A Cowboy of Legend
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4.9 • 7 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
They lived in a time of great upheaval, where ordinary men and women could become the stuff of Legend, with:
•A heroine determined to make her mark on the world
•A hero struggling to get by
•The sweeping Wild West in the grip of great change
•And a love no one could deny
Deacon Brannock has struggled his whole life to amount to something. But when he finally saves up enough to buy the saloon that'll put him on the map, he's immediately challenged by the Temperance Movement. He only wants to make an honest living, but there's no stopping the Movement's most determined firebrand: Grace Legend.
And after one look at the fierce beauty, he's not even sure he wants to.
Grace has always had her pet crusades, but she sees the Temperance Movement as the one thing that will bring her the deep sense of purpose she's been missing. Yet when the owner of the new saloon turns out to be a kind and considerate man with warm eyes and a smile that leaves her breathless, she can't help but wonder whether they could have a future together...if only they could find a way to stop being enemies long enough to become so much more.
"Resonate[s] with honesty and love."—Fresh Fiction for The Cowboy Who Came Calling
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Broday (Once Upon a Mail Order Bride) squanders a fun premise on a scattered plot in this disappointing series launch. In 1899, Texas, Grace Legend, a fierce advocate for the temperance movement, locks horns with Deacon Brannock while trying to close down his saloon. Deacon, an ex-cowboy, dreams of selling enough liquor to buy land and refuses to be shut down, but his conflict with Grace softens into romance when the two discover a shared interest in helping the vulnerable of Fort Worth. Meanwhile, supposedly committed Grace needs only a lecture from her father to drop her temperance demonstrations, choosing instead to write "scathing articles'' for the local paper. When the plot refocuses on orphans going missing from the city streets, overwrought descriptions of suffering urchins ("Izzy glanced down at his feet where a big toe protruded from his shoe. ‘Ain't got no ma. No pa either' ") engender more eye rolls than pity. Grace and Deacon's quest to help these children lacks urgency, sidetracked by Deacon's attempts to break a mustang, Grace's rescue of a prostitute, multiple paternity twists, several revelations of murder, and comic scenes involving a trained monkey. Like its do-gooder heroine, this ultimately comes across as well-intentioned but confused.
Customer Reviews
A Cowboy of Legend
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley and I also purchased a copy as I love supporting favorite authors.
This author has a wonderful way with storytelling. I just get drawn into them right from the beginning. The old west of Broday's world just comes alive for me. I feel like I am right there in the middle of the story!
Grace Legend is the oldest daughter of Houston and Lara Legend (their story is The Heart of a Texas Cowboy). I am going to go back and re-read that entire series from start to finish! Deacon Brannock is a saloon owner. If Deacon didn't have bad luck, he wouldn't have any. Things just go from bad to worse. Now he has the "temperance" ladies marching in front of his saloon! The groups is led by Grace and boy do the sparks fly between them.
This book was filled with mystery and intrigue and so many different obstacles that make for an interest read but not overwhelming. I adored the story and look forward to more in this series.
Also the story is written in a dual POV format, as well as a few other characters. Getting that glimpse into the characters' thoughts really help me to connect with them.
The story is a little on the sexy side nothing over graphic or too numerous. That being said I would only highly recommend this to anyone over the age of 18. If younger, at the parent's discretion.