitney has been hiding this news for a while because she didn't want anyone to find out what these men were doing to her but Naomi doesn't realize that forcing her best friend to say something will get her attacked which it did. Naomi was pushed from the rodeo stands into the arena while an event was going on and she almost got herself trampled on by horses. Brice took her to his family's house so she would be protected and they could all have a meeting in which Whitney promised she would say what is going on. Well Whitney never knew that her chaperone was in contact with these men the whole time and was telling them what she was doing.
Whitney snuck out in the barn to say what was going on but her chaperone never fell asleep in the house and called Raymond who was head of the group to spy on her. Well the next morning when they left to head back to the rodeo grounds, Whitney, Cooper, and Shannon (Whitney's chaperone) were killed in a car accident and Whitney and Cooper had been taken to the hospital in critical condition. Whitney's chaperone was killed on the impact. Naomi and Brice both guessed that since the word has been out about the group, they have been secretly hiring other people to do their dirty work and Naomi is not going to let these men kill her or her family/friends. She will do whatever it takes for them to get charged with several counts of sexual assault.
Brice and Naomi end up falling for each other and Naomi has made a decision that she doesn't want to go back to Washington and wants to move back to Texas to be closer to her family and friends as well as her boyfriend Brice Harper. Throughout the book the relationship between them grows and Brice has gone above and beyond to protect her and make sure nothing happens to her. Totally was not expecting the group to team work and get back and this group of men so quick. They were after Naomi but they got their asses kicked when Brice and Caleb showed up ready to attack at their own new farm house with 300 acres where Brice was keeping Naomi safe!
Loved every bit of this book!!!!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape
elizabeth_delozier's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Check your TWs beforehand. In this book, the brothers are all grown up and have embraced the cowboy lifestyle. The romance component was the only part of the book worth reading to me, the rest of the plot felt rushed, forced, and was too dark for my liking. This was not the light-hearted read I was expecting.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Car accident
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