“Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy” by Caitlin Crews
I received a copy of this book pre-release to review by my friends at Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press, who are the publishers for Crews. I hold my own opinions as it relates to this novel and I have not had the opportunity to read anything from Crews before. This book is due to release on July 30, 2019. It can be purchased through Amazon for those who use a Kindle or the Kindle app on any device. You can pre-order your copy now for $8.99 (kindle edition).
Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy is the second in the Cold River Ranch series by Crews. I have no read the first book and it seems as though they can be read as standalone novels. I believe the first of the series is related to Gray and his own story, but this one focuses on Ty Everett and Hannah Monroe.
In this book, we see two spilt perspectives, which suits the plot well. The dual perspective allows us to see the internal conflict present with the protagonists. Ty suffered a serious injury during a bull ride approximately twelve months prior to the start of the storyline. He had a long recovery, but was ashamed to admit that he did not recall the last two years of his life. Y’all heard of “faking it til you make it”. Good ole Ty could have won a Golden Globe for his performance of being fine. Twelve months after his injury and seven months after he ended his pity party at the end of a whiskey bottle, Ty decides it is time for him to return to bull riding.
Hannah Monroe remembers everything about Ty and has believed for the past year that he simply did not want to maintain their marriage. But rumours are flying that he has a brain injury and Hannah wonders if he doesn’t recall their last conversation the night of his tragic accident. She questions whether he remembers and is just a defeat father or if he doesn’t remember her or their son.Needing answers, Hannah jumps on a plane to Colorado from Georgia to seek the truth about the man who she once loved.
Ty doesn’t remember Hannah but something inside him feels as though he should. They spend some time pissing each other off until Hannah is able to determine that Ty really doesn’t remember her. She convinces him that she knows him and then finally tells him that she is his wife. His secret wife. Who knew the life of a Rodeo Queen was so secretive. Getting married, having sex and making a family is normal for people. Hannah’s mother, Luanne, has her own thoughts on marriage and underage sex. She has essentially brainwashed her daughter in order to prevent her from making the same mistakes.
When Hannah divulges their martial status, Ty insists that she return to his ranch with him to try and work on the marriage. They become connected throughout the course of the book, but Hannah chooses to miss the opportunities to disclose their son to Ty. That is until Luanne shows up at the ranch with little Jack in tow. Ty has struggled since returning to the ranch to understand the impact his father’s abusive tendencies influenced him. He convinces himself that he would never be a good father and that he has his father’s poison in him. He sends them off and it isn’t until Ty’s brother, Brady shows up in Georgia that Hannah decides to fight for her family.
They arrive the day of the bull riding comeback and have a heated conversation before Ty gets on the bull. Hannah stands her ground and tells him that she plans to fight for him and their family. Its basically a big eff you and your easy way out Mr. Everett. Ty gets on the bull and while he manages to stay on for eight seconds, his memories return. And they live happily ever after. The End.
This book was a good read. It did frustrate me at varying points that Hannah elected not to be honest with Ty about their son from the beginning. But I get how it contributed to the suspense of the plot. There was a lot of internal conflict for the main characters, which I felt really brought them into their own and allowed the readers to see things from their perspectives. I got really invested in the characters which, caused a lot of emotions to bubble to the surface at parts. This is really deep novel that tackles some tough issues such as child abuse, teenage pregnancy and alcoholism.
I would rate this at a 4 star.. Click the Amazon Logo to be directed to where you can pre-order your copy.
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