"Small town shenanigans at it's best"
Reviewed by Sandra Wurman
Posted April 25, 2015
Romance Contemporary
HEART OF A BULL RIDER by Tina Leonard is actually two
stories about twins separated at birth for somewhat
unclear reasons. There's no doubt that by the end of the
second story the reader will have a clearer picture. Tina
Leonard is very scrupulous in her writing -- if she hints
at something there is a reason. The title of each story
kind of tells it all about these twins -- one's a
billionaire and the other is a bull rider. Pretty sure
that is why HEART OF A BULL RIDER is part of Tina
Leonard's Limited Edition Release Professional Bull
Riders.
John was his own man -- a self-made very wealthy man. He
wasn't really looking to hit the mother lode when he
responded to a proposal from a town called No Chance to
make their rodeo profitable. Little did John know he was
walking into a bit of a trap -- nothing nefarious --
totally well-meaning small town busy body trap.
John's first hurdle was to get his proposal plans past
Chloe the town's lawyer -- the towns sexy as all get out,
smart as a whip and very protective of the town attorney.
No Chance was in a financial slump with stores closed,
lack of jobs -- you name it and to top it off a huge
competitor right next door in Farmbluff.
First order of business was to convince No Chance town
council made up of a very eclectic little group that they
needed to change the name of the town and then sell them
on the plans he drew up to make their town a tourist
attraction.
But the town had their own agenda and John would come to
realize that small town folks are quite resourceful,
determined and stubborn. All attributes he could readily
assign to Chloe who was supposed to be his liaison.
Working with Chloe was going to be more difficult than
John thought considering the undeniable attraction
forming between them. They might butt heads at work but
after hours was a totally different story.
The one huge surprise for John was the discovery that he
had a twin brother -- Jake who was a professional bull
rider. No Chance is Jake's home town and the folks there
take very good care of their own. The town council
singled out John for their revitalization dreams. In
their eyes John was family and when you need help that's
where you head. The bull rider part of the book puts us in Jake's world.
The competition world of the professional bull rider.
Jake has always enjoyed the part of his career that
allows him to follow rodeos all over the place. But now
with a brother settling in his home town of No Chance
Jake is a little at odds where home is. He is having a
difficult time adjusting to having a brother and the
mystery of why they were separating is daunting. The
town folks are clearly unhappy about this turn of events.
They were set on reuniting these two men not driving
their own away. Erin had a firm handle on the rodeo
circuit. As a doctor she would handle medical issues at
the local rodeo and there was no disguising the fact that
a certain bull rider had caught her eye. Jake was totally
blind in the love department. He was focused on the
prize.
What can you say about a bull headed -- bull rider. Well
Jake met his match with Erin. Erin was everything Jake
wasn't. She was cute, sassy and had a huge heart that
made her very vulnerable. Erin was the town's choice to
rein in their cowboy. Hopefully she could accomplish what
she set out to do without having her heart trampled.
Two absolutely delightful stories about brothers who
couldn't have been more different -- you know the nature
vs nurture bit but Tina Leonard gave them something very
valuable in common -- heart and respect. So although they
were estranged they couldn't remain strangers. HEART OF A
BULL RIDER is an excellent addition to this very
enjoyable series of re-issued books now flying under the
new banner. I can't wait for the fourth in the series.
Each book is independent of the others so they can
definitely be read out of order.
SUMMARY
The Billionaire: When New York billionaire John Carruth is summoned to No Chance, Texas, to save the local rodeo, he has no idea he is going home. Now the long-lost twin to the town’s favorite son is determined to win over the people he left behind—and capture the heart of Chloe Winters, a Texan who has her own ideas of what it means to be part of a small town! The Bull Rider: Jake Fitzgerald, champion bull rider, didn’t know he had another half. John may be kin, but he’s still a stranger in these parts. With his billionaire brother hell-bent on changing Jake’s world, Jake knows he has to take a stand. Will he choose family—or will he take a chance on Erin O’Donovan, a woman who has always meant family to him?
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