Synopsis:
Jessica Peterson’s Save a Horse, Keep the Cowboy is part of Summer Lovin’, a sweet and sultry collection of short summer romances that turn up the heat—and the heart. Read or listen to each short story in one easy, breezy sitting.
Josie Reid abandoned her Texas hometown six years ago, when Weston Jessup chose his family’s ranch over her. Now a country music sensation, she’s back where it all started to officiate her brother’s wedding. Wes is the best man, and he’s determined to make things right. But can he convince Josie to give him another shot, or is their love song played out?
New York Times bestselling author Jessica Peterson’s short story of a ride through first love into forever follows a country music star who returns home for a family affair—and faces the cowboy who once watched her walk away.
Review:
When I said another novella in this series was quite forgettable I was half joking, but when I say it about this one I’m being 100% truthful. The only parts of this book I remember are Josie being a singer and Weston singing a song for her forgiveness.
Yes, you heard that right. It’s been six years since Weston broke up with Josie because he wanted to take over his family’s ranch and he didn’t think a long distance relationship with a touring pop star would fit into that life. I assume family duty was a big thing for him, I’m not really sure as these characters were very one dimensional.
“Oh but this is a second chance romance” I hear you say. Yes, it is. And how does he convince her to give him another chance? He sings her a song and all is forgiven. Literally. I don’t recall them really talking through their issues beyond “I was an idiot”. They were together when they were teenagers and it seems they’ve reverted to that age again when they reconcile.
I love a second chance romance but not when one of them has tried to contact the other over the years and been ghosted. I don’t understand how you can come back from that.
I’m not going to judge this author’s writing abilities based on just one very short novella but this one wasn’t for me at all. Just 57 pages or an hour in my case to try and convince me that these people should forget all of their issues and get back together is not enough time. If this was a little longer I may have enjoyed it more, but the romantic connection was reliant on the fact that they were together when they were younger, nothing else – it was very shallow.
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