A Cowboy's Pride by Pamela Britton

Reviewed by Nancy Crocker


Alana McClintock and Trent Anderson butt heads right off the bat, which had me chuckling almost from the beginning. I think the way Pamela wrote these two characters was brilliant. It showed them at odds but in a most believable way.

Alana McClintock is a physical therapist who works at the New Horizons Ranch. A ranch dedicated to helping those who have had serious injuries to overcome or at the very least help deal with their injuries. Alana knows all about lost and suffering. She lost her “soon to be finance” Braden Jensen in a crash that also took the life of Kimberly Jensen “Braden’s sister in law” and the mother of Rana Jensen. Now she works with Cabe Jensen on his ranch and helps to raise Rana.

Trent Anderson was the all around champion cowboy on the rodeo circuit until a car took the life of his best friend Dustin and Trent ended up in a wheelchair. He has arrived at the ranch with an attitude. And Alana is just the one to give him an adjustment. But Alana also believes his injury is now more psychological than physical.


Along with writing great characters, Pamela does a great job of describing the ranch and scenery so the reader is able to envision the ranch. She also does a great job on the secondary characters.’ The passion was believable and well written. I look forward to reading more books by this author.


One of my favorite exchanges:

"First cabin on the left." She stepped to the side.
"Don't let the front door hit you in the ass."

5/5 stars



I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Wyoming Cowboy ( Daddy Dude Ranch ) by Rebecca Winters

Reviewed by Nancy Crocker

The Wyoming Cowboy by Rebecca Winters is the first of three books in the the Daddy Dude Ranch Series. We are introduced to Carson Lundgren, Buck Summerhays and Ross Livingston three fellow Marines, all suffering from a strange lung illness after serving time in Afghanistan. They decide to go into business together, opening a Dude Ranch on property left to Carson by his Grandfather. They also want to give back by offering an all expense paid trip to families of fallen soldiers.

So first up is little six year old Johnny Baretta and his mother Tracy. Since losing his father in the war a year ago Johnny has closed himself off and has become a shell of the lively boy he once was. Tracy tries to bring her little boy out and doesn't let him totally close off, but nothing is bringing back the child he once was. When Carson's offer comes in the mail, she is surprised by Johnny's reaction. And before you know it they are on their way to Wyoming. 

There is an instant attraction between Carson and Tracy. Carson had always considered himself a confirmed bachelor, that is until he laid eyes on Tracy. And for Tracy this is the first time she not only looked at another man since losing Tony, Tracy is no longer feeling the intense pain of her loss . The main characters were believable and well written. While this is a Romance book, The romance is kept to kissing only. But the rest of the story is so well written, so it is not really missed.The focus was also kept on Johnny equally. He was not pushed to the back pages.

Johnny starts coming alive for the first time since losing his father. I really liked the interaction between Carson and Johnny. And I loved the idea behind the story, giving back to soldiers families. This is a story about moving on and opening your heart to a new love, but never forgetting the ones you have lost. This was my first book by Rebecca Winters. I enjoyed her writing style. And I look forward to reading Beck and Ross's stories.

Home To Wyoming, Beck's story will be available in August of 2013

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

5/5 stars