Title: Cowboy Has Another Chance
Author: Raleigh Raine
Date: 2023
Quote: "You have to let the Sheriff handle this!"
This is a fun read but it has just a bit of the feeling of a modernization of an older romance. The story seems to be contemporary; the plot and dialogue, about a century old. There's nothing wrong with retelling old stories but it's nice to tell them in your own, fresh voice.
Anyway: Kit Cassidy is being harassed by the McShanes because he refuses to sell his ranch to them. They want to consolidate all the local ranches and urbanize. (Clearly a plot to which I can relate. No McShanes are killed in this story; I wouldn't have minded if they had been.) One reason why Kit's clinging to his ranch is that the woman he loved, Erica, went away to university and then started dating a McShane. Kit has reached the point where he charges out alone to face at least two armed and dangerous McShanes, but they anticipate his action and escape.
Erica comes back to the neighborhood. The mutual attraction remains. Erica still doesn't want Kit to be in a "Spirit Competition," an old-style set of rodeo attractions now mostly dropped or banned; there's talk of banning it because the competition is so dangerous. Kit has to raise some money to keep McShanes from being able to buy out his ranch, so he competes. Everyone knows who's the man for Erica at the end of the show. You knew that too; there's no suspense about a sweet romance.
It's corny as all get out, but if you like Western romances where the characters reveal themselves by actions other than kissing, you'll enjoy it.
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