My One True Cowboy

MY ONE TRUE COWBOY if the fourth instalment in Soraya Lanes contemporary, adult RIVER RANCH erotic, romance series. This is thirty year old, California business woman Angelina Ford, and Texas rancher Logan Brody’s story line. MY ONE TRUE COWBOY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Angelina and Logan) MY ONE TRUE COWBOY follows the friends to lovers relationship between thirty year old, California business woman Angelina Ford, and Texas rancher Logan Brody. Years earlier Angelina Ford left Texas to start her own business in Los Angeles, California but her father’s worsening condition found Angela back in Texas with a secret that was slowly breaking her heart. Coming face to face with her childhood friend Logan Brody, meant feelings and emotions of a time long ago, but Logan struggled with demons from his past, demons that are about to resurface within days. What ensues is the building but struggling relationship and romance between Logan and Angelina, and the fall-out as neither Logan nor Angelina is willing to commit to something more.

Logan is a retired member of the US military, and battles PTSD and the guilt of surviving an attack against his team and the loss of his best friend Brett. Believing himself to be broken and unworthy of his own happily ever after, Logan continues to sabotage his relationship and friendship with Angelina Ford, a woman who struggles with her own guilt of failure and loss.

The relationship between Logan and Angelina is a friends to lovers romance that is doomed to fail on so many levels. Logan fights his attraction and need for our story line heroine, and Angelina is quick to run at the first sign of trouble. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are reintroduced to all of the previous story line couples, as well as the introduction of Bretts widow Kelly and their daughter Lucy.

MY ONE TRUE COWBOY is a story of family, friendships, forgiveness and love. The premise is heart breaking; the romance is captivating; the characters are energetic and colorful but frustrating. The up and down, back and forth, yes and no between Logan and Angelina was disheartening and often discouraging, and affected my overall enjoyment of the story. In the end I didn’t care whether or not the couple remained together or went their separate ways.

I love this series by author Soraya Lane & I think she saved the best for last. This book was very emotional & I should’ve taken out stock in Kleenex before starting it. I always wondered about Angelina & why she was so harsh & dare I say crusty in the other books but now I understand. Her world rocked not once or twice but three times has had a hardening effect on her & running into her best friend Logan is turning her upside down. Logan’s not the same after his tours in the Army & seeing the damages & the losses incurred including his best friend. Both are hiding from something but when together it doesn’t matter. Their passion & chemistry is incredible, as is their stubbornness to let the other in. When they finally break through it’s beautiful & swoon worthy as Logan makes his real feelings known & when Angelina finally accepts that it’s real& true, it’s fantastic. I LOVED this book. I think the only thing that would’ve made it over the top for me was to see them start a family, I actually think they’d be great parents. Thank you to the publishers for allowing me to read this ARC through Net Galley for an honest review. Definitely recommend to read this book & the series.